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In a drama of epic proportions, Thailand and Cambodia are feuding once again after simultaneously claiming ownership of the traditional elaborate masked dance known as Khon in Thailand and Khol in Cambodia.

BANGKOK — Nordic countries are happy places partly because of their welfare systems and high levels of personal freedom, according to the CEO of the Happiness Research Institute in Denmark.

BANGKOK — The scandal surrounding the Tiger Temple, where wildlife officers seized over one hundred big cats this past week, has cast religious sanctuaries for animals in a bad light.

BANGKOK — From a black comedy about a pregnant transgender woman to romance blossoming from an orgy, 12 gay stories will screen over 10 days next month at the Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival.

BANGKOK — It was the kind of media event that would have once been unthinkable, but in a time of everything-everywhere expectations, the rapt coverage of an unfolding suicide Thursday seemed to raise ratings more than editorial alarms.

BANGKOK — See the visually enchanting volcanoes, glaciers and mountains of Chile and learn about its dark past through “The Pearl Button” (2015).

BANGKOK — If you missed the 100-plus crowd of vintage swing kids doing the Charleston around a Nakhon Pathom pagoda to jazz music earlier this year, then Lindy hop over to Charoen Krung Road later this month.

Chayanit Itthipongmaetee
Staff Reporter

BANGKOK — Tuesday marks International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia. To celebrate sexual diversity Cho Why, an art space near Chinatown, is hosting a special event a few days in advance.

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.

NAKHON PATHOM — Find chrome curves and steel spans of DeLorean, Ford, Citroen, Cessna and more just a short hour west of Bangkok.