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Chuang Chuang keeping cool with ice on April 24, 2015 at Chiang Mai Zoo.

Chiang Mai Star Pandas 'Unaffected' By Broken Air-Conditioner

CHIANG MAI — The director of Chiang Mai Zoo says the zoo’s famous giant pandas are keeping cool despite the breakdown down of an air conditioner in their enclosure earlier this week.

Tokyo’s Itti to Smash Big Bad Godzilla Beats With Kontraband

BANGKOK — A hot talent from Tokyo’s Drum ‘n Bass scene is coming to town courtesy of party fiends Kontraband.

OMG it’s Full of Party: Dragon’s Picks for Friday/Saturday

Perhaps it's the cooler weather getting people out more but with December begun and NYE coming, expect Bangkok’s nightlife to get into gear. This weekend alone offers a feast for hungry dancing feet: Drum ‘n Bass, dub, house and even some Muay Thai fighter DJs are just a few offerings.
Drawings of King Rama V and one of his queens Queen Saovabha, titled “Siamese King” and “Siamese Queen,” by Grigory de Vollan. de Vollan was a Frenchman under the Russian Tsar’s service who visited Siam between 1890 to 1894.

Durians, ‘Arrogant’ Englishmen: 19th Century Russian Explorer’s Journals About Siam

BANGKOK — The recently translated journal of a Russian explorer detailing his visits to Siam in the late 19th century bears surprising parallels with...

Hollywood Sex Symbol Raquel Welch Dies at 82

NEW YORK (AP) — Raquel Welch, whose emergence from the sea in a skimpy, furry bikini in the film "One Million Years B.C." would...

‘Roots’ Farm-to-Cup Cafes Let You Write Postcards to Farmers

BANGKOK — At Roots Coffee, they don’t just serve Thai single-origin drip coffee. They have postcards for you to write to the farmers as well.

Star Wars Shatters Records

LOS ANGELES — The latest sequel in the Star Wars series set new box office marks even before completing its first weekend in cinemas.

Thailand's "Superficial" Gay-Friendly Image

By Siraphob Thanthong-Knight

Misspelled Road Signs in Sukhothai to be Replaced

SUKHOTHAI — Officials in Sukhothai have ordered new batch of road signs to replace six signs that misspelled the names of two districts in the northern province.

Culture Clash and Chaos at Silom Songkran (Action Photos)

BANGKOK — Traditional garb and garlands brushed shoulders with tank tops and water guns Friday where Lumphini Park meets Silom Road.

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