December 3, 2008 | Bangkok
Issue #264: Entertaining

#239: Bangkok's Best Laid Plans

A Shot of Manila

June 5th, 2008
A Shot of Manila

Try something different and hit up the vibrant capital of the Philippines. By Winnie Yeung (read more...)

Bangkok’s Best Laid-Plans

June 5th, 2008
Bangkok’s Best Laid-Plans

A handy checklist of urban development projects. By Saransri Prawatpattanakul, Grégoire Glachant and Nuttaporn Srisirirungsimakul, photos by Grégoire Glachant, Rapeepat Boonmongkolwat (read more...)

Drink Up Euro Style

June 5th, 2008

Booze and bites to accompany the football matches. By Mim Koletschka and Stephanie Roy (read more...)

Ella Ella, Eh Eh

June 5th, 2008
Ella Ella,  Eh Eh

You can stand under my umbrella. By Teeratorn Likhitphongsathorn

This little white number with black lace trimmings (B890, Mina Umbrella) is elegant yet not too flashy. Ideal for downpours or just take it to the park for picnics in the sunshine. (read more...)

Escape Routes

June 4th, 2008
Escape Routes

CHIANG RAI

High Living (read more...)

Hair Removal

June 4th, 2008
Hair Removal

Dear Mr. KIA: I started seeing this girl, we’ve been together for two months now and we’re planning a trip to the islands together. (read more...)

Last Week in Reality : 22 - 28

June 5th, 2008

22 THU

In Uthai Thani, an elderly man has gone without showering for 30 years. Poon Maliwan, 80, says every time he showers or uses water, he ends up falling sick and has avoided doing so for over 30 years. Poon lives alone in a small shack, but his friends and son bring him
his meals every day. (read more...)

Long Live Ms. Patty, Snooze Control, Keep It Under Control

June 4th, 2008

Long Live Ms. Patty

Acclaimed actress, dancer and director Patravadi Mejudhon is celebrating her 60th birthday (read more...)

News Quiz for June

June 6th, 2008

Here’s another chance for you to test your knowledge of current events. Pencils ready? (read more...)

Q&A: Panich Vikitsreth

June 6th, 2008
Q&A: Panich Vikitsreth

Panich Vikitsreth recently resigned as Bangkok’s Deputy Governor, but strong rumors that he may be the Democrat Party’s candidate for the top job show his continued commitment to the city. (read more...)

Q&A: Panich Vikitsreth

June 3rd, 2008

Panich Vikitsreth recently resigned as Bangkok’s Deputy Governor, but strong rumors that he may be the Democrat Party’s candidate for the top job show his continued commitment to the city. (read more...)

Q&A: Sarah Sutro

June 6th, 2008
Q&A: Sarah Sutro

Sarah Sutro brings the natural beauty of the Thai countryside to life in her latest exhibition, Palms and Landscape. See +art page 34. (read more...)

Q&A: Suthang Mun-udom

June 6th, 2008
Q&A: Suthang Mun-udom

One man’s junk is another’s livelihood. Suthang Mun-udom, 44, goes through the city’s sois collecting garbage that he can sort and resell to factories that will recycle them into gleaming objects of consumption. (read more...)

Timeless by Patravadi, Take A Nap, M-IG

June 6th, 2008
Timeless by Patravadi, Take A Nap, M-IG

Long Live Ms. Patty

Acclaimed actress, dancer and director Patravadi Mejudhon is celebrating her 60th birthday by launching her own fragrance—Timeless by Patravadi, a jasmine scented perfume. (read more...)

Where to Get Some Live Euro 2008 Action

June 4th, 2008
Where to Get Some Live Euro 2008 Action

DownUnder Sports Bistro

Sukhumvit Soi 23, 08-6807-1384. www.downundersportsbistro.com.This place attracts sports enthusiasts from all over the world with its 15 flat screens and gigantic projector. (read more...)

Chilli Chilli

June 6th, 2008

The buzz: The masterminds behind one of Siam Paragon’s few dining success stories, Chilli Café, recently launched a sister restaurant, Chilli Chilli. (read more...)

Parent nodes

Pool 13

June 6th, 2008

Opened: April 2008

The buzz: They call themselves a “pool lounge” so, you can count on shooting some balls. The twist is that the food is Italian. (read more...)

Parent nodes
Place: Pool 13

Bacco: Osteria de Sergio

If it isn’t obvious from the name of “his” restaurant that this Sergio chap has a lot of confidence, it’s certainly clear from the scale of this enterprise: there’s the semi-enclosed smoking area, which alone is bigger than some other restaurants, not to mention a small army of cooks and servers and valets shuttling cars between Bacco and no less than three parking (read more...)

Pong Lee

Set amid idling vans in a dim, bleak soi, Pong Lee is not in the most auspicious of locations. And yet, Pong Lee has stood the test of time thanks to a wealth of delicious Cantonese dishes that won’t break the bank. (read more...)

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New & Noted

  • New and Noted: Nov28, 2008

French invasion

Escape Routes

  • Escape Routes: Nov28, 2008

Year-end escapes

After Hours

  • After Hours: Nov28, 2008

Going Underground again

First Person

  • Q&A: Tony Jaa

He knows who he is

Scenestealer

  • Q&A: Sunaina Gulati

Rendezvous With My Alter