Intrepid shooter Tim Russell documents an endangered Bangkok community I interviewed Tim Russell nearly two years ago while researching a story on Port FC, one of Thailand’s longest-established premiere football…
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
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Artist Navin Rawanchaikul explores the roots of Thailand’s Indian community The first time I met Navin Rawanchaikul was a decade ago in Chiang Mai when he was preparing a multimedia…
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…
Monumental 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,…
On 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…
An 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…
A 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…
The 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…
A 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…
To 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…
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