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Bangkok taxi passengers being taken for a ride
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/06/2019
» The Department of Land Transport in Chatuchak was abuzz last Monday when 30 taxi drivers converged on the complex, holding placards protesting the impending legalisation of Grab taxi service.
Thais brighten Aussie oasis
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/08/2018
» There's nothing like a challenge from a cynical sibling to plunge yourself into a new adventure.
'Deaf' Western beggars deserve a right earful
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/12/2017
» There has been a commotion this past week in the media over the appearance of two attractive young Westerners begging for money at an intersection in Klong Toey in Bangkok. Just four days ago, the Bangkok Post published a photograph of one of them, a woman, clutching a bunch of Thai flags and trying to flog them off car window to car window. There was a man as well.
Lady parking: the work of the devil
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/08/2017
» UK Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is toying with the idea of women-only train carriages. The idea is to stem the rising tide of female harassment in public places after British Transport Police reported a rise in sexual assaults on trains.
Street food purge leaves a bitter taste
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/04/2017
» Living in Bangkok is like winning the lottery; it's surprising how many relatives and friends, and children of estranged friends, come out of the woodwork at holiday time. I have international visitors visiting me regularly, dear reader. This is how I know, despite being allergic to seafood, precisely how long it takes for fish to go off.
More subversive than an ikea ad
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/07/2016
» On a recent trip to Mega Bangna, I had a brochure thrust into my hand.
A sense of imminence, coming soon
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/07/2016
» On a recent evening promenade down Rama IV Road, I happened upon this sign that stopped me in my tracks. I mark it as EXHIBIT A on this page.
SOS ... here comes EXO
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/03/2016
» How was your International Women’s Day? Mine was a shambles, thanks to 10,000 women.
Has the Age of Aquarius arrived?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/02/2016
» Back when I was a mere child there was a popular song heralding the Age of Aquarius. It came from the stage musical Hair, a product of the late 1960s calling itself a “Tribal Love-Rock Musical”.
Highs, lows and screw-ups
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/01/2016
» It is a long-held tradition for this column, in its last week of each year, to present awards based on the year’s highs and lows. I understand such reflections can be found in another seven columns of the Bangkok Post today and over the past week.