Go Full Korean With Psy and K-Pop Idols at New RCA Mall
BANGKOK — Gangnam your style one more time with Korean singer Psy next month when the latest Korean-style shopping mall opens near Royal City Avenue, or RCA, with seven days of concerts, street art, projection mapping and more.
Makeup Makeover: Startups Changing Minds About Thai Cosmetics
Scan Paponk’s tartan pattern packaging and find lipsticks named for Elizabethan literary heroines Dido, Perdita, Britomart – names which belie the brand’s Thai origins.
The ‘Sabai Sabai’ Way to Go Zero Waste in Thailand
Battling frowny kao gaeng vendors. Adamantly refusing durian cellophane-wrapped to a styrofoam dish and double-bagged. These are just some of the unique hurdles for Thais starting out on zero-waste lifestyles.
The Mall, Siam Paragon, Emporium, EmQuartier to Charge 1 Baht Per Plastic Bag
BANGKOK — Starting Wednesday, malls under one of the biggest operators in Thailand will charge 1 baht per plastic bag.
Startups Make Thai Patterns Great Again
Detailed and delicate, traditional Thai patterns may look too outdated – even ancient – to wear, but young entrepreneurs are bringing them back with designs applicable to everyday life.
Take a Deeper Taste of Bangkok’s Chinatown
BANGKOK — Chinatown is no longer a working center of Thai-Chinese businesses. During the past few years, it has evolved into a tourist attraction in its own right. For the uninitiated, there’s more to do than to eat noodles and gaze at the neon-saturated nightscape.
Shirts Designed by Rama X Sell Out in Minutes
BANGKOK — Five-hundred people went home Tuesday clutching five shirts sporting illustrations by King Rama X. The rest went home empty-handed – but determined to return the next day.
Central Rama III to Partially Close Until December
BANGKOK — One of the capital’s largest malls will partially close through year’s end for a facelift on its 20th birthday.
Siam, Silom, Sukhumvit Street Markets Shut Down
BANGKOK — Instead of staying home like most of her friends, Pornthipa Boonmart on Wednesday when to the spot on Silom Road where she has sold goods to passers-by for over 30 years.
Pride in Produce Puts Bangkok’s Or Tor Kor Market Among World’s Best
BANGKOK — Merchants at the Or Tor Kor Market say premium quality produce, long experience and wealthy customers means they were not surprised to learn it was recently ranked among the world’s best fresh markets.