New Labels and Tax Take on Thailand’s Junk Food Problem
BANGKOK — Since early this year, a person with leafy arms has begun appearing on food packaging to signify the difference between shameful midnight snacks and healthier fare.
Popularity and Profits: Bangkok’s Chefs Anxiously Await ‘Asia’s 50 Best’
BANGKOK — “Do I care? Yes. Nervous? No. Excited? Yes.” We're in the middle of a photo shoot in Bangkok's Gaggan, the No. 1 restaurant in Asia on both the 2015 and 2016 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants lists and No. 23 on the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Puad Khee! Rose Tea is the New Laxative Trend
BANGKOK — A specialist in alternative medicine Friday people should take it easy with the pink-colored cups of tea which have spread online in photos recently.
Ways to Celebrate Valentine’s With Your Own Bad Self
BANGKOK — Dodge Cupid’s arrow and celebrate the love Tuesday with some interesting Valentine’s Day alternatives.
Cheeto That Looks Like Harambe Sells for $100,000
A Cheeto that bears a resemblance to slain gorilla Harambe has sold for nearly USD$100,000 (3.5 million baht) on eBay.
Lab Finds Fish Sauces Botulism-Free
BANGKOK — Forty brands of fish sauce were declared botulism-free on Monday.
Behold ‘Changchui,’ Fashionista’s ‘Careless’ Dream
BANGKOK — On a spacious 11 rai of land in western Bangkok sits a collection of fabulous half-finished structures and, at the center of it all, the silver fuselage of a Lockheed L-1011 TriStar.
Where to Celebrate Chinese New Year in Bangkok?
BANGKOK — Celebrate the Year of Rooster at events traditional, festive and outrageous this week.
Court Fines Man Arrested for Operating Home Microbrew
NONTHABURI — A Bangkok man arrested for making and selling beer at home said he expects to be released on bail Tuesday morning after spending three days in jail.
Thai Craft Beer’s New Strategy: Keep Brewing Until Law Catches Up
BANGKOK — “Can you eat Khao Man Gai (Chicken and Rice) every day? Can you eat Som Tam every day? No, but you can drink beer every day,” a man says as he pours a chestnut and brown sugar stout from the tap.
