Hipster Bloggers Are Bringing Thai Tourists to Uzbekistan: Ambassador
BANGKOK — Google “Travel Uzbekistan” in Thai and you’ll pull up a dozen-or-so travel blogs detailing every step of a hipster’s Tashkent-Bukhara-Samarkand trip.
Russian Ambassador Sees Thai Trade Gains in Reordered World
BANGKOK — The Russian Federation had a headline-grabbing year, from military operations in Syria to accusations it sought to influence the U.S. election. But as it projects an image of strength onto the world stage, its oil-dependent economy remains wrecked by a double blow of historically low oil prices and crippling Western sanctions.
On Moomins and Marimekko with the Finnish Ambassador to Thailand
BANGKOK — Wrapped in a deep blue Marimekko shawl patterned with subtle unikko poppies, the Finnish ambassador says her favorite character in The Moomins is Little My.
Norwegian Ambassador Glad Thais Are Eating More Salmon
BANGKOK — Is your Bangkokian friend bragging on their Instastory about gorging on piles upon piles of “authentic” Japanese sashimi at a 999++ baht...
Come Visit for Buddhism and Snow, Pakistani Amb. Invites Thai Tourists
BANGKOK — Buddhism and snow: these are probably not what Thais generally associate with Pakistan, but ambassador Asim Iftikhar Ahmad named them as a hidden highlight that awaits Thai visitors.
Russian Ambassador Denounces Sanctions, Urges Thais to Buy More Weapons
BANGKOK — The Russian ambassador to Thailand is a youthful, physically stalwart gentleman who loves to praise the health benefits of winter – and...
Wine, Beef, Bon O Bons: Ingredients Rebuilding Thai-Argentine Relations
BANGKOK — Although Buenos Aires and Bangkok are half a world away, Argentine Ambassador to Thailand Alicia Sonschein says it’s the cultural differences that...
‘The People are the Best,’ Israel Amb Talks Thailand, Security, and Dates
BANGKOK — Meir Shlomo first saw Thailand through the eyes of a backpacker. The year was 1979. The Kingdom made an impression on the Tel Aviv native and his wife, who was backpacking alongside him.