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When Bangkok bid for the Olympics
Roger Crutchley, Published on 28/07/2024
» It's been 100 years since the last Paris Olympics which was dramatically portrayed in the stirring 1981 film Chariots of Fire. I can still picture that opening scene with the British athletes running along the beach to the sounds of that Vangelis anthem. It's hard to believe that was made 43 years ago. If this year's Olympics are even half as exciting as the 1924 event it will be an achievement.
Red Cross Fair returns
Life, Published on 06/12/2023
» The highly-anticipated Red Cross Fair will be back with food, products and fun activities at Lumpini Park, Rama IV Road, starting this Friday and running daily from 11am to 10pm until Dec 18.
BMA 'pruning' slammed by tree experts
News, Published on 27/04/2020
» The latest tree-trimming drive by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drawn criticism from a well-known local conservation group who have slammed City Hall for it's "unprofessional" approach to the pruning.
We shall meet again
Life, Published on 13/04/2020
» Thailand without Songkran in April is unprecedented. But in a shocking move, the first meeting of the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration last month decided that the annual Songkran holidays -- April 13-15 -- should be postponed to later, undisclosed dates.
Working the 7-Eleven
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/11/2019
» Between Nov 30 and Jan 19 at Bangkok CityCity Gallery on Sathon Road, local artist Miti Ruangkritya returns with his latest solo photographic exhibition "A Convenient Sunset | A Convenient Holdup", where the artist invites visitors to see the different sides of one of the most favourite convenience stores in Thailand.
Chinese New Year around Thailand
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 26/01/2017
» From Jan 28 to Feb 4, colourful Chinese New Year festivities will take place at different venues in Bangkok and several other cities.
Photojournalist in the eye of the storm no more
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2016
» The horrible traffic jams, the disgusting air and the "sh*tty" place at Khao San Road were the reasons that German photojournalist Nick Nostitz hated Bangkok when he first arrived in 1989. Arriving as a backpacker carrying a surfboard, the 21-year-old wrote in his diary that "I will never come back to this awful place".
Grandma’s ghost
Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/08/2016
» Horror films are big business in Thailand. Even though many follow the same basic formula and themes, audiences keep coming back for more. Ama (Grandmother) is the latest comedy-horror from Sahamongkol Films and sees a Thai-Chinese family haunted by the ghost of their grandmother as they fight over her fortune.
Lady Plods in charge at the cop shop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 10/04/2016
» Good news for the Lady Plods. Last Sunday, the Post reported that for the first time in Thailand, a trio of policewomen could soon become police station chiefs. This is not before time. The three ladies in question are police colonels, academically qualified and have worked many years as inquiry officers. They can definitely look after themselves.
Visitors wowed by 'Thainess'
News, Published on 15/01/2015
» A "Discover Thainess" parade designed to educate foreign visitors about the kingdom's cultural heritage drew large crowds Wednesday evening, dazzling tourists and expats with elaborate costumes and decorated floats.