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Lisa's hit boosts Yaowarat, soft power
Published on 07/07/2024
» The release of the Rockstar music video by Lalisa "Lisa" Manobal on June 28 has boosted the popularity of Bangkok's Yaowarat (Chinatown) area.
Small firms eye booze lift
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/06/2023
» Small breweries and local distilleries are hopeful of a bright future if the Move Forward Party forms a coalition government and pushes changes to liberalise the alcohol industry as promised.
The highs and lows of liberalising weed
News, Pratch Rujivanarom, Published on 02/03/2023
» A boom in cannabis businesses has helped jolt the tourism industry back to life, as travellers flock to Thailand for marijuana tourism.
What about the UN? Coming down off that high
News, Published on 12/06/2022
» Kob, a university student, has grown cannabis plants in his room to make pressed dried cannabis for sale over the past two years.
Gearing up for a muted Songkran
News, Published on 14/03/2021
» Tourism operators and workers in major tourist provinces believe the government's proposed plan to allow the annual Songkran festival to go ahead next month could help revitalise the economy even as some remain concerned about health safety.
Making frayed ends meet
News, Published on 12/04/2020
» The number of "patients" suffering economic ills due to the coronavirus pandemic is skyrocketing at a rate even more frightful than the increase in Covid-19 infections.
Awash in bubble milk tea
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 06/05/2019
» Bubble milk tea is a local favourite that has become as ubiquitous as coffee.
Beating the heat to a draw
Life, Published on 01/05/2019
» It has been almost three months since the Meteorological Department declared in February that Thailand's summer has officially begun. The department also predicted that the heat will only last until mid-May.
Wake up and sell the coffee
Business, Published on 20/02/2019
» Three decades ago, coffee drinkers in Thailand largely had two choices, Kafae Boran or instant coffee. But over the past 20 years, the country's tea-drinking tradition has given way to a full-blown coffee culture.
Giving something back
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/02/2019
» The height of glamour, the Bangkok Chefs Charity Gala Dinner is an affair marked by dazzling attire and luxurious food.