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Last Seating: Trader Vic’s Maitre D’ Retires After 57 Years
EMERYVILLE, California — She's worn a gardenia in her hair every day since she started working in 1960 at Trader Vic's, the legendary home of mai tai cocktails.
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1 Million Thai Teens Suffer From Depression: Official
BANGKOK — Thailand may be known as the “Land of Smiles” but an estimated 1 million teenagers suffer clinical depression, many of whom are going untreated, said the nation’s chief mental health...
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See 2018’s First ‘Supermoon’ Tonight
BANGKOK — Look at the sky tonight and you might see 2018’s first and biggest moon.
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Lido Lost, But So Long Scala? Apex Silent on Theater Fate
BANGKOK — Two endangered theaters in the heart of the city have rumored dates with the wrecking ball this year, and their owner is silent on a denial by the university landowner it is to blame.
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Dusit Thani Bangkok Postpones Closure Until January 2019
BANGKOK — An iconic five-star hotel in Bangkok postponed its date of closure until next January. The Dusit Thani Bangkok will remain open until 2pm of Jan. 5, 2019, said hotel developers Dusit Thani...
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Curtain Call: Lido’s 50 Year Run to End in May (Photos)
BANGKOK — One of two independent cinemas in the heart of the city will close forever later this year, just a few days before its 50th birthday.
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Potent Precipitation Punishes Bangkok
BANGKOK — Don’t feel too bad about being late this morning – you weren’t the only one.
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Thailand Seizes Large Elephant Tusks Worth Over $450,000
BANGKOK — Thai authorities have seized 148 kilograms (326 pounds) of African elephant ivory, including three large tusks, worth around 15 million baht ($469,800) from a Bangkok airport.
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Three Years of Excuses Later, BTS Still Not Accessible
BANGKOK — The BTS Skytrain remains inaccessible to commuters with disabilities three years after the courts ordered City Hall to install elevators, and a class-action suit remains in administrative...
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Here’s a Map of Which BTS Stations Are Accessible
BANGKOK — Two years after a court-ordered deadline for all BTS Skytrain stations to be made accessible to wheelchairs, we wanted a clear picture of what work has been done. We went out and traveled...
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Masks On: Bangkok’s Mystery ‘Fog’ is Heavy Smog
BANGKOK — Don’t be fooled by the grey mass obscuring the city these past few days. It’s not fog.
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Bangkok’s Air More Toxic Than You Think: Greenpeace
BANGKOK — Bangkok’s air, which has been choking on unusually thick smog for days, is actually more toxic than thought.
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Makers of Banned Films Ready Arthouse Theater For Bangkok
BANGKOK — The husband-wife team behind a banned film is opening their own indie movie theater in the heart of Bangkok which aspires to be a rare bloom in a cultural desert.
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All-Star Junta Scandals Take Field at TU-CU Match
BANGKOK — A university football match became the talk of town Saturday for action off the field: a pre-match satirical parade.
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Bangkok Eyes Burning? Residents Advised to Get Good Masks
BANGKOK — Throats are sore, breathing is labored and eyes itching in Bangkok, where the air has been fouled to “unhealthy” levels, according to monitors.
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That’s Nasty: Spotlight Shined on Filthy Bangkok Air (Video)
BANGKOK — Whorls of thick dust in the air at Lumphini Park visible in a widely shared video clip has stoked further fears about Bangkok’s air pollution crisis. Facebook user Pidech Ponpipat on Monday...
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Why Bangkok’s Fun is Ending at Midnight Again
BANGKOK — It’s Friday night. A group of friends finishes up at Havana Social in the Nana area at 1am and shares a cab to a Thonglor bar that doesn’t get going until the wee hours. Instead of finding a...
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Fewer Water Bottle Cap Seals Starting in April
BANGKOK — Starting in April, bottles of drinking water will no longer come with plastic seals over them.
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Bangkok Declares War on Fried Banana Vendors (Again)
BANGKOK — Fried banana vendors and their customers in the old quarter are in trouble if the city makes good on threats to fine them.
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Send in the Queens: Thai Queer Culture Gets Drag Makeover
A skinny man with a stylish high fade walks in holding two tall Long Islands. He hands one off and sips the other. He is M.
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