JANAUARY 

- GREENDAY
The top international act of the year—14 years after their first visit.
- TRENDING: CUPCAKES
Hot on the heels of New York, Bangkok goes crazy for the petite cakes as Cream by Cafe de Tu, Cupcake Carrousel, Pandora and Hi-Tim join the fray.
- CULTURE ONE
Bangkok’s ONLY dance music festival (sorry, ZoomOut you don’t count).
- B1.2 million
The price of one GT200. By the end of January, questions are raised about the bomb detectors, which ultimately proved completely useless when finally tested properly. The army purchased over 500 units.

FEBRUARY 

- TRENDING: BEAUTY DRINKS
Packed with sugar and with no real health benefits, beauty and supplement drinks start to crowd our shelves.
- CNY+VD
Chinese New Year and Valentine’s Day fall on the same day. Cuddly pink tiger anyone?
- BOAT SHOES
- Red Storm Rising
The red shirts march peacefully through Bangkok, in Thailand’s biggest demonstration ever, marking the beginning of a two-month standoff that would end in bloodshed and the destruction of parts of downtown Bangkok.

MARCH

- NAK PROK
After being banned for three years, the movie about three criminals ordaining to escape the law finally hits screens.
- 100,000
Number of people who fall ill as a result of the smog in the Northern provinces. Things got pretty bad in Bangkok, too—then again, we’re used to polluted air.
- GEEK CHIC
- THAI KICK-OFF
A new season of the local football league kicks off to big crowds and big sponsors—the dawn of a more professional Thai Premier League.
- TRANSCOOL TOKYO
Finally the BACC gets something right with this truly “cool” exhibition mixing modern Japanese artists and Thai artists influenced by Japan.
- TRENDING:WINE
Wine Connection officially opens (along with K Village, Mar 26) and, soon, queues for a table are 40-minutes long. But it’s not just Wine Connection’s sub-B1,000, retail-priced wines. Siam Winery reports its sales doubled over the past few years and Pullman’s Wine Pub continues to be packed. 2010: the year wine went mass market in Bangkok.

APRIL

- TRENDING:#bullshit /#trustworthy
With increasing political polarization comes increasing dissatisfaction with traditional media both in and outside of Thailand. That, plus an appetite for minute-by-minute coverage of the protests sends Bangkokians running to Twitter for their fix of news.
- DESCENT INTO VIOLENCE
On Apr 8, a State of Emergency is declared. On Apr 10, red shirts and the army exchange fire at Phan Fah bridge, leaving 25 dead, including one Japanese journalist and five soldiers.

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