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...
Small Notebooks Make Big Difference in Little Lives
BANGKOK — When a group of Thammasat University students began making notebooks for themselves, they found out they could make an impact on the...
Khaosan Future Remains in Limbo
BANGKOK — Khaosan vendors on Tuesday slammed City Hall for breaking another promise to compromise by refusing to budge on a daytime ban on sidewalk sales.
Inclusion Needed for Religious Diversity, Societal Strength: UN Expert
BANGKOK — The religious conflict in Thailand’s southernmost provinces is a cause for concern, as are Vietnam and China’s hostility toward believers, a UN...
Queen Sirikit Treated for Flu: Palace
BANGKOK — Queen Sirikit was taken to hospital where she was diagnosed with the flu, a palace statement said Monday.
The queen, mother of King...
Fire Ravages Bangkok Sport Officials Homes
BANGKOK — A massive fire destroyed five buildings used to accommodate sport officials early Monday in eastern Bangkok.
Femininity in Color: Artist Chalita Tantiwikosol Prints Women’s Lives
BANGKOK — Through characters, colors and prints, a young artist is seeking to start conversations about femininity, beauty and the meaning women bring to...
City to Keep Closer Eye on Sex in Bangkok Parks
City Hall on Tuesday detailed plans to discourage people from using Bangkok’s public parks for sex by increasing the frequency of patrols, putting up warning signs in Thai and English and adding more surveillance cameras.
Whistleblower Wants Justice For Felled Tree in Chatuchak
BANGKOK — A transparency activist filed a complaint Tuesday against city officials for cutting down a 50-year-old tree partly on public property.
Srisuwan Janya went...
Shocked Officials Learn Bangkok Parks Used For Sex
BANGKOK — City Hall on Sunday promised to increase surveillance of all public parks after netizens called attention to the fact people use them to have sex.