Why This Uncle Plans to Keep Running His 114-Year-Old Cafe
PATHUM THANI — A coffee shop to the northwest of Bangkok has been serving cups of joe since the time Thailand was still a country called Siam, bustling merchants hawked their wares from canals, and much of the capital did not have running water.
Cash-Strapped Thai Airways Sells Dough Fritters on Silom
BANGKOK — Thailand’s former national airline launched a street food stall at its office on Silom Road selling pa tong go, or deep fried dough fritters, in a bid to make money as the company goes through bankruptcy habilitation.
Satirical Art Exhibit to ‘Put Gold Leaf On’ Thai Elite Powers
BANGKOK — Newspaper clippings, cutouts of campaign posters, and gold leaf normally used on Buddha images are the ingredients for an upcoming art exhibition lampooning Thai politics.
Auntie Yao’s Som Tum Delights Everyone, From Win Motosai to Hiso
BANGKOK — “Want any grilled chicken and som tum today?” Auntie Yao calls out to familiar faces walking down the street as motorcycle taxi drivers fuel up on grilled drumsticks and plates of pungent fermented papaya salad at her stall.
Gov’t Hints at Extra Holidays Planned For Nov.
BANGKOK — Deputy PM Wissanu Krea-ngam on Tuesday said the government is considering a plan to declare additional holidays in an effort to encourage domestic tourism.
‘Thai Airways Cafe’ is All About First-Class Food, But Dubious Management
BANGKOK — Idle for months now due to coronavirus impacts on international flights and in the middle of a bitter bankruptcy rehabilitation, Thai Airways switches to the landing gear and opens a restaurant instead.
Unite Expat Society! Expat Fair Returns With ‘Unboundry Fun’
BANGKOK — If you are a foreign resident who is so done with elephant knick knacks for tourists and Thais clogging up perfectly good cafes with Instagram modelling shoots, there is a happy middle place to indulge in materialism just for you now, organized by none other than the Tourism Authority of Thailand.
Major Protest to Camp Overnight, March on Government House
BANGKOK — Pro-democracy activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak said Wednesday he will stage the next major rally against the government at Sanam Luang, right in front of the Grand Palace in Bangkok.
Cast Your Vote in Thailand’s 1st Ever Vegan Awards
BANGKOK — Put a crown on your favorite “jay” street food vendor by casting your ballot from today until the Vegetarian Festival in October.
Thammasat Protest to Go Ahead, Even Without Permission
BANGKOK — Activist leader Parit Chiwarak, aka “Penguin,” said Monday the protest he planned at Thammasat University will go ahead as scheduled on Sep. 19, even if the administration tries to block it.
