Ben & Jerry’s Just Announced Opening Day & Location. Expect Massive Queue.
BANGKOK — Is it America’s best ice cream? Can it beat Haagen-Dazs, Cold Stone and Baskin Robbins? Thailand’s ice cream lickers, slurpers and munchers are about to find out when Ben & Jerry’s opens its first Thai branch in July.
Thai-Cambodian Flame War Erupts Over Traditional Dance. Both Are Wrong.
In a drama of epic proportions, Thailand and Cambodia are feuding once again after simultaneously claiming ownership of the traditional elaborate masked dance known as Khon in Thailand and Khol in Cambodia.
Grief Goes Bicultural as Death Surrogates Come Alive in Thai, English
BANGKOK — The world has birth surrogates, those moms who bear children on behalf of others. At the other end, when life ends in grief and loss, imagine if those left behind had “death surrogates” to offer a chance for final farewells — to thank, apologize to or say goodbye.
If Nordic Nations Are So Happy, What’s Their Secret?
BANGKOK — Nordic countries are happy places partly because of their welfare systems and high levels of personal freedom, according to the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Denmark.
Tigers May Be Gone, But Many Creatures Dwell at Temples
BANGKOK — The scandal surrounding the Tiger Temple, where wildlife officers seized over one hundred big cats this past week, has cast religious sanctuaries for animals in a bad light.
SEA Art Crew Explore ‘Discomfort’ at Silom Library
BANGKOK — Censorship and the conflict between expression and culture in Southeast Asia will be examined for the month of June at The Reading Room.
Bottled OJ Contains Fecal Bacteria
BANGKOK — Good news: Lab tests found orange juice confiscated from an illegal production ring last week was the real stuff after all, and not fake OJ as widely reported. The bad news? It contains bacteria commonly found in animal feces and therefore violates food safety laws.
Bonjour, Bonsoir, Bonne Nuit: Fete de la Musique Returns
BANGKOK — Celebrate World Music Day and the summer solstice at an all-day music festival with vibrant beats and even some film courtesy of the French Embassy and Alliance Francaise.
Film About Burmese Coup May Still Hit Too Close to Home
By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
Better Hit the Gym, Ben & Jerry’s Coming to Thailand
BANGKOK — Fans of feel-good Ben & Jerry’s ice cream can rejoice as the beloved American brand is coming to Bangkok.
