Khaosan, Chinatown Street Markets Permitted to Stay
BANGKOK — To keep some of Bangkok’s traditional appeal, City Hall announced Thursday it would allow street vendors to remain in the Khaosan Road and Chinatown areas.
‘Ghost Tower’ Haunts Bangkok 20 Years After Financial Crisis
BANGKOK — The 49-story Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
Thai Prisons Fall Short of World Standards, Rights Group Says
BANGKOK — Thailand's prisons fail to meet international standards, with inmates routinely shackled, stuffed into overcrowded cells and forced to work in harsh conditions, an international human rights group said Tuesday.
Japanese Emperor, Empress En Route to Bangkok
TOKYO — The emperor and empress of Japan departed Tuesday for a one-week trip to Vietnam and Thailand.
Flames Scorch Thai-Belgian Bridge, Force Closure
BANGKOK — Traffic was snarled along Rama IV Road on Tuesday morning after the Thai-Belgium Bridge was temporarily closed due to a fire.
Bangkok Youth Cook Their Way to Better Futures, One Spicy Pepper at a Time
BANGKOK — Bam and Boom come from the modest Wachiratham Sathit community in southern Bangkok. They lacked the funds to go beyond middle school and sought a way to continue their studies and do more with their lives.
Elderly Man Rallies Support to Save Giant, Lifelong Friend
BANGKOK — For more than 30 years, Jadet Manopas has always climbed up one of the three big trees in front of his Thonburi home to take in a bird’s eye view of the sun rising over Bangkok.
Discuss Russia’s ASEAN Ambitions at March Roundtable
BANGKOK — Regional and international political buffs will have a chance to voice their opinions and share their insights at a roundtable on Russia’s position in Southeast Asia next month.
Popularity and Profits: Bangkok’s Chefs Anxiously Await ‘Asia’s 50 Best’
BANGKOK — “Do I care? Yes. Nervous? No. Excited? Yes.” We're in the middle of a photo shoot in Bangkok's Gaggan, the No. 1 restaurant in Asia on both the 2015 and 2016 Asia's 50 Best Restaurants lists and No. 23 on the 2016 World's 50 Best Restaurants list.
Swamp Cat! Back From the Dead, Rediscovered in Chiang Mai Jungle
CHIANG MAI — Two swamp cats were found to be alive and well in a northern wildlife sanctuary more than 40 years after they...
