Bangkok’s expats received a major lifestyle boost this week with the launch of BRT, a luxury bus system poised to open up new neighbourhoods for accommodation and socialising.
The first route of the BRT – or …

Fuit vendor
After lunch, it is our routine to stroll over to the fruit vendor to pick up our dessert. We choose what we like and come back to the office with small plastic bags of …

Battle of the Year 2010 @ Emporium
On 6 May, the Emporium, one of Bangkok’s most exclusive fashion malls, became the arena for ‘B-Boy Battle of the year 2010’. Five-man break-dance teams each got 10 minutes …

When I first arrived in Bangkok, I stayed in Bang Lamphu, in the north west of Bangkok near the Democracy Monument. The MRT and BTS mass transit lines don’t go out there and – when …

Red and green traffic lights keep on changing, but the cars just wouldn’t move. Maybe the last time the cars moved was 20 minutes ago.

Thailand’s yachties are looking for official help to speed up Phuket’s transformation into the world’s top yachting playground

Buyers are booking more Bangkok condos, with Thais increasingly driving the market, the latest figures from Raimon Land reveal

An ex-CEO of Samsung is checking out the fairways in Bangkok and Pattaya with $30-50 million to lay out on 18-hole golf courses

The tactics of the red-shirted protesters in Bangkok are even puzzling Thais, but musician and novelist Somtow Sucharitkul provides some clues

In Pattaya real estate, ‘treasure is still waiting ahead’ and prices will rise 5-10% this year, says a leading player in the city’s property market

The Thai government is set to respond to the property industry’s call for extended perks for buyers

Finland is set to build a retirement home for its people in Phuket

The martial art of Muay Thai is set to raise its profile in 2010, propelled by a government initiative and gathering interest from international regulators

Thailand’s capital of fun is preparing its challenge for the world speed-dating title