Terminal 21 Coming to Rama III, Pattaya
PATTAYA — A themed shopping mall that takes tourists around the world is bringing new flights of consumer fancy to a coastal enclave and...
Riverside Megamall ‘Iconsiam’ Gets November Launch Date
BANGKOK — A massive commercial development that has been taking shape for years on the Chao Phraya River finally got an opening day Wednesday.
West-bankers...
Major Thai Supermarkets Lack Transparency, Accountability: Oxfam
BANGKOK — Only three of seven major supermarket operators were given scores on transparency and accountability in the first ever assessment made in Thailand...
Japan’s Takashimaya to Open With Iconsiam
BANGKOK — Shopaholics and Japanophiles can rejoice when a Japanese department store opens at a new, riverside luxury mall in two months.
Siam Takashimaya will...
Try Soap Made From Bangkok Street Food Oil
Maria Kalita runs Bangkok Soap Opera, where she turns used, donated oil into bars of artisanal, handmade soap colored into a rainbow with local herbs, in an effort to divert vats of oil dumped into the city’s sewers each day into something greener and cleaner.
Shop For Thai Souvenirs That Aren’t Elephant Pants
If all you have to show from your Thailand vacation are elephant pants and a fluorescent-threaded monk bag, you may be doing it wrong.
Shirts Designed by Rama X Sell Out in Minutes
BANGKOK — Five-hundred people went home Tuesday clutching five shirts sporting illustrations by King Rama X. The rest went home empty-handed – but determined to return the next day.
Find a Million More English Books at Big Bad Wolf 2018
BANGKOK — Hoarders better clear last year’s book pile because in August, a massive new dump of discount texts is coming back to Bangkok.
How to Start Using Less Plastic in Bangkok Right Now
Time to cut your plastic life down to size? Here are three things you can do right now in Bangkok, from a cafe that refills your empties and mother-daughter team promoting reusable straws to a woman who sews washable cotton pads for that time of the month.
Stick Around For Cactus Fair This Weekend
BANGKOK — Fans of spiky, water-retaining plants can buy, trade and compete in a plant beauty contest this weekend.
