Asia Books are begging you for mercy with their Library for Kids charity sale. The bookstore is carrying three exclusive titles, Slaughterhouse Angels, The Gospel of Father Joe and Welcome to The Bangkok Slaughterhouse, published by the Human Development Fund (Mercy Center). (read more...)
According to the instructor of EasyKart.net, Rungyos Janyasomsakul (Noi), if you want to be a great go-kart racer you should start in the indoor circuit as the narrow track demands greater concentration and skill, “Go-karting is about practice, concentration and risk taking. (read more...)
This week, it’s an all-mall extravaganza. Let’s kick it off with the famous candles shop Karmakamet (CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Rd., 02-613-1397. Open daily 10am-10pm), which just opened up its first tearoom. (read more...)
In Sakaew, a high school student is kidnapped while shopping in a market next to the Cambodian border. Chokchai Chaengnam, 15, goes shopping at Rongklua market. A few hours later, his father Prachak Chaengnam, 45, gets a call from a Cambodian mafia gang, claiming to be border control officials, who ask for B20,000 in cash in return for his son. (read more...)
Dear Mr. KIA: I am a 26-year old accountant at my wits’ end. I got passed over for a promotion because my supervisor says I’m not man enough! What I really need are some kickass army threads to help me tap into my inner Rambo!—Soldier of Fortune(read more...)
It seems that visitors to Pattaya love to get excited, so this is a great spot for thrill seekers. Plan a weekend and get your heart pumping at these various places. (read more...)
The buzz: Looking to set itself above—literally—the rest of Bangkok’s girly-bar town, this elevated lounge and club offers views of Soi 2 without getting your hands (or reputation) dirty. (read more...)
As one of the four video clips with the most votes in the Reebok Search for YOURMOVE contest (www.reeboksearch4yourmove.com), Thailand’s national team basketball player, Kanisorn “Big” Wisutmitnakorn, along with the three other winners will now serve (read more...)
As the FBT Thailand BJJ & Submission Grappling Open rears its ugly head (Sep 27-28 at Futuremart, Rama 3 Rd., www.thailandbjj.com), we speak to referee and organizer Marc Simmerman about this brutally efficient martial (read more...)
After a decade in the business and on the eve of his latest film’s release, Queen of Langkasuka, the pioneering and prolific director shares his thoughts on making movies, the Thai film industry and the new wave of filmmakers. (read more...)
Returning to the Thai film scene after a stint directing overseas, Peter Manus (999-999 Tor-Tid-Tai, The Hive) presents his latest flick, Burn, which combines a heady mix of mystery, thrills, corporate conspiracy and spontaneous human combustion. (read more...)
Adapted from a short story by Clive Barker (Hellraiser) and helmed by Japanese director Ryuhei Kitamura in his Hollywood debut, The Midnight Meat Train is bound to please horror aficionados who have gone too long without a worthy spine-tingler. (read more...)
The most talked about (in the geek world, at least) game is finally here. Incorporating social networking and based on the rather odd premise of developing a single cell organism, Spore was first presented at game conventions two years ago and went on to win some major awards. Now, the drooling is over as Spore is finally released. (read more...)
Some individuals take their love of speed to extremes that see them breaking the law in the process. We managed to catch up with an illegal street racer, Khun X. (read more...)
This is Dick Cooper reporting for BFN, live from the war torn streets of Bangkok. For those who aren’t clear, that’s in Asia, that big clump of land west of San Francisco. From our position [sounds of gunshots] holed up in the besieged FCCC, we have been witnessing a desperate deterioration of the situation. (read more...)
The buzz: As the first international franchise of famous Japanese chain, Bankara promises to bring a taste of real ramen to the Bangkok palate. (read more...)
In Town vs. Out of Town Heineken is in the process of brewing a big foreign blood vs. local blood music face-off. They’ve finalized what really counts—a definite (read more...)
