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Varisara Bejrakashem, Roengsak Chankasem, and Nima Chandler of Nancy Chandler Graphics. Nima is holding an early version of the Nancy Chandler Map of Bangkok.

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...
A fire Friday morning at a gesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok.

Guesthouse Near Khaosan Catches Fire, Injures 3

BANGKOK — A fire tore Friday morning through a guesthouse near Khaosan Road in Bangkok, injuring three people.

How to Ease Thailand 4.0’s Traffic Torment

Just last month 19-year-old singer Suthida “Image” Chanachaisuwan took to the internet with a series of now deleted tweets expressing her displeasure with the public transportation network in Bangkok – no doubt a common frustration among commuters.

See 2018’s First ‘Supermoon’ Tonight

BANGKOK — Look at the sky tonight and you might see 2018’s first and biggest moon.

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...

Drop Pins on This Map to Help Make Bangkok Great Again

BANGKOK — Broken manhole cover traps, fallen wires, phoneless phone booths, missing bus maps and smelly bins. Walking in Bangkok can be a challenging and unpleasant experience.
A photo taken on Friday shows the Democracy Monument after the renovation. Photo: Bangkok Metropolitan Administration

Bangkok Hoods Get Major Makeover Ahead of Coronation (Photos)

BANGKOK — The capital is getting greener and cleaner as officials hurry in their mission to unclutter areas that will be grounds for next week's grand coronation ceremony.

City Answers Revolt by Flower Sellers by Occupation of Pak Khlong Talad

BANGKOK — Bangkok’s own War of the Roses wasn’t any closer to being settled six months after it began, with the city today sending heavy equipment into the streets where the vendors of Pak Khlong Talad rose up in revolt recently.

Many Private Schools in Bangkok Are Still Suffering

A group of parents at a private school in Bangkok's On Nuch district have complained to the secretary of the Private Education Commission office...
Photo: Yosskorn Sukarawan / Facebook

City Hall To Double Fines For Motorcyclists on Sidewalks

BANGKOK — A hefty 11.1 million baht in fines was collected from individuals riding motorbikes on sidewalks, City Hall said on Tuesday. In an effort...

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