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Japanese surfer/photographer Ken Yashiro believes if you're happy with what you're doing, you're doing it right. It has been more than a decade since a country boy from a coastal village in Chiba, Japan, decided to move to Bangkok to pursue a career in an advertising agency. Yashiro is known…

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Firms offer to guarantee seats on Betong flights

Businesses in Betong's tourism sector will guarantee to fill 60 seats on every Nok Air flight bound for the newly-opened airport if the airline agrees to drop round-trip fares from Bangkok to 5,000 baht, the Betong Tourism Association said on Thursday.

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Hermès brings pop-up gym to Bangkok

With creative flair, the Parisian luxury brand Hermès is challenging the fashion world in the post-pandemic era by opening a new gym, HermèsFit, where everyone can join in a fit, healthy and lavish lifestyle and also experience the house's fantastic range of accessories as well as silk materials. A few…

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BMA to decide on Songkran

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will on Monday consider whether to allow water-splashing activities on Khao San Road during Songkran, as requested by business operators.

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Netflix actor Papangkorn 'Beam' dies in his sleep

Thai Netflix actor Papangkorn "Beam" Lerkchaleampote was found dead in his bed, in a condominium building in Bangkok, on Wednesday evening. He was 25.

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Bangkok governor resigns, to contest city election

Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang on Thursday announced his resignation and plan to run as an independent in the city gubernatorial election expected in May.

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Dems pick Prinn to direct polls

Prinn Panitchpakdi, a deputy leader of the Democrat Party and head of the party's economic team, has been picked to oversee the party's operations for both the Bangkok governor and the city council elections.

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Aswin to quit as governor on Thursday

Incumbent Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said he will tender his resignation on Thursday so that he can run in the city's gubernatorial race, expected in May.

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Designing a better future

Due to the rapid pace of Bangkok's urbanisation other neighbouring provinces, including Pathum Thani, have also grown. Two urban design projects focusing on Thanyaburi district in Pathum Thani are included in the exhibition "Transforming Thanyaburi: Creative & Innovative Urban Futures In Pathum Thani" on view at 6060 Arts Space. "Transforming…

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Light festival to revive Bangkok's old town

The "Awakening Bangkok 2021/2022" will bring back energy to the neighbourhoods of Charoen Krung, Talad Noi and also Soi Nana of Chinatown, from Friday to April 3 from 5-11pm.

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Aswin to resign as Bangkok governor Thursday

Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said on Wednesday he will resign on Thursday, reaffirming his intention to run in the gubernatorial election tentatively set for May 22.

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Join in the joys of Korean weddings

The Korean Cultural Center is hosting a traditional Korean wedding for the first time in Bangkok, allowing everyone to enjoy the customs and costumes, at Korean Town, Sukhumvit 12, on Friday at 11am.

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See the city differently

Bangkok Art and Culture Centre invites everyone to ponder the issues surrounding our city and its environment during "City Adaptation Lab!" and "Paradise Lost" which are being held on the 7th and 8th floor, until April 24.

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High-speed rail expropriations get green light

The cabinet has approved a bill to expropriate land in five provinces in the central region for the first phase of the Thai-Chinese high-speed railway project that will link Bangkok to Nong Khai.

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TST tipped to field Sita for city poll

The Thai Sang Thai (Thais Build Thais) Party led by veteran politician Khunying Sudarat Keyuraphan is fielding former government spokesman Sita Divari as its candidate for Bangkok governor, according to a party source.

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Airlines bullish on Kolkata, international flights get ready for take-off

KOLKATA: Air India is reintroducing its flights to Kathmandu, launching flights to Hong Kong and increasing frequency to Dhaka. AirAsia India is set to connect Bagdogra with Bangkok. In addition, it has plans to introduce flights to Kathmandu, Dhaka and Abu Dhabi from other airports in the region.

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Watch artisans in action

Alexander Lamont, a leading contemporary design brand based in Bangkok, will celebrate the beauty and sophistication of the decorative arts with an open door event, "Craftsmanship Re-Imagined", at its newly-open gallery at Warehouse 30 on Charoen Krung 30, from tomorrow to Sunday.

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AUDACIOUS Opens Medical Cannabis Clinic In Southeast Asia

AUDACIOUS (OTCQB: AUSAF) and Thai-based partner Golden Triangle Health have partnered to open the first Herbidus Medical Center in Bangkok. Herbidus is among the first clinics in Asia that can prescribe cannabis for medical treatments in compliance with the law.

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Focus on public transit access

Despite Bangkok having the most extensive public transport network in the country, its buses, trains and boats are becoming less accessible to many people, especially the poor and physically challenged.

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Hundreds go kayaking to boost canal tourism

Some 200 people on Sunday gathered on the Thon Buri side of Bangkok, west of the Chao Phraya River, to go kayaking along canals and promote eco-tourism in the country.

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In defence of the Yank chimney-sweep

A Londoner who lives in Bangkok has made a spirited defence of Dick Van Dyke's much-maligned cockney accent as a chimney-sweep in Mary Poppins, which was mentioned in last week's column.

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Bangkok-bound bus overturns in Korat, six hurt

NAKHON RATCHASIMA: Six passengers were injured when a Bangkok-bound interprovincial passenger bus overturned in Non Sung district in the early hours of Saturday.

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Betong operators seek Nok Air deal

Tourism operators plan to offer Nok Air a guarantee of 75% on seat bookings and want to negotiate with the airline to slash airfares in order to resume operations at Betong airport by April 1, targeting Malaysian arrivals via land borders who want direct flights to Bangkok.

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B70m in fake cosmetic products seized

Police have seized about 70 million baht worth of fake cosmetic products bearing the names of 18 brands during a raid on a house in Bangkok’s Suan Luang district.

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BMA starts courting Grey Line investors

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is seeking private companies interested in investing in its Grey Line monorail project as construction is due to begin in 2026.

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