• OPINION

  Thai-Style Xmas

  Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 24/12/2021

  » Despite the fact that a majority of the Thai population claim to be Buddhists, they go all out to celebrate Jesus Christ's birthday every year. Even though they may not be aware that it's his birthday and Xmas isn't even an official holiday despite all the lights and Christmas trees that pop up across the country. I've gone down Bangkok Post's archive (Xmas pun intended) to present a few quirky and local twists on the worldwide holiday. While they may not be unique to Thailand, they are definitely memorable. Merry Christmas, everyone!

• OPINION

  Possibly time to look on the bright side

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 07/01/2018

  » Having just about scraped through the Year of the Chicken, here we are seven days into 2018 and wondering what's in store during the Year of the Dog. It probably won't be all that great, but we'll leave the gloom and doom to the experts. Let's just hope it's a least a bit more enjoyable than the past couple of years which have really been quite awful, and almost of an annus horribilis nature.

• OPINION

  Thailand through the looking glass

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/01/2017

  » Well, here we are on the first day of a brand new year. It is customary at this time for newspaper columnists and other bores to predict what's going to happen in the world in the coming 12 months. Let's just hope it's a bit more cheery than the past year, which has been quite awful.

• OPINION

  Animal welfare key to Dusit Zoo move

  News, Editorial, Published on 12/08/2018

  » At the end of this month, Bangkokians will bid farewell to Dusit Zoo, as the final curtain falls for the site, treasured by many not just as a recreational edutainment place, but also as a vast green space in the heart of the capital.

• OPINION

  Dusit Zoo should become a park

  News, Editorial, Published on 10/12/2017

  » With a new land plot given to the Zoological Park Organisation by the palace, the country will soon welcome a new bigger zoo. The land, which was among nine plots bestowed to the government by His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn last month, is located in the Klong 6 area of Pathum Thani's Thanyaburi district.

• OPINION

  Creatures great and small, bless them all

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 02/09/2018

  » At the end of this month Dusit Zoo, better known as Khao Din, is shutting its gates after 80 years. Its 1,300 residents are moving to temporary accommodation in six provincial zoos until their new home opens in Pathum Thani in another three years. Moving can be quite a traumatic experience for animals, and we wish them all well.

• OPINION

  Overprune is overkill

  News, Postbag, Published on 23/03/2016

  » Soi Rang Nam, one of Bangkok's greenest streets, just became the victim of a shocking branch-cutting campaign by the BMA.

• OPINION

  Betting on bugs can be bit of a gamble

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 25/10/2015

  » The most important news last week was undoubtedly a dramatic police swoop on a beetle fight in the northern province of Phrae. The eagle-eyed cops were so pleased with this successful raid they even held a press conference in which they announced to crime reporters that they arrested three men, confiscated two beetles and seized the grand sum of 100 baht, allegedly used for gambling purposes.

• OPINION

  Postbag: Nan doesn’t need a mosque...

  News, Published on 01/02/2015

  » “Northern mosque a test of tolerance” (Spectrum, Jan 25).

• OPINION

  Sometimes you just have to queue up

  News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 22/06/2014

  » The mad scramble at some of the free showings of King Naresuan 5 at certain cinemas in the past week shows to what lengths people will go in their current pursuit of “happiness”. Some ladies were even spotted running the wrong way up escalators in their efforts to get a precious freebie. The last time such mayhem was witnessed was when they announced the buffet was open at a recent hotel wedding reception, prompting a stampede worthy of The Charge of the Light Brigade.

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