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  • TRAVEL

    Thailand Winter Festival set to kick off

    Life, Published on 16/11/2023

    » The "Delightful Colours Of The River, Loi Krathong Celebrations 2023" will light up the waterways to mark the beginning of the Thailand Winter Festival, which also features the Amazing Thailand Marathon Bangkok, Vijit Chao Phraya, and Amazing Thailand Countdown and Amazing Thailand Passport Privileges.

  • BUSINESS

    Thriving on passion

    Asia focus, Published on 12/10/2020

    » Sometimes all it takes to find a career calling is a little spark of curiosity. Lothar Pehl is living proof that if one continues to nurture this spirit of inquiry, it could turn into the passion of a lifetime.

  • LIFE

    Step into the mud

    Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/05/2020

    » The late morning Sun was almost unbearable. It was about 10.30am when I arrived at a water chestnut farm in Wang Yang District in Suphan Buri. It was my first one-day trip after the lockdown measures were eased last week.

  • THAILAND

    Loved to death

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/10/2018

    » In March, Thai authorities ordered the temporary closure of Maya Bay on Phi Phi Leh Island for the first time since 1999 to halt the environmental damage caused by too many tourists. A month later the Philippine island of Boracay, one of the world's most famous beach destinations, was closed for the same reason.

  • OPINION

    City clean-up is becoming a waste of space

    News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/05/2017

    » In just three years, a number of pavements and public areas in Bangkok have been reclaimed and tidied up, thanks to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's (BMA) "clean-up campaign", which was backed by the military regime. But whether these spots really serve the needs of Bangkok residents remains in doubt.

  • THAILAND

    Khao San, Yaowarat skirt BMA's ban on street food

    News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 20/04/2017

    » Street food will still be allowed on certain parts of Khao San Road and Yaowarat Road, two tourist magnets, despite a newly revealed plan to ban street vendors from the capital this year, City Hall said yesterday.

  • OPINION

    Strangling the life out of Bangkok streets

    News, Mark Hughes, Published on 27/03/2017

    » Great cities have a way of defining themselves in often quirky ways. Beijing, for example, has rows of tiny shops selling identical items right next to each other, if you can spot them through the smog. The Left Bank in Paris is home to cultural, art and fashion street riches. Hong Kong has its roadside fishball sellers. London has its pub closing-time street fights, Brussels has its open-air chocolate markets and Zurich, well Zurich has its ultra-cleanliness.

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