Lifestyle

BANGKOK — Parts of bustling Chinatown will be closed to traffic and transform into an open-air market Friday and through the weekend.

The guilty pleasures of a nation, in this case Thailand’s love for lakorn, shopping, and celebrity dramas cannot be hidden when mass amounts of Internet searches are recorded and examined, as it was when Google revealed its top results for Thailand in 2019. 

K-pop, Thai stars dominate Thailand's Twitterverse for another year.

BANGKOK — His Majesty the King’s royal barge procession consisting of 52 ornately crafted river barges and 2,200 seamen will set sail down the Chao Phraya Thursday. Here’s where to watch the procession, which will be presided over by King Rama X and the Royal Family.

BANGKOK — Starting this Saturday, an exhibition will show that Thai-Indian communities have far more to offer beyond the stereotypes of selling clothes, nuts, and roti.

BANGKOK — If you’re sick of strolling aimlessly through malls, why not enrich your weekends at museums about the capital’s old quarter, or the country’s little-known aviation marvels with an all-access, 299-baht pass.

BANGKOK — Dining on fine Italian in Bangkok can be pricey, as one orders a 1,500-baht plus osso bucco for bragging purposes while palms sweat from the hole burned in one’s wallet. But the lunch deal offered at a posh downtown Italian place may let you snag some gnocchi for less. 

BANGKOK — Take your dad to the Grand Palace fair, a flower festival at the park, or even to Bangkok’s tallest skyscraper to show your love for the old man for Father’s Day.

BANGKOK —They’ll make love to you, like you want them to. And they’ll hold you tight, all through the night this Saturday at Union Mall.

BANGKOK — Belt out “Into the Unknown” and cast icy magical spells at a Frozen-inspired event running through January.