Bangkok to Hold Its First Transgender Job Fair
BANGKOK — To mark International Transgender Day of Visibility, the capital’s communities will break through discriminatory barriers by holding a job fair for LGBT job seekers.
We Asked Thonglor Peeps About Life After Street Food
We wondered how the folks on Thonglor to work – not play – are holding up, or more precisely: What are they eating? We went out and asked some Tuesday night. Here are their answers.
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.
Dusit Thani Bangkok Postpones Closure Until January 2019
BANGKOK — An iconic five-star hotel in Bangkok postponed its date of closure until next January.
The Dusit Thani Bangkok will remain open until 2pm...
Disabled Activist Rages After Denied Elevator at BTS Asok
BANGKOK — Manit Inpim meant to travel from Terminal 21 to Phloen Chit for a Sunday evening appointment. Instead, the wheelchair user ended up at a police station after smashing the locked glass door of a BTS elevator with his fist.
Police Say Foreign Gang Preyed on Victims With Cash at Siam Paragon
Police are seeking a ring of foreign thieves suspected of stalking people as they withdraw cash from shopping mall banks and then burglarizing their vehicles.
Be Prepared: Bangkok Buses Getting New Routes
BANGKOK — The capital’s public bus system will undergo radical changes when hundreds of them have both their routes and numbers changed starting September, a transport official said Friday.
Chinese Hot Pot Eateries Have Left Bangkok’s New Chinatown
BANGKOK - The crackdown forces the closure of at least 12 Chinese restaurants in Huai Khwang district, dubbed Bangkok’s new Chinatown, according to a...
Govt Mulls First Bangkok Underground Expressway
BANGKOK — Transport officials Tuesday said they’re considering building the country’s first underground expressway to solve traffic jams in the capital.
Vendors Balk at Khaosan Road’s Call to Ban Plastic, Styrofoam
BANGKOK — Can Khaosan Road kick its single-use plastic habit?
In an effort to reduce waste, vendors along Khaosan Road are being encouraged to phase...