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.
Vendors Cash In Before Traditional Garb Fad Fades
BANGKOK — On the eve of the first day of Songkran, clothing sellers said the raging fad for traditional attire would likely fade with the popular soap opera that inspired it.
Outdoor Market Coming to Doomed Race Track’s Infield
BANGKOK — Get a first or final look at a century-old race track later this month when an open-air flea market takes it over for its fifth annual outing.
Abramovic to Headline 75 Talents at Bangkok Art Biennale
BANGKOK — Watch out and make way: The “grandmother of performance art” and “queen of polka dots” are coming to Bangkok.
Take Risks, Include More: New Bangkok Art Center Head
BANGKOK — The new director of Bangkok’s largest downtown cultural venue slides by a flickering monochrome projection of a naked artist pointing out parts of his body.
King’s Splash-Free Songkran Party Begins Tomorrow (Photos)
BANGKOK — Palace attendants on Thursday were preparing the venue of a vintage Songkran party commissioned by King Rama X.
Spending Songkran in Bangkok? Here Are 10 Things to Do
BANGKOK — Friends off to an island retreat or road-trip? Not to fear, Songkran in the capital will be packed with events for everyone – and empty roads to get to them.
Northeastern Cool: Isaan Spirit Fest Coming to Bangkok
BANGKOK — A spacious art venue in west Bangkok will host a weeks-long festival celebrating all things cool about Thailand’s northeast.
Soviet Arthouse ‘Battleship Potemkin’ Coming to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Shout in socialist outrage for the massacred babushkas silently screaming as a baby pram careens down the stairs when a 1925 Soviet silent film charges into a Bangkok film house this month.
Trans Survivor of Nazi Germany’s Story Coming to Bangkok
BANGKOK — Relive the harrowing drama faced by a transgender German woman who survived repression by both the Nazis and Soviets in Bangkok.
