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Chinese New Year Goes Off Full-Cocked at Lumphini Park (Photos)

BANGKOK — Rooster statues, costumes and edibles welcomed revelers to Lumphini Park on Saturday night, where Chinese New Year festivities were staged.
A woman feeds Thammasat student activist Parit “Penguin” Chiwarak with instant noodle on a BTS skywalk Monday. Image: Nuttaa Mahattana / Facebook

Police Summon Activists Over ‘Noodle Protest’

BANGKOK — Police detained two student activists for leading a mock protest in which they ate instant noodles Monday evening near MBK Center shopping mall, according to one of the organizers.

Dusit Zoo Closure Delayed to October

BANGKOK — It’s time to say goodbye to Thailand’s oldest zoo.
The Democracy Monument on Thursday. Photo: Matichon

Thai Net Skeptical About Democracy Monument ‘Renovation’

BANGKOK — City Hall is having a hard time convincing the internet that one of Bangkok’s most recognized landmarks isn’t about to suffer the same fate as other monuments to Thai democracy.

Chula Says No Plan to Demolish Scala – For Now

BANGKOK — Chulalongkorn University on Thursday disputes reports that a popular theatre on its land will be razed to the ground after the lease contract comes to an end next week.
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2-Cat Snack Proves Too Much For Bangkok Python (Video)

PATHUM THANI — When your eyes are way too big for your stomach, sometimes everything comes back out the way it came in.
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Distressed Monk Ascends Tower to Save Monastery (Video)

BANGKOK — Police on Friday were still trying to convince a monk to descend from a cell tower where he had remained perched more than 24 hours.
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In ‘Body Politic,’ The Audience is The Art

BANGKOK — An unusual street display turns the audience itself into the spectacle. Through performance art, an artist encourages not only physical participation but...

Construction of Sathorn BTS ‘Ghost Station’ Underway

BANGKOK — Skytrain operators revealed Wednesday preliminary works quietly began on a new station in downtown Bangkok last month – over 20 years after plans were first announced.

Seeking Sustainable Solar Power for Urban Thailand 4.0

As I continue my look at different aspects of Thailand 4.0 and some of the challenges ahead for this initiative to become a reality, I want take a look at energy. It is what runs our aircon, powers our buildings and keeps the internet running. There is not much that can be done in a knowledge economy that doesn’t require energy. Increasingly, where that energy comes from is significant.  

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