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Will chao din take a powder?
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/04/2015
» Payong Huangmitr makes a living selling din sor pong — the natural white powder Thai people put on their faces and mix with water during Songkran. During next week's festival, where revellers' faces everywhere in the country will be painted with the powder, she expects to rake it in.
Mind over manners
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 23/11/2014
» From time to time, the Land of Smiles seems like it's anything but. It becomes the land of smirks when you're waiting for change and the motorcycle taxi rider insists he doesn't have enough. It becomes the land of scowls when you suggest to a middle-aged woman with the khunying hairdo that she wait her turn at the 7-Eleven counter. It becomes the land of blank stares when you point out to the smartphone zombies that they shouldn't block the door of the skytrain.
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.
Songkran 2013 in pictures
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/04/2013
» During the Songkran period our Bangkok Post photographers have been out and about braving the man-made deluge to send back hundreds of high-quality photos of the festivities. Here are some of the most interesting.
Water festival more important than water shortage
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2013
» 45 drought provinces declared disaster areas but Songkran is a time to travel back home & reunite with families, so the show must go on.
Bangkok songkran agendas
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 12/04/2013
» OMB! We have five days off in a row because the cabinet kindly declared that this year's "official" Songkran break starts from today until Tuesday. Say what you will about PM Poo, but she is so right in giving us a long holiday since we can't function properly during this kind of heat anyway. Anyhoo, that's over 7,000 minutes we're supposed to wisely spend relaxing before going back to the grind on Wednesday. And even though some shops and places in Bangkok may be shut during the Thai New Year, there are plenty more options for celebrating. Here's what we suggest you do and, hopefully, you may also find a deeper meaning of Songkran Festival (besides throwing water at strangers) along the way. Happy splashing, everyone.
Wash your troubles away
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/04/2012
» Thai people forgot their troubles and put aside their differences yesterday kicking off the Songkran festival with wet and wild water fights across the country. (Lots of photos)
Water festival: Foreign tourist plans
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2012
» Top of the list for Songkran water play: Khao San, Pattaya, Phuket & Samui. History, culture, folk arts, shopping & hospitality top reasons for visiting Thailand.
We can handle it. (Tuesday update)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/01/2012
» Police have now charged Lebanese-Swedish suspect Hussein Atris with possession of a prohibited substance after he led them to a large stockpile of bomb-making material concealed in a commercial building in Samut Sakhon.
Police believe terror suspect roaming city
Published on 15/01/2012
» Police are hunting a terror suspect believed to be at large in Bangkok as the number of foreign embassies issuing travel warnings to Thailand increased to 11 Saturday.