Thailand Celebrates Makha Bucha Day (Photos)
BANGKOK — The beginning of March comes with one of the most important Buddhist holidays of the year.
Songkran Extended to 5 Days This Year
BANGKOK — The cabinet of ministers announced Tuesday that the Songkran holiday will be two days longer this year.
Border-Straddling Lisu Gather to Celebrate – And Fret Over Future
Naively, I arrived on time to day one of a three-day meeting about a hill tribe’s cultural development only to find a deserted hall.
Shameless: Plus-Sized Pageant Winner Proud of Her Body
KORAT — While Thailand’s enthusiasm runs deep for its many beauty contests, a pageant held Sunday in Nakhon Ratchasima dispensed with the waifs to get real.
Bangkok Quickies: Must-See March Movies
BANGKOK — While the fearsome return of Lara Croft in the “Tomb Raider” reboot and robot smash of “Pacific Rim Uprising” will own the March box office, an array of alternative films will screen throughout the capital.
Muse Pass: Enter 63 Museums Nationwide for 299 Baht
BANGKOK — Museums about snakes, rubber and Chinese sarongs have been added to an all-access pass to 63 museums on sale now for 299 baht.
Thai Men and the White Women Who Love Them
Love blossoms despite open hostility from other foreigners and worn stereotypes about why they really love each other.
Gandhi Statue Doesn’t Want Your Red Fanta Either: Professor
PATHUM THANI — Should the slain leader of India’s independence movement be offered bottles of red Fanta to appease his spirit of civil disobedience? Probably not, a professor said Monday.
Thai Potterheads Tap Into Their Inner Kid for Children’s Day
BANGKOK — “Lumos!” Akira Akkarakhitapisuit uttered in full Harry Potter garb as he waved his franchise-licensed wand.
Believers in Temples Take to Coffins to Wish for 2018 Luck
BANGKOK — Believers Monday flocked to Buddhist temples in hopes of being reborn into a new and better life – by lying inside a coffin on New Year day.
