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Stepping back in time
Life, Published on 12/04/2018
» To celebrate Songkran, CentralPlaza Pinklao will take visitors back in time to witness the charm of ancient Thai cuisine and the history, art and culture of the Rattanakosin era during the "Tassana Rattanakosin" fair from today until April 16.
Keeping the faith: No stopping Nana clan
News, Published on 17/02/2018
» Ever wondered why there's a BTS Skytrain station called Nana? What about Sukhumvit Soi 4 going by the same moniker? Meanwhile, foreign tourists like to be shocked by Nana Plaza, one of the most famous red-light districts in Bangkok that adopts the same family's name.
Govt prepares big event in remembrance of HM the late King
News, Post Reporters, Published on 19/11/2016
» The government plans to host a big event in remembrance of His Majesty the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej next Tuesday and is urging the public to do the same.
'Underused' bike lanes in city's sights
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/12/2016
» Deputy Bangkok governor Amnuay Nimmano has proposed to retire underused bike lanes in Bangkok as they cause traffic congestion in some areas and several lanes are occupied by other vehicles.
Still Songkran-crazy
News, Prangthong Jitcharoenkul, Published on 16/04/2016
» There was no let-up in the action on the last day of Songkran on Friday, and across the country water was still being thrown about with abandon as Thais and visitors tried to forget the worries of drought days ahead.
Ministry orders protection of traditional cure wisdom
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2015
» The Public Health Ministry has ordered the protection of Wat Pho's Thai traditional medicine wisdom that is inscribed on 380 pieces of stone at the temple.
Drive away bad luck in Hua Hin
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 24/09/2015
» From Saturday to Sunday, the annual "Merit Making, Boat Procession, Floating Bad Luck Away" festival will be held on the beach near the Chao Mae Tubtim Shrine on Naresdamri Road in downtown Hua Hin.
Fish pulled from New World pond
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/01/2015
» Workers from the Fisheries Department and Phra Nakhon district are moving about 3,000 fish out of Bangkok’s condemned New World shopping centre where they have swum around for more than 10 years.
Modern-day cure-all
Muse, Published on 25/10/2014
» Phasinee Yanotai's great-grandfather was a Thai traditional medicine doctor, concocting herbal drugs for the sick. Living over a century apart, the two never met. But that isn't stopping Phasinee from reviving his practice, which saved a number of lives during its time.
Baraku operators complain their livelihoods are up in smoke
News, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 08/09/2014
» Baraku or shisha service operators at pubs and restaurants along Bangkok's busy tourist streets are outraged over the National Council for Peace and Order order to ban the import of the Middle-Eastern style hookah pipe, a device used to smoke baraku, a tobacco-type product.