Thai-Irish director wins the race to turn the astonishing Thai cave rescue story into a film Whether it came from his Irish Catholic father and the years spent at a…
Joe’s Bangkok
Award-winning writer Joe Cummings created the first Lonely Planet Thailand guidebook and later became deputy editor for the Bangkok Post magazine and his perspectives on all things Bangkok and Thailand
Mono Returns
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media September 9, 2019Monumental Japanese post-rock band Mono returns to Bangkok with a new album and a new drummer Mono, who manages to sound 10 times bigger than their four-piece membership might suggest,…
Coronation of Rama X
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media May 17, 2019On May 4, 2019, Thailand’s King Maha Vajiralongkorn received his official coronation as Thailand’s constitutional monarch. For most Thais, this coronation is the first in their lifetimes. His kingship was…
Bowing Out with Grace
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media March 4, 2019An iconic hotel bids farewell before returning in a different but familiar form. How often do hotels organise events to celebrate their closing down? None that I know of, yet…
Wat Pak Nam
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media January 10, 2019A Royal wat and the origin of the Dhammakaya Movement, Wat Pak Nam remains one of the most revered temples in the city. Photos by Joe Cummings At the beginning…
A Day at the Stadium
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media October 10, 2018The highs and the lows of the Thai Premier League. The Port Authority of Thailand (PAT) Stadium is only a 12-minute walk from the Bangkok Post building, where I worked…
Leave the Night On
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media August 31, 2018A stable of Joe’s steady, non-trendy, favourite Bangkok nightspots Anyone who knows me knows that I like to go out at night in Bangkok. A lot. Probably more than is…
Treasure Hunting
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media August 12, 2018To celebrate all things food-related in this issue, here are some of my favourite ‘hidden’ Thai food joints Bangkok easily ranks among the top five cities in the world for…
Cool Isaan
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media July 31, 2018Buoyed by the Tourism Authority of Thailand’s latest campaign, all eyes are looking north of the Kingdom to the once sleepy region of Isaan Isaan eventually works its way into…
Khruangbin
posted by Joe Cummings /CPA Media July 16, 2018Flying under the influence The band Khruangbin came together over a common love of 60s and 70s Thai funk, electric molam, and ‘Shadow music’, Thai bands influenced by British instrumental…