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Discover the charm of Chinatown at Yao Young Yiam event
Life, Published on 27/11/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to discover the enduring charm of Yaowarat, Bangkok's legendary Chinatown, during "BEM Happy Journey 2025: Yao Young Yiam", which will take place at MRT Wat Mangkon Station (Exit 1 & 2), from tomorrow to Sunday, from 1pm to 8pm.
Everything all at once
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 08/11/2025
» Bangkok is often described through its heat and rhythm, but it's easier to notice what doesn't move. Outside, the air ripples, motorbikes weave and heat sticks to skin. But, stepping inside, everything stops at the glass. The air turns cool, predictable. Music hums softly from invisible speakers, escalators glide as though the city never sweats. Here, you can eat, shop, exercise, unwind and never once face the weather. It's Bangkok, distilled: frictionless and fluorescent.
Going long on fish sauce
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 25/10/2025
» You notice it first by accident. A faint, familiar salty-sweet scene sneaks out from a kitchen vent in the East Village, sharp enough to cut through New York City's winter air. It doesn't announce itself, yet you know it instantly -- fish sauce. Somewhere between the bodegas and brownstones, Bangkok has quietly found a place to breathe.
Bangkok Climate Action Week kicks off with a photo exhibition
Life, Published on 24/09/2025
» To mark the first Bangkok Climate Action Week, Asai Bangkok Chinatown is holding "From City To Sea" to connect Bangkok audiences with nature at the hotel's Courtyard, 4th floor, from Sunday until Oct 15.
Feel-good Filipino movie screens at CentralWorld
Life, Published on 15/09/2025
» Crying Ladies, a feel-good movie from the Philippines, will be screened as part of the Contemporary World Film Series at TK Park's Auditorium, 8th floor of CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, on Sept 27 at 3.30pm.
'Awakening Song Wat' brings art to the street
Life, Published on 12/08/2025
» Song Wat Road, the historic street in Bangkok's Chinatown, is being illuminated with digital light art at night during "Awakening Song Wat 2025" which is running daily from 6pm to 11pm until Sunday.
Black Pearl Restaurant Guide boosts Bangkok’s culinary prestige
Life, Published on 29/04/2025
» As global tourism rebounds, particularly with the resurgence of Chinese out-bound travel during the upcoming May Day holiday, the influence of trusted culinary authorities is proving more significant than ever. Leading the pack is the Black Pearl Restaurant Guide, renowned for its cross-cultural insight and growing global footprint, underpinned by Meituan’s advanced data analytics and expert-led evaluations.
Wacoal opens innovative space in Chinatown
Life, Published on 14/04/2025
» Wacoal introduces "Wacoal Yaowarat Space", which is not just a contemporary lingerie boutique but also an art cafe located in Bangkok's Chinatown area.
Where to celebrate Songkran in Bangkok
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 11/04/2025
» Bangkok might be rather empty as most people prefer to go upcountry during Songkran. However, the city will not be lonely this long holiday as many shopping malls, temples and tourist attractions have prepared a string of grand celebrations and fun activities to make Songkran in the city as fun as ever. Here are some recommended events for revellers to check out.
Paradise lost
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2025
» In Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes' beguiling travelogue set in 1917, a British diplomat in Burma journeys across Southeast Asia, hopping from country to country, to avoid an encounter with his fiancée. Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a colonial officer who, struck by an inexplicable premonition or a case of cold feet, decides to flee Mandalay just before his sweetheart Molly (Crista Alfaiate) is due to arrive. He boards a ship to Singapore, then a train to Bangkok -- it derails on the way, but still makes it -- and onwards to Saigon, Manila, Osaka and Chongqing. Molly, pursuing him, would repeat a more or less similar route.