British car manufacturer Land Rover is finally rolling out its latest SUV model, the all new Range Rover. This fourth generation model keeps to its previous design: simple yet strong, like an iron cube. This city tank does get an upgrade in the form of fiercer headlights (identical to the Evoque)...
On Feb 14, a same-sex couple attempted to register their union at the Bangrak district office—unsuccessfully, of course. This marks the latest move by the Sexual Diversity Network (SDN) to push forward a bill to grant marriage rights to same-sex couples in Thailand. Hearings are under way by...
It’s crackdown season! With the Mar 3 gubernatorial election looming, cops have never been so busy. They are pouncing on mini-van drivers for parking illegally, not having driving licenses and being obnoxious punks. They’re not too happy about people parking along Rama 4 Road either....
The “Bangkok Elevated Road and Train System” (BERTS), a.k.a. Hopewell, a.k.a. the Hopeless Project, was scheduled to be up and running by 1995. Way before we even had a BTS, Hopewell was to run above existing railways and include both a highway and a mass transit railway all stacked on...
If there’s one thing that keeps Bangkokians up at night it’s surely a deep-rooted concern for those visitors and residents who choose to spend their time in the salubrious tourist hubs of Soi Cowboy, Patpong, and Nana Plaza. Thankfully, we can all rest easy now, as the police have taken...
There are more than 949 Rohingya illegal migrants detained in Thailand in heavily overcrowded police facilities. (They’ve been fleeing Myanmar because of violent ethnic clashes there, with their government mostly supporting Buddhists over the Muslims.) The Central Islamic Council of Thailand...
Deputy Transport Minister Prasert Chanruangthong is asking the cabinet for a miserly B64 billion check to build a swanky new 196km highway from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima. (This has clearly got nothing to do with thanking Northeastern voters for their Pheu Thai loyalties, or making sure they can...
To start the New Year off on the right moral track more than 2,000 taxi drivers in Bangkok pledged not to refuse good service to passengers as part of a campaign called “Taxi Jai Dee” instigated by the Royal Thai Police. The volunteer cab drivers vowed to only charge fares on the meter...
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration knows the best way to voters’ hearts is through their paranoia. In a bid to show they’re looking after us, BMA spokesperson Wason Meewong said the BMA’s Department of Traffic and Transportation will add 20,000 CCTV cameras to Bangkok’s...
It’s been a long, much-hyped wait, but it's probably been worth it; the 407-room W Bangkok (www.whotels.com/bangkok) finally unveiled its completed look early this month. The futuristic design from SODA Thailand (Hilton Pattaya, Le Fenix) is befitting of Starwood Hotels & Resorts...
