Thailand
Hajime Robot Restaurant: Good food, dancing robots, what more could we ask for?
Tuesday, August 3rd, 2010CNNGo August 2, 2010 — Among mankind’s many pastimes these days, eating meat and watching robots dance must surely rank among our favorites. But what would happen if the two were combined? Bangkokians can now rejoice for the answer is neatly tucked away on the third floor of the Monopoly Park plaza in Rama 3.
Hajime [...]
Slain Newsman’s Sister Vows to Uncover Truth
Friday, July 30th, 2010The Irrawaddy
By MATT CROOK
JULY 30, 2010
As criticism mounts of the Thai government’s response to the deaths of two foreign newsmen during recent political violence in Bangkok, the sister of slain Italian photographer Fabio Polenghi says she will not give up the search for the truth behind her brother’s death.
“I don’t really care about how it [...]
Tracks on, rocks off at these 11 buzzing Bangkok pubs
Monday, July 19th, 2010CNNGo July 19, 2010 — Kurt Cobain once said, “If it’s illegal to rock and roll, throw my ass in jail.” While we wouldn’t want any CNNGo readers to end up behind bars for rocking out, there’s a lot to be said to for a night full of beats, bass and riffs [...]
72 Hours Amazing Thailand — Phuket
Sunday, June 20th, 201072 Hours Amazing Thailand — Phuket (link)
Governments called to account on human trafficking
Thursday, June 17th, 2010BANGKOK, 17 June 2010 (IRIN) – Southeast Asian governments added to the US State Department’s human trafficking watch list must bolster efforts to prosecute and convict traffickers, activists say.
Thailand, Vietnam and Laos all slipped in their efforts over the past year to tackle human trafficking, according to the US State Department’s latest Trafficking in Persons [...]
Villa Zolitude
Thursday, June 10th, 2010Wrote all content for the website of Villa Zolitude.
Thailand’s premiere dance fest has grown by leaps, bounds and beats
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 11, 2010 — When Thailand’s first international dance music festival drew a crowd of 4,000-plus in 2008 the vibe couldn’t been spoiled even when headlining DJ David M got caught up in the moment and bawled his eyes out in front of the packed arena. In 2009, about 8,000 people saw Faithless’ Sister [...]
Bangkok books that bring the city to life
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 8, 2010 — Walk into any English-language bookstore in Bangkok and you get the impression every foreigner who ever visited wrote a novel based on his or her experiences.
The truth is most of these “experiences” led to an endless parade of prostitutes, ladyboys and beer bars causing bookshelves to heave under the weight [...]
Bangkok’s Bear-Garden bares all
Friday, April 2nd, 2010CNNGo January 6, 2010 — Bear-Garden is a made-up phrase used to describe a “pretty messy room,” says Somsiri “June” Sangkaew, who records her experimental pop shenanigans under the moniker. While the name of Panda Records’ quirky star may be unfamiliar to many, Bear-Garden has been making deliciously off-beat pop tunes for almost a decade.
“I [...]
The decade’s top 10 head-scratching moments
Friday, April 2nd, 2010To the outsider looking in, Bangkok is a hodgepodge of oddness, a city full of curiosities lurking around every corner. But the less things make sense to befuddled outsiders, the more normal they appear to locals. It’s been an eventful decade in Thailand, so join us as we look back at 10 of the strangest [...]