Build a Better Bangkok – With a Billion Lego Bricks
BANGKOK — The monsoon season will flood the capital – with plastic bricks.
No Dress Code, but Plenty of References to #Metoo at Oscars
LOS ANGELES — There was no #MeToo or Time's Up dress code on the Oscar red carpet. But the topic was, to no one's surprise, a major talking point of the evening — and host Jimmy Kimmel got right to it in his opening monologue.
Flamenco, Food, Films and Fun at Free Fiesta
BANGKOK — Celebrate all things Latino this weekend when a festival of South American food, dance and art hits a Thonglor shopping mall.
Wonderfruit Not to Fall Until February
PATTAYA — This year’s Wonderfruit Festival has been rescheduled to next year in light of the death of His Majesty the Late King.
Thai Actor Winai Kraibutr Dies at 54 After Fighting Rare Illness
BANGKOK - Winai Kraibutr, a well-known Thai actor nicknamed "The Hundred Million Actor"," passed away on 20 March 2024 at the age of 54....
Dark Bar’s Underground Spirit Lives on After Death
The capital’s underground music scene mourned the loss of a former nightlife institution last year after Dark Bar shut its doors once and for all, afflicted by authorities’ progressively tougher measures to quieten the after hours party scene in Bangkok.
A Decade On, Libertine Outpost ‘Overstay’ Lives Up to Its Name
Inside a hostel sheltering sub-budget backpackers, an effeminate gay man slowly spreads his arms in tai chi movements. Across the room, other guests drink at the bar, chew on mushroom bruschetta and listen to Guerilla Poubelle blare from a laptop.
Get Epic Star Wars Feels With Full Symphonic Force
BANGKOK — The rousing chorus as sith apprentice Darth Maul and jedis Qui-Gon Jinn and Obi-Wan Kenobi duel. The powerful dirge that welcomes Emperor Palpatine to the second Death Star. Those poignant notes that accompany Han Solo leaving Leia’s side to pay his debt to Jabba the Hutt.
‘The Weeknd’ Coming to Bangkok in December
BANGKOK — Get ready to chill out with the Starboy this December when The Weeknd drops into Thailand for a concert.
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Women’s Fights a Strong Part of One’s Expansion Plans
BANGKOK — The head of One Championship, Asia's leading mixed martial arts promoter, is aiming to almost triple the current number of events per year as it chases an ambitious expansion agenda.
