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BANGKOK — Geeks who love reading comics all day now have their own “third place” for doing so at the capital’s first manga cafe.

Peeralada Sukawat, or Pyra, has come a long way since her humble beginnings lending her voice in collabs with the likes of electro-funkmaster Gramaphone Children and Thai rap duo Jayrun & Akarin.

A time-lapse display of globalization and its effects, the Lisu have in just a few years made the journey from stateless tribal minority to citizens in a new world economy.

PATHUM THANI — Should the slain leader of India’s independence movement be offered bottles of red Fanta to appease his spirit of civil disobedience? Probably not, a professor said Monday.

BANGKOK — “Lumos!” Akira Akkarakhitapisuit uttered in full Harry Potter garb as he waved his franchise-licensed wand.

BANGKOK — With a fiery mix of emo and pop, a Welsh pop-punk act is coming to play Bangkok for the first time.

BANGKOK — After spending more than three decades cooking in an unassuming outdoor kitchen, a wok-wielding, goggles-wearing chef has been propelled to international culinary stardom by having her restaurant awarded a Michelin star.

BANGKOK — People, passion and great ideas will converge riverside later this month.

BANGKOK — The new top tourism official had some straight talk for anyone unhappy about airport food prices: Don’t eat at the airport.

BANGKOK — Hej! Fans of affordable Swedish furniture – and we know there are a lot of you – now have a date for navigating a new maze of oddly named products.