Nang Loeng Race Track to Close After 102 Years
BANGKOK — All bets will be off when a horse racing venue closes its doors later this year after more than a century.
River Dwellers Abandon Homes For Concrete Promenade (Photos, Video)
BANGKOK — Malai Rakphuengamarit spent a recent Friday directing her husband and two hired men on where to put pieces of the steel roof and wood structure torn down from her riverside home.
Thai Red Cross Wants Bloody-Minded Donors for Halloween
BANGKOK — Thailand's Red Cross Society may not measure its blood supplies by the bucket, but it knows how to throw a Halloween party.
Hoping...
Riverside Design Dropped Under Cloud of Plagiarism Charges
BANGKOK — The architectural team behind an already controversial riverside redevelopment project announced Wednesday it would withdraw a design critics said was copied from a famous...
See Bangkok’s Blooms at Flora Festival in Parks Through 2021
BANGKOK — Frolic among tropical blooms throughout December and deep into 2021 at Bangkok’s public parks.
All-Star Junta Scandals Take Field at TU-CU Match
BANGKOK — A university football match became the talk of town Saturday for action off the field: a pre-match satirical parade.
Cabinet Approves 2 More Suburban Bangkok Rail Lines
BANGKOK — The construction of two new commuter rail lines serving suburban Bangkok was approved by the cabinet Tuesday with a budget of nearly 17 billion baht.
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...
Fix, Don’t Kill BRT Bus Service, Commuters Plead
BANGKOK — In sandals and socks, Kamhaeng Lhorketsuwan, and his front backpack-wearing wife Nantana Lhorketsuwan, swiped their free senior passes to enter BRT Thanon Chan on Tuesday morning for a swift ride over to Sathon Road, where they would transfer to the BTS Skytrain.
Journey’s End for Nancy Chandler’s Bangkok Maps
For almost half a century, a colorful map highlighting secret soi haunts has been a backpack staple of every dedicated visitor to Bangkok. But...