Happy Workout! Beer Yoga Coming to Thailand
BANGKOK — Connect your heightened states of mind and body through the bizarre yet compelling combination of two therapies: beer and yoga.
Startups Make Thai Patterns Great Again
Detailed and delicate, traditional Thai patterns may look too outdated – even ancient – to wear, but young entrepreneurs are bringing them back with designs applicable to everyday life.
30 Hard Years and Going at Bangkok’s ‘Rock Pub’
BANGKOK — Step off the Skytrain and into a dungeon. Eyes adjust to the darkness to find about 200 people slam screaming into each other.
Review: With ‘Planet Lam,’ Paradise Bangkok Takes Thai Country to Next Level
Chris Menist and Maft Sai had just finished warming things up with vinyl selections of spiritual jazz, disco, Thai funk and roots reggae when the lights dimmed and out walked drummer Phusana Treeburut and guitarist Piyanart Jotikasthira.
Fake Tickets Pour Cold Water on Lottery Fever (Photos)
CHANTHABURI — A rash of fake lottery tickets earlier this month in several provinces prompted a surge of distrust that has vendors seeking to repair confidence two days before the next big draw.
Bangkok Youth Cook Their Way to Better Futures, One Spicy Pepper at a Time
BANGKOK — Bam and Boom come from the modest Wachiratham Sathit community in southern Bangkok. They lacked the funds to go beyond middle school and sought a way to continue their studies and do more with their lives.
A Look at Those Who Built What They Will Never See
BANGKOK — The hands raising Bangkok’s luxurious spires live in a parallel world of tin-roof shanties, a glimpse of which will be available at an exhibition opening next week.
Taste a Fancy Feast at Bangkok Gourmet Fest
BANGKOK — Let your tongue bear witness to the world’s food culture, from fancy French-style crepes, fresh Italian truffles, Michelin-starring sushi and rare Chor Muang Thai dumplings.
Nuclear Living vs. Chinese Tradition at ‘Made by Microwave’
BANGKOK — While the sight of a woman’s head in a microwave with six burning joss sticks may recall Sylvia Plath, the image is a local illustrator’s reflection on the collission of her heritage and modern life.
The Imperfect Love of ‘Echo & Narcissus’ in Mixed-Media
BANGKOK — The tragic love story of a cursed nymph who falls for a lovely man in love with his own reflection will be staged with a Thai dancer, Belgian pianist and visual imagery this weekend.