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.

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

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

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

Thailand’s second New Year celebration – Chinese New Year – falls on Valentine’s Day and tourism bosses hope it will revive China’s affection for the Land of Smiles

The influential property consultant CB Richard Ellis says foreigners are once again snapped up Thai real estate, with 2010 also bringing a surge in launches

Property prices in Thailand’s capital are on track for a good year as buyers shift from neighbouring markets while new supply dwindles

Bangkok’s 50 claims for the title of the world’s greatest city have been assembled by CNN

Thailand’s capital still reigns as the No.1 destination for foreigners in Thailand, according to survey by Bangkok University.
The source of this finding might not sound impartial, but its sampling of tourists’ opinions fits with other …

An iconic Thai image of the mythical Naga is not quite what it seems…