Leader Prayut Chan-o-cha may follow in Indonesia’s footsteps after floating idea as a way to tackle overcrowding Thailand could be the next nation in south-east Asia to relocate its capital after Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hinted such a move could be a “possibility” under his government. Taking inspiration from neighbouring Myanmar and similar …
At a Bangkok bistro, one pot of beef stew has been cooking non-stop for more than 45 years. Leftovers are always better the next day. Or, in the case of Bangkok restaurant Wattana Panich, the next generation. The giant pot of neua tune, a beef stew popular in the Thai capital, has …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, edged out Paris and London as the world’s most popular city to visit, according to a survey released on Wednesday, welcome news for Thailand after worries over a drop in foreign arrivals. People have fun on a beach during sunset at Ko Kut island …
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Southeast Asian leaders opened a two-day summit in Bangkok on Saturday, though it was unclear what progress their 10-country group could make on disputes in the South China Sea and the plight of ethnic Rohingya fleeing Myanmar. Police officers stand outside the venue of the 34th ASEAN …
Purifiers by firms such as Sharp, masks by 3M in high demand Startup monitoring app racked up millions of Bangkok users Every time Bangkok fruit seller Veerachai Roopsuwanakul tries to buy an air purifier, he gets the same response: “Out of stock.” “We never imagined the air could get so …
BANGKOK — The monsoons are no longer lashing Bangkok, in that soggy season when my sons sometimes have to wade through waist-high floods to get to soccer practice. So why did I get soaked last week, as I walked along a major avenue in the Thai capital? The liquid, which …
Toxic smog in Bangkok has forced more than 400 schools to close for the rest of the week, to protect children from its harmful effects. Thailand’s capital city is experiencing some of its worst-ever air pollution levels, caused by ultra-fine dust particles known as PM2.5. Traffic exhaust, construction works, burning …
BANGKOK (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – Activists and urban planners are demanding that Bangkok city officials scrap a planned riverside redevelopment project they say will hurt river dwellers and increase the risk of flooding. The 10-billion-baht ($425 million) project envisions a seven-km (four-mile)-long elevated promenade along either side of the city’s …
WE hear a lot about rising sea levels associated with climate change and the dangers this can pose to coastal areas and island nations such as the Maldives. But we hear less about the dangers posed by some of the world’s biggest cities actually sinking at the same time, many …
LATE last week, Bangkok saw the launching of biggest and swankiest mall the country has ever seen. Situated alongside the iconic Chao Phraya river, the US$1.6 billion Iconsiam is the latest massive mall and megacity to complement the Thai capital’s busy shopping scene. With the aim of attracting 250,000 visitors …
THAILAND is seeing an increasing number of Chinese property buyers who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual or transgender (LGBT). According to Bangkok Post, the LGBT Chinese look to Bangkok and Phuket to buy condominiums to live in as they feel more welcome in these cities. Carrie Law, chief executive of Juwai.com, …
A FEW cities in the world are sinking ten times faster than sea levels are rising: Venice, New Orleans, and Bangkok. This is largely due to a combination of subsiding land due to human activity and rising sea levels caused by global warming. “Land subsidence and sea level rise are both happening, and they …