Thailand

Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids

Meet Bella Lee, the Singaporean Devoting Her Life To Counselling Thai Kids

How a tumultuous childhood led her to dedicate her life to a Thai orphanage.

by Kimberly Lim August 18, 2023

Chatuchak Market: Breaking Even or Going Broke

Lifestyle

Chatuchak Market: Breaking Even or Going Broke

After a day of exploring Chatuchak, it would not be a far stretch to call it a ghost town.

by Phobthum Yingpaiboonsuk January 18, 2022

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History & Heritage

The Khan Bowl: Relying on Songkran to Survive Cultural Extinction

The Khan Bowl: Relying on Songkran to Survive Cultural Extinction

The future of the Khan hangs loosely on the precipice of the annual Songkran festival. Is that enough to save it from cultural extinction?

by Pavaphon Supanantananont

April 16, 2022

Sex & Gender

Bangkok’s Most Macho Governor Candidate Learns What LGBTQIA+ Means

Bangkok’s Most Macho Governor Candidate Learns What LGBTQIA+ Means

Rarely do we see politicians and public servants talk to the LGBTQ+ population in Thailand or Asia for that matter. The RICE team convinced the incumbent Governor of Bangkok, Associate Professor Chatchachat Sittiphan, to take a night stroll on Khaosan Street at night with a Drag Queen party in t

by RICE

April 10, 2022

Lifestyle

Of Monkeys & Men: An Uncomfortable Truce in Lop Buri Thailand

Of Monkeys & Men: An Uncomfortable Truce in Lop Buri Thailand

Although an attraction for tourists, for locals in Lop Buri, living with thousands of monkeys is but a bitter fight for survival.

by Worranit Kiatcharatchot

February 26, 2022

Homeless in Bangkok — When COVID-19 Drives You to the Streets

Homeless in Bangkok — When COVID-19 Drives You to the Streets

Our writer spends 24 hours with homeless street dwellers in Bangkok to understand the circumstances that brought them there.

by Phobthum Yingpaiboonsuk

February 21, 2022

Immigration

The Great Bangkok Migration — Stories from Mo Chit Bus Terminal

The Great Bangkok Migration — Stories from Mo Chit Bus Terminal

Ordinary Thais share their motivation for leaving Bangkok as they make their way through Mo Chit Bus Terminal on an annual exodus of migration.

by Saowaluck Chueakham

February 7, 2022