Bangkok’s 7-Eleven Adds Latest Service: Laundromats
BANGKOK — Local laundromats are now at the risk of being hung out to dry after a 7-Eleven store rolls out its own washing machine service, the latest service in its increasingly monopolistic grip on consumers lives.
New JJ Green? New Night Market to Open Friday in Ratchada
BANGKOK — Two weeks after iconic night market JJ Green was shut forever, a new night market will pop up only a few kilometers away.
A Look Inside the New Iconsiam Mall (Photos)
BANGKOK — A swanky, 54 billion-baht megamall opened to much fanfare Saturday on the west bank of the Chao Phraya River.
Iconsiam, the largest mall...
Uniqlo Leaves the Mall For 1st Bangkok Stand-Alone Store
BANGKOK —Japanese casual clothing brand Uniqlo will open its first stand-alone store in Southeast Asia this Friday in a Bangkok suburb.
Enjoy Free Shows When Iconsiam River Mall Opens
A Chinese boy band concert, Thai dance performances, magicians and more will entertain shoppers when riverside megamall Iconsiam opens this weekend.
Expected to draw many...
Take a Deeper Taste of Bangkok’s Chinatown
BANGKOK — Chinatown is no longer a working center of Thai-Chinese businesses. During the past few years, it has evolved into a tourist attraction in its own right. For the uninitiated, there’s more to do than to eat noodles and gaze at the neon-saturated nightscape.
Bangkok’s 2nd Ikea – Southeast Asia’s Largest – Gets Date
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.
7-Eleven to Sell Cans of Thai Craft Beer
BANGKOK — For the first time, the shelves of the realm’s top convenience stores will be stocked with cans of Thai craft beer.
Journey’s End for Nancy Chandler’s Bangkok Maps
For almost half a century, a colorful map highlighting secret soi haunts has been a backpack staple of every dedicated visitor to Bangkok. But...
Say Goodbye to Night Market Vendors on Silom Road
BANGKOK — Silom Road’s famous Night Market was given a death sentence Thursday, as it was named the next target of City Hall’s ongoing cleanliness and order campaign.