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Bangkok's finest under one roof
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/02/2023
» There are plenty of reasons to check out Public Lane.
Come see the sweet and savoury side of Nonthaburi
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/07/2021
» Yellow, red and orange-brown are the colours of ripe dates available in Suan Inthaphalum Preecha, or the Date Plantation of Preecha, in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district, a short drive from Bangkok.
Coping with Covid
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 20/01/2021
» For a month, the new wave of Covid-19 has disrupted Thailand's economic recovery and people's lives. Authorities ordered some businesses and entertainment venues in high-risk areas to close temporarily, resulting in some entrepreneurs and workers losing income or jobs.
No room for child abuse
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 13/10/2020
» News regarding abuse of students at the Sarasas Witaed Ratchaphruek school, which has dominated headlines since last month, has raised concern among not just parents but also the public in regard to how young children should be treated by people who are supposed to be their role models.
Coffee Run
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 07/08/2020
» If you thought that Bangkok's café scene couldn't get quirkier than the bewildered unicorn café or the death-awareness themed café, some of the latest openings will prove you wrong. Here are five examples of cafés in Bangkok that rumble with gentle excitement. You definitely need to check them out.
Carving up city roads to make motorcycle lanes
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 11/08/2019
» Not all road users are made equal. However, motorcycles -- which represent the largest number of vehicles on the road -- are the least equal of them all, according to Pichai Taneerananon, a lecturer at the Prince of Songkla University's Graduate School, and a staunch advocate for motorcycle lanes.
Lacking education is prison without the bars
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 05/06/2015
» The mass arrest of young motorcycle racers in Bangkok earlier this week once again put the issue of parental responsibility into the public spotlight. Whenever minors commit crimes, parents are suddenly left being held to account. Not friends. Not schools. Parents alone.
AP Honda sees tepid sales
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 23/12/2014
» The motorcycle market is likely to grow by just 2-3% in 2015 as purchasing power remains weak, says AP Honda Co, the local distributor of Honda motorcycles.
Bye bye big stores, hello small stores
Jon Fernquest, Published on 09/04/2013
» Small & friendly stores along mass transit routes (selling food, consumer, health & beauty products) replacing controversial big stores (hypermarkets).
Thailand's orchid exports
Jon Fernquest, Published on 29/12/2011
» Thailand's orchid industry, hurt by floods, is on display at the Royal Flora Ratchaphruek in Chiang Mai. Important export market US focuses on quality & China on market control.