ASEAN Meeting Grapples With Trade War, Territorial Disputes
NONTHABURI (AP) — Southeast Asia should use the sway of its shared market of 650 million people and speak with “one voice” to ensure it is treated fairly in an age of protectionism, Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said Saturday as leaders gathered for a regional summit.
Mamma Mia! Bangkok’s Award-Winning Italian Chef Shares Food Horror Stories
BANGKOK — To ask for chili oil to go with pasta is an unforgivable sin. To drink wine in Thailand is usually to drink crap.
From Village to Airplane Cabin: How Thai Ghosts Evolve Alongside the Living
Two experts spent almost two years watching over 200 Thai horror titles to sift out the common characteristics of Thai ghosts in silver screen.
Face to Face With China’s Latest Pride: Ending Absolute Rural Poverty
JINSHUIHE, Yunnan Province, China — In my recent trip to China, government officials took me to see an achievement they were so proud of: a cluster of plain-colored rural apartment buildings in a border town thousands of kilometers away from the skyscrapers of Beijing or Shanghai.
Cabinet Approves Extra New Year Holiday
BANGKOK — Monday Dec. 30 was declared a special public holiday by the government on Tuesday.
Greenpeace Implicates 5 Global Brands in Plastic Trash at Top Tourist Sites
BANGKOK — An environmental group on Tuesday named Coca-Cola and Nestlé among the global companies responsible for much of the plastic pollution in Thailand’s top tourist destinations.
Thailand to Seek Talks With US on Trade Privileges Loss
NONTHABURI, Thailand (AP) — Thailand plans to seek talks with the United States on a decision to end preferential trade privileges on a range of Thai exports including seafood, officials said Monday.
When and Where to Catch Pope Francis in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Pope Francis will roll down the streets of the Thai capital in a locally-made, electric Popemobile during his apolistic visit this November.
2019 Halloween: Here’s Something for Everyone to Do in Bangkok
BANGKOK — Here’s our picks for what to do this Halloween in the city, whether you’re raving to dance in costume to EDM, wanting to Instagram spooky food, roleplay in a bougie murder mystery, need somewhere to bring the kids, or even if you don’t have a costume yet.
Hundreds Besiege Police Dept. to Seek Road Rage Man Who ‘Insults Thailand’
BANGKOK — A man whose incoherent rant prompted a massive outrage on social media that spilled into a real-life protest apologized Thursday for his inflammatory words.
