If Nordic Nations Are So Happy, What’s Their Secret?
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.
Tigers May Be Gone, But Many Creatures Dwell at Temples
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.
Go Gay Again: LGBT Film Fest Returns to Bangkok
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.
2 Years On, Has the Junta Kept These 8 Promises?
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.
Explore Chile and Its Tragic Past in ‘Pearl Button’ at BACC
BANGKOK — See the visually enchanting volcanoes, glaciers and mountains of Chile and learn about its dark past through “The Pearl Button” (2015).
Retro Street Party: Swing Dancers to Storm Charoen Krung
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.
Celebrate LGBT Pride Sunday on a Bangkok Rooftop
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.
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.
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.
West of Bangkok Discover a Trove of Classic, Vintage and Strange Rides (Photos)
NAKHON PATHOM — Find chrome curves and steel spans of DeLorean, Ford, Citroen, Cessna and more just a short hour west of Bangkok.
Reason for the Season is Sales, but Mai Pen Rai, Thai Christians Say
BANGKOK — Somjai Chalitungkul, 57, said she has lived long enough to remember the time when the only signs of Christmas celebration were confined to her own family and a local Catholic community.
