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.
Celebrate Bangkok’s 235th by Getting to Know All 50 Districts (Interactive)
Bangkok turns 235 years old today, April 21. It was this day in 1782 royal astrologers selected to lay the pillar establishing the city. Today,...
Happy 420, Thailand! You Get a Weed Fest This Saturday.
Cannabis remains a Class 5 narcotic in Thailand, where the plant remains frowned upon by much of Thai society - but not everyone.
Heavy Regulation – Not Total Ban – for Street Food of Chinatown, Khaosan
BANGKOK — The man behind Bangkok’s epic makeover campaign – whose comments this week spawned alarmed headlines worldwide about a complete ban on its street food – said vendors in the iconic areas of Khaosan Road and Chinatown can remain – under one condition.
See Bangkok Before and After Street Food (Interactive)
Compare for yourself how Bangkok's streets look before and after the street food vendor ban with these interactive images. (Slide left and right).
Report a Moto on Sidewalk and Get Paid Half the Fine
BANGKOK — Those who report motorbikes parking or riding on the sidewalk will get half of the fine if it is paid, City Hall said Sunday.
1932 Revolt Plaque Removal Greeted With Mixed Reactions
BANGKOK — Social media users on Friday reacted differently as they learned that one of the kingdom’s few historical relics of the 1932 Revolution – which marked the end of the country’s absolute monarchy – had been mysteriously removed with no one claiming responsibility.
1932 Democratic Revolution Plaque Removed
BANGKOK — One of the nation's few remaining acknowledgments to the birth of its democracy disappeared Friday.
NBTC Orders Spring Radio Off Air For Five Days
BANGKOK — Broadcasting authorities on Wednesday ordered Spring News TV’s radio channel shut for five days after receiving complaints that it had aired inappropriate content.
Miss the Good Ole Days? Songkran Was Wild Then Too
A common complaint about Thai New Year festival is that “Songkran has lost its meaning." But it’s fair to say Songkran has always lost – and found – its meaning.
