Bangkok Youth Cook Their Way to Better Futures, One Spicy Pepper at a Time
BANGKOK — Bam and Boom come from the modest Wachiratham Sathit community in southern Bangkok. They lacked the funds to go beyond middle school and sought a way to continue their studies and do more with their lives.
Protester Commits Suicide Outside Wat Dhammakaya
PATHUM THANI — A man hanged himself Saturday night from a cellphone tower outside Wat Dhammakaya to protest the junta and ongoing siege of...
Elderly Man Rallies Support to Save Giant, Lifelong Friend
BANGKOK — For more than 30 years, Jadet Manopas has always climbed up one of the three big trees in front of his Thonburi home to take in a bird’s eye view of the sun rising over Bangkok.
A Look at Those Who Built What They Will Never See
BANGKOK — The hands raising Bangkok’s luxurious spires live in a parallel world of tin-roof shanties, a glimpse of which will be available at an exhibition opening next week.
Tiger Temple to Reopen 9 Months After Raid
BANGKOK — Armed with a zoo permit and a brand new set of tigers, the people behind the infamous Tiger Temple plan to reopen for business in March.
Snatch and Stash: Police Find Brit’s Trove of Stolen Goods on Phuket
PHUKET — A British man was arrested Friday on suspicion of preying on other foreign tourists to accumulate a hoard of stolen goods at his island residence.
Southern Bombing Case Goes to Army Prosecutors
NAKHON SI THAMMARAT — Police wrapped up their case Thursday against 10 suspects in last year’s bomb and arson attacks in the southern provinces, though most remain at large.
No-Shows to Retain Their Jobs on Legislature
BANGKOK — Seven lawmakers who failed to fulfill their required duties will not lose their jobs, the vice president of the legislature said Thursday, teasing that the results of a review would soon be made public.
To Dispute Pattaya as ‘World’s Sex Capital,’ Police Raid Brothel
BANGKOK — Looking to dispute their city’s reputation as the world’s sex capital, Pattaya police went out Wednesday night and found a room full of prostitutes.
Out of Options, School Fire Families Pursue Lawsuits on Their Own
CHIANG RAI — Having exhausted all other legal channels, parents who lost their young daughters when their school dorm burned down last year in Chiang Rai will seek justice on their own.
