23 Underground Thai Shorts Back-to-Back at Jam’s WTF Fest
BANGKOK — A man searches for meaning in a prostitute. Two girls in a world where any form of self-expression is punishable by death. Four friends share ghost stories with one condition: There must be 10 listening or “uninvited guests” show up.
Virtual Thailand: Tour TCDC’s New Riverside Home (VR)
BANGKOK — Take a virtual reality tour of the new Thailand Creative and Design Center, or TCDC, which reopened May 5 near the Chao Phraya River in the imposing Grand Postal Building, a modern, brutalist structure dating back to 1940.
What’s Canceled, Closed and Open in Bangkok During Mourning Period (Updated)
BANGKOK — In the wake of His Majesty King Bhumibol’s death Oct. 13, the authorities have called for 30 days without entertainment.
Kontraband’s Nights Are Dark and Full of Bass
Think of those house parties when your mates’ parents were on vacation. The ones where everyone was drunk, people made out in the bathroom,...
Northeastern Village Still Waiting For Electricity, 25 Years Later
SAKON NAKHON — Residents of Nong Pai Yai village in northeastern Thailand are demanding local authorities install electricity in their village, twenty-five years after they first submitted a request.
Junta Chairman Lectures Youth on Thai-style Monarchy & Democracy [Transcript]
BANGKOK — Speaking to a group of young Thais who were raised abroad, junta chairman Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha stressed the importance of revering the Thai king, who he described as a "deity" that never interferes in politics.
Justice Minister Urges Jailed Pheu Thai Politicians to Apply for Royal Pardon
BANGKOK — Thailand's Justice Minister has advised two Pheu Thai Party politicians who were recently jailed for libel to file for a royal pardon from the Thai King.
Not Just Nightlife: Pattaya to Host Bicycle Festival This November
PATTAYA — Pattaya will host a cycling festival in November in a bid to prove there’s more to the city than nightlife.
TEDx Chiang Mai Speakers Tell Inspiring Stories
CHIANG MAI — “I couldn't help crying,” Oraya Sutabutr said when she recalled seeing an ancient tree being felled near her home in Sukhumvit Soi 35, once open countryside but now in the very heart of commercial Bangkok.
Film About Burmese Coup May Still Hit Too Close to Home
By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
