Bangkok Informer

Every year between the 13th and the 15th of April people of Thailand celebrating their New-Years day called “songkran”. Because the dry season is over and th…

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Bang Khun Thien Museum, on the Thonburi bank of the Chao Phraya River, is located in a district with the only seafront in Bangkok and preserves the history of communities as old as Bangkok. Full News here – Bangkok Legacies blog

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The court said the plaintiff had presented convincing evidence, including video clips and a vibrator she said was used to penetrate her.   BANGKOK – A Bangkok Criminal Court has sentenced Private Detective Thanachart, Wiwatthanachart to 50 years in prison and his wife to 10 years as an accomplice for their roles in a sadistic [...]

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Bangkok’s budget is tiny not only in absolute terms, but also relative to the tax revenues the city contributes to the national coffers   BANGKOK – In a city with all the problems of Bangkok—from floods to creaky infrastructure—politicians prefer to grab voters with sweeping generalities rather than detailed promises. With an election for Bangkok’s [...]

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By Andrew Batt DDProperty.com Bangkok’s riverside is gaining in popularity for its waterfront lifestyle and scenic views, according to Knight Frank Thailand. The company noted that many luxury hotels, high-rise condominiums, and corporate towers have risen on both sides of the river in Bangkok, making the area a prime spot for development. Statistics show that [...]

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Suvarnabhumi Airport in Bangkok was the most Instagrammed location in the world this year with over 100,000 filtered snaps taken there. The second most popular location to take photos with the app was also in Bangkok: Siam Paragon mall. This should come as no surprise to Thailand social media watchers – three locations in Bangkok [...]

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We’ve talked a lot about New Year’s these past couple weeks. Not that we hold any particular enmity towards 2012, but all the same, we’re excited to welcome in a fresh beginning. Or maybe we’re just excited for an arbitrary date on which to party ourselves into incoherence. Whichever. It seems like most of Bangkok [...]

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On to the next year-end list! This has been a groundbreaking year for culture in the Big Mango, with probably the most notable event being Lady Gaga’s mega-show at Rajamangala in May. Several other big musical acts came throught as well, including Maroon 5, Sting, and Elton John. Let’s hope the trend continues in 2013. [...]

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It’s the most wonderful time of the year, folks! Time for self-reflection, re-evaluation, and most importantly, lots and lots of year-end “best of” lists. This has been our first full year in existence here at Coconuts Bangkok (we launched in October 2011) and it’s been a pleasure to serve you, dear readers. We’ll try not [...]

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At 9PM yesterday, police officially opened Bangkok’s fourth Safety Zone on Soi Nana Tai. The Safety Zones are intended to ensure the safety of tourists and reduce the number of crimes. Full News here – News update

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of W Bangkok, marking the brand’s entry into the Thai capital. Travel Daily Media Located at the intersection of Sathorn and Narathiwas roads, next to Chong Nonsi BTS skytrain station, the new hotel is contained within a modern, 31-storey glass and steel tower, but also includes a [...]

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Read more about my evening celebrating Loi Krathong at MatadorNetwork.com. Article: “You just don’t get that “feeling” spending Thanksgiving away from home” matadornetwork.com While lamenting that he will miss Thanksgiving with family, Evan discovers Thailand’s Loi Krathong, a festival whose name means “to float”. So he goes out to celebrate and see what it’s all [...]

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We have been following the attempts by the Sports Authority of Thailand to bring the Formula 1 World Championship to Thailand  in 2014 and even possibly to the streets of the capital Bangkok. From the first concrete declaration to bid for a race in March and the estimated costs in July and motorsports’ exhibition equivalent to All-Star Weekend, [...]

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Ratchadamnoen Avenue, an old road in Bangkok, has several attractions that are steeped in history. Here’s a city guide for your tour of this famous road on your next Bangkok holiday. Full News here – Bangkok Legacies blog

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Stephan Zlotescu must be on some pretty strong shit. You’d probably never heardof him until today, but the rising American filmmaker is building a whole lotta buzz for a short film he just released called “True Skin” that envisions Bangkok’s future as a robot-filled cyborg dystopia. The seven-minute film looks like it was shot in [...]

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