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A bumpy ride
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 26/12/2016
» A benchmark of a developed city is when everyone, and not just the poor, take public transport. Bangkok still has a lot to do even though 2016 has seen several developments in the continual effort to improve our public transport. We have new GPS in buses and sparkling new canal boats and trains. Meanwhile, a trial run of water transportation in Klong Padung Krung Kasem has been launched.
Mastering Scrabble or mastering English?
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/08/2016
» A major Scrabble tournament at the MSI World Championships in France will take place at the end of this month, and a couple of Thai contestants will attempt to win it.
Making the city greener
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 16/05/2016
» It is probably a concrete jungle that the people of Bangkok feel most at home with. But that's no longer the case specifically in the eastern part of the city, thanks to Pa Nai Krung -- literally forest inside the city -- which has recently become an environmental landmark in the area.
Stronger together
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 18/11/2015
» Bangkok hosts the One Young World Summit from today until Saturday, with over 1,300 delegates from around the world. We talk to the young Thai leaders who will join the conference to propose their ideas on how to make the world a better place.
The music collector's paradise
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 07/10/2015
» Instant access and portability fall at the heart of the music business in this digital era. But of course, the vinyl has staged a spectacular comeback over the last seven years, in the US, Europe and Thailand as well.
Welcome to the Hotel Bangkok
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 03/07/2015
» As a city that receives 25 million visitors a year, Bangkok abounds with hotels. The majority of them are new, gleaming and built according to the latest design trend — imposing structures with a lot of glass. Hidden in the shadows of modernity, however, are hotels that seem to be trapped in time, voluntarily or not. Wrestling with the changing decades and urban development, a number of hotels in Bangkok have maintained their quaint appeal and their existence today tells stories about Thailand's economic development, the Cold War era and the time when the city first began to receive mass tourism in the second half of the 20th century.