No Customers, But This Second-Hand Bookstore Keeps Its Doors Open
BANGKOK — Most of the bars, shops, and guesthouses that make up the popular backpacker area around Khaosan Road have been shut for weeks now due to the coronavirus, but a famed English-language bookstore remains open without fail.
Forced to Stay Home by Virus, Some Thais Turn to Online Dating Groups
BANGKOK — Without movies, restaurants, malls, bars, and even home visits, if you strictly follow the doctors’ advice, romantic relationships in Thailand are taking on new forms during the coronavirus pandemic.
Single-Use Plastics, Once a Public Enemy, Surges Back in Pandemic
BANGKOK — As the coronavirus epidemic is keeping most people at home, single-use plastic bags and packaging are making a comeback, an environment official warned on Wednesday.
Visit Thailand’s Zoos Via Livestream During COVID-19 Pandemic
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Zoological Park Organization (ZPO) on Friday began its live streams of their in-house animals on social media in light of zoo closures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
‘Pink Martini’ Releases First Thai Song
BANGKOK — One of the world’s most renowned multi-genre, multilingual music bands released their first Thai song on Saturday.
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Thailand’s Lady Gaga Impersonator Donates to Hospital with ‘Stupid Love’ Cover
BANGKOK — Thailand’s top Lady Gaga impersonator released a dance cover for “Stupid Love” to fundraise for one of the Thai hospitals treating COVID-19 patients.
What is a Taiwanese? Photog Offers Answers Through Pictures
BANGKOK — An online spat between Thai and Chinese netizens – sparked by anger over a Thai celeb’s comments that appear to support Taiwanese independence – inadvertently put the island on a lot of minds in Thailand this week.
Gov’t Recruits Meme Superstars ‘Jane, Noon, Bow’ For Its COVID-19 Song
BANGKOK — Government media recruited a luk thung group going viral on social media to sing a morbid song with a cheery dance tune to warn people to stay at home and prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Here’s How Long the Booze Ban Will Last in Each Province
BANGKOK — From the party island of Koh Phangan to the hippie dens in Chiang Mai to the crowded supermarkets of Bangkok, all of Thailand is as dry as a bone.