Day to day Archive

• A colorful wrapping for the Golden Mount (22-08-08)
  Wat Saket plays host to an annual festival during late October through mid-November. The event gets off to a colorful start since on the opening day, as Nida Tunsuttiwong discovers, worshipers carefully wrap the temple's Golden Mount in eye-catching red cloth.
• MRT: City subway service wins praise from users (22-08-08)
  The capital's MRT subway system took a while to catch on following its launch in 2004, although the ridership figures have improved significantly over recent years.
• 'If we build it, they will come' (20-08-08)
  
  
  'If we build it, they will come'
  In 2005, Bangkok Veterans Football League started with just four teams in its inaugural monthly tournament. This month, 24 teams will compete for the honors. Steve Thompson talks to Eralp Gullep ('EG'), the Turkish-Cypriot (from Norther Cyprus) founder of the league about his life in Thailand and the importance of building communities through sport.
• Street treats up for grabs around Khao Sarn (20-08-08)
  Pad Thai remains one of the best-known Thai dishes among foreigners. Youthapong Charoenpan heads to the Khao Sarn Road area to see whether or not budget travelers are being served up the 'real deal'.