Shop, Taste, Visit Our Southern Neighbor at ‘Malaysia Fest’
BANGKOK — Glimpse what our southern neighbor has to offer at Bangkok’s first-ever Malaysian festival. Spoiler alert: there’s more than nasi lemak and satay...
Miss the Good Ole Days? Songkran Was Wild Then Too
A common complaint about Thai New Year festival is that “Songkran has lost its meaning." But it’s fair to say Songkran has always lost – and found – its meaning.
Why Thai Muslims Don’t Celebrate Loy Krathong (But Christians Do)
To the country’s second largest religious group, the river festival is empty of meaning, and to pay homage to it through gaiety is profane.
Struggles, Opportunities in Cambodia as ‘Angkor Awakens’
BANGKOK — Four decades after the Khmer Rouge, Cambodia’s younger generations are moving on and forgetting the traumatic past. This transition is the subject of “Angkor Awakens,” which previews in Bangkok next month.
Take a Sneak Peek Inside the New TCDC (Photos)
BANGKOK — After years spent turning an old post office into its new home, the nation’s renowned government-funded design hub opened for an exclusive sneak peek Thursday.
Nude Mona Lisa? Sketch May Have Link to Masterpiece
PARIS — There's something vaguely familiar about this charcoal sketch of a woman's face and nude torso — could it be an unclothed precursor...
J-Fest 2017: Japanageddon to Strike CentralWorld
BANGKOK — Bring all your pineapple pens to CentralWorld next month for three days of internet idols, manga artists, cosplayers, Samurai photo studio, wrestling matches and more from the Land of the Rising Fun.
Sample Saturday Sounds as Bangkok’s ‘Kicks Fest’ Turns 1
BANGKOK — An alternative music gig series will return later this month, when it celebrates its first birthday with a mix of local and international bands.
“Galaxy Express 999” Manga Artist Leiji Matsumoto Dies at 85
TOKYO (Kyodo) - Leiji Matsumoto, a famed Japanese cartoonist known for his works "Galaxy Express 999" and "Space Battleship Yamato," has died of acute...
Censors Pulled Thai Film Due to Crying Monk Scene
BANGKOK — A monk despairing at his ex-girlfriend’s funeral is the scene that caused a Thai film to be censored just days before its...