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Street food at a crossroads
News, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 13/10/2025
» Street vendors and food stalls have long defined Bangkok's urban rhythm -- sizzling woks, plastic stools and the hum of late-night chatter form an inseparable part of the city's identity. To locals, they are the pulse of everyday life; to visitors, a culinary adventure.
New hawker centre to open in 2026
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2025
» The Lumpini Park Hawker Centre will be ready to open early next year, according to the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
The human toll behind your seafood
News, Claire Kietduriyakul, Published on 02/08/2025
» The next time you are at a restaurant and considering the choice of fish or shrimp, spare a thought. The seafood on your plate may come at quite a human cost.
Rescuing a foodie paradise
News, Supoj Wancharoen and Pitchayangkul Wongjanakool, Published on 17/06/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is pressing ahead with plans to redevelop Banthat Thong Road into a creative district and premier street food destination.
Diner refuses to pay VAT, causes scene at restaurant
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/06/2025
» A customer heatedly refused to pay VAT on the bill at a ramen restaurant in a Bangkok petrol station and tried to storm out without paying - only to be stopped by other diners.
Food lovers' magnet on life support as Chinese lose appetite
News, Sooksodsai Sooksomchitra, Published on 04/06/2025
» Once an unremarkable 2.5-kilometre stretch tucked behind Chulalongkorn University and the National Stadium in Bangkok's Pathumwan district, Banthat Thong Road has, in recent years, transformed into a buzzing food haven -- only to now face a dramatic downturn.
First as tragedy, then as farce: that's Trump
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 03/03/2025
» Hegel wrote that "all great world-historic facts and personages appear twice." It was Karl Marx who said that Hegel forgot to add that these repeating events happen "first as tragedy, then as farce." You know, like Adolf Hitler and Donald Trump.
Divestment from Israel will not bring peace
News, Anne O. Krueger, Published on 27/05/2024
» The Oct 7 terrorist attack by Hamas has rightly generated enormous sympathy for the people of Israel, especially given Jews' history of persecution, culminating in the Holocaust. But the plight of civilians in Gaza since the attack is horrifying as well. Both sides need to support an immediate cessation of hostilities, followed by good-faith efforts to address the underlying issues.
Italy agrees to promote two-way gastronomy and tourism ties
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/10/2023
» Thailand and Italy have agreed on a plan to jointly promote gastronomy and tourism between the two countries, while Italy in particular has expressed a wish to invest more in Thailand's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), said Nalinee Taveesin, the new Thai trade representative, on Sunday.
Consumer scams cost B140m in July
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/08/2023
» Online goods and service purchase scams, particularly ones involving fake restaurant reservations, cost more than 140 million baht in damages to consumers in July, the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau (CCIB) warned on Sunday.