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Founder of Silom’s Bangkok Screening Room discusses the last days of the indie cinema and the future of film

As one of the city’s last hubs for indie flicks and film geeks readies to shut for good, we sat down with one of its founders to find out what went down, look back at their greatest moments,...

3 days 4 hours ago

movies

These film photos show Patpong as a shell of its former self

Bangkok nightlife has been knocked flat on the mat since Covid-19 swept across the globe. We visited Patpong to document the state of the notorious red light district a year after the pandemic forced...

3 days 9 hours ago

city living

BK is hiring!

Writers, editors: hit us up.

4 days 9 hours ago

city living

10 fusion restaurants that won’t make you cringe

Fusion food gets a lot of hate, but it doesn’t have to be that way

1 week 5 days ago

restaurants

Let’s talk about sex: How taboo-breaking Bangkok is challenging Thailand’s strait-laced views

Despite its reputation as a free-wheeling never-never land, Bangkok doesn’t necessarily have a healthy relationship with sex. But that could be changing.

1 week 6 days ago

city living

Here’s what it’s like to live in Thonglor’s serene Sukhumvit Sois 36-38

Why life is better than ever on the wrong side of Sukhumvit.

2 weeks 3 days ago

city living

Survey Says: Win stays at Koh Samui, Pattaya and Phuket

We have some insane prizes up for grabs, but first you have to answer the following questions.

2 weeks 6 days ago

things to do

Craft beer group takes matter into own hands, submits detailed reopening proposal

Drink and time limits, bans on toasts and dancing, and no sharing glasses.

3 weeks 2 days ago

nightlife

Image: Lights off at the Bangkok Screening Room

The Bangkok Screening Room is closing at the end of March

Bangkok loses one of its only remaining independent cinemas.

3 weeks 4 days ago

things to do

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How to spend 24 hours in Silom and Sathorn like a local

From stylish coffee shops and generations-old hole-in-the-wall restaurants to swanky bars and art galleries, the twin neighborhoods have it all.

3 days 7 hours ago

city living

Made by Legacy to return this March by the riverside

Vintage shoppers, rejoice!

5 days 9 hours ago

shopping

The booze is back: alcohol will be back on the table in Bangkok by next week

A very lengthy “dry January” is finally ending.

6 days 4 hours ago

nightlife

Revitalize your mind and body at this swanky IV drip bar

Forget hybrid workouts, superfood smoothies, or skin lifting facials.

1 week 2 days ago

health

Backpack the world with this new exhibition featuring rare large format photography

Stoke your inner traveler.

1 week 2 days ago

things to do

This Asoke hideaway bar has reopened as a Prohibition era-themed ice cream parlor

Qream on.

1 week 3 days ago

restaurants

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11 of Bangkok’s best places for croissants

Everyone is losing their minds for croissants right now.

1 week 6 days ago

city living

This couple is taking Bangkok’s plant-based movement to new heights

Green is good.

2 weeks 3 days ago

health

New BTS station opens in Sathorn, fare hike on pause for now

A busy week for the BTS.

2 weeks 5 days ago

city living

This Chiang Mai coffee roaster is upgrading your canned coffee

2 weeks 6 days ago

restaurants

Carnival’s latest drop will make you want to go glamping

Travel like a boss.

3 weeks 2 days ago

shopping

Image: Jay Fai in Action / Finn Partners

Jay Fai wins the annual Icon Award from Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants

The street food legend notches another accolade.

3 weeks 2 days ago

restaurants

A Thai-directed movie wins big at the prestigious Sundance

And it's a first for Thai flicks.

3 weeks 4 days ago

movies

Bangkok’s newest ice skating rink is also part of an art museum

And it’s very, very pink.

3 weeks 5 days ago

arts

Soul Food Mahankorn has been a Thonglor favorite for more than 10 years / Image: Soul Food Mahanakorn

Soul Food Mahanakorn announces indefinite closure amid Covid-19 second wave

Bye for now, see you again soon.

3 weeks 6 days ago

restaurants

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Anyone can apply to grow hemp in Thailand starting right now

Let there be hemp!

1 month 7 hours ago

health

Here’s why Ratchaphruek might make you swear off inner-city living

Perhaps the poster boy for Bangkok’s rapid gentrification in its outer reaches, Ratchaphruek is growing faster and faster each month. From modish cafes, bustling community malls, and sprawling...

1 month 2 days ago

city living