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    BTS system briefly out of service

    Online Reporters, Published on 23/05/2016

    » Silom line skytrains of the Bangkok Transit System went out of service briefly on Monday morning, reportedly because of a power disruption.

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    Roads shut for car-free day

    News, Published on 20/09/2014

    » City Hall is to close several major roads to all motorised vehicles for a "car-free day" this weekend to encourage the use of public transport.

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    Baraku operators complain their livelihoods are up in smoke

    News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/09/2014

    » Baraku or shisha service operators at pubs and restaurants along Bangkok's busy tourist streets are outraged over the National Council for Peace and Order order to ban the import of the Middle-Eastern style hookah pipe, a device used to smoke baraku, a tobacco-type product.

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    A (drag) star is (re)born

    Life, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/07/2020

    » The art of drag has been gaining momentum in the Thai mainstream in recent years, thanks to two seasons of Drag Race Thailand, the Thai version of the Emmy-winning RuPaul's Drag Race, and various gay-friendly parties popping over the town in pre-Covid-19 Bangkok.

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    Opposition to amnesty bill escalates

    Online Reporters, Published on 04/11/2013

    » At least 30,000 protesters against the amnesty bill converged on Bangkok streets on Monday to demand the draft legislation pushed through the House by the Pheu Thai Party be immediately dropped.

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    Heroes to the rescue

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/10/2020

    » Having read and seen news about inequality in Thailand as a child, Tewaporn Maikongkeaw began to slowly develop an interest in social issues.

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    Foggy legislation

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 03/02/2023

    » Re: "Actress's friend paid bribe", (BP, Feb 2).

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    Keepin' it gay, as in fun and carefree

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 17/08/2018

    » Looking for a fun, gay time out in the city? Ken Kreangsak Leing is your guy. While he runs his own company Theoxeny PR Agency, representing various well-known restaurants and other hospitality businesses, he manages to find time for his other passion: the cheekily named G-Spot Entertainment. Specialising in gay parties which feature drag divas like Drag Race Thailand co-host Pangina Heals as well as several contestants from the show, G-Spot Entertainment has just celebrated its fourth year and shows no signs of stopping. Ken's parties are known for creative themes, shirtless hunks, killer drag performances and tonnes of fun. How did it all start? Ken tells Guru.

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    How did it start?

    Life, Published on 09/02/2017

    » It's hard to say who was the first tourist in Siam, because tourism as we know it didn't exist until a few centuries ago. Indian merchants sailed here in the 5th century, the Chinese came to trade and later to settle, and one of the earliest European travellers were the Portuguese, arriving in Ayutthaya in 1511. In 1680, Ibn Muhammad Ibrahim, a Persian, visited the land and recorded his impressions -- "All around us were trees that never feel the withering touch of autumn" -- while the first guidebook to the Kingdom was written by local resident J. Antonio in 1904. (Its most highly recommended activity is the shooting of birds and mammals.)

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    What's trending and happening this week

    Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/09/2017

    » 1. To celebrate Thailand's first ever full-service Citigold Wealth Center -- a cashless bank which focuses on giving Citibank's Citigold members investment consultation -- Citibank will be organising a Citigold Wealth Cafe this weekend from noon to 6pm at the 1st floor of Crystal Veranda's The Crystal Park. The event will include activities on investment like "Global Market Insights And Income Opportunity By Krungsri Asset Management" and "The Future Of Payment" by Mastercard. Registration is noon sharp.

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