Prince Theatre Bang Rak

by Andrew J Wood: Secret Bangkok – Chic Bang Rak and the Historic Prince Theatre

BANGKOK: When I first arrived in Bangkok in 1991 I worked in the Bang Rak area at the Shangri-La Hotel. So let me share a secret – around Charoen Krung Road (which literally means New Road) is a favourite venue of mine and Bang Rak is served by the BTS skytrain which is just a […]

Person Running at Thailand Pride Festival 2023

Thailand PRIDE Festival 2023: Celebrating LGBTQI Rights in Bangkok

In late November 2023, Bangkok hosted the Thailand PRIDE Festival 2023, an event underscoring the growing visibility and importance of the LGBTQI movement in Thailand. This festival occurred amidst discussions in the Thai Parliament about the Marriage Equality Bill. This is expected to highlight a pivotal moment in Thailand’s journey towards greater LGBTQI rights. Organizers […]

Coconuts News Bangkok

Coconuts Closing Its Doors

The beloved news website Coconuts will be closing its doors. The media company that has entertained Thais, Expats, and people from all over the region, has announced they will stop their operations after more than a a decade in the business. This has come as a sad surprise to their readers who have spent countless […]

People cheering at Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter Grand Opening

Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter Grand Opening:

Bangkok, 24 November 2023 – Bangkok witnessed a momentous event in its cultural landscape with the grand opening of the Jim Thompson Heritage Quarter. This landmark occasion marks a significant step for the Jim Thompson brand in its journey to become the first iconic global lifestyle brand from Asia. The event was not just a […]

Tesla Car in Bangkok

Tesla Model Y in Thailand: Touring Thailand in an Electric Vehicle

As a conscientious and ecologically aware, ‘temporary’ visitor to Thailand, of just 17 years… I recently embarked on my first long-distance tour of Thailand in my relatively new Tesla Model Y Performance. Having had the car now for a few months I felt that, although still a novice, I was up to a long-distance journey […]

Thailand clean air network

It is undeniable that we are now facing an air pollution crisis with particulate matter at levels exceeding limits that are deemed safe for human health. This situation is likely to deteriorate over the years. The situation of toxic air quality is not just an issue in Bangkok, but across the country, particularly in Northern […]

Thank you Hatari and no thanks to Lotus’s

I want to share with you a situation where one of my stand up fans from Hatari malfunctioned and how responsible Hatari were as a manufacturer and how totally useless and irresponsible Lotus’s Hua Hin in Market Village Hua Hin was. I have had these first class stand up fans, with a remote control box, […]

Our Soul is for the Benefit of Mankind

Every time I pass by the entrance of Prince of Songkla Univeristy, I see this sentence on the gate frame: ‘Our Soul is for the Benefit of Mankind’. And I always think that I’d like to kiss that person who came up with this idea as a welcome note. In fact, for me it is […]

Three career changing paths

So, you’ve made up your mind! You want to quit your lame job and start pursuing what you really love and are passionate about. But it is a bit scary to make the leap. You’ve told yourself that it’s going to be alright, but until you make sure that your new passion will start bringing […]

Lesley Naylor

We are speaking today with Lesley Naylor, author of the new book ‘The Land of Trees’ by Leonard H. Le Blanc III When did you first come to Thailand? First trip was in 2010. My partner (he had already fallen in love with Thailand and been visiting for years) and I made the three hour […]