(2000 est. pop. 10 million). Bangkok is situated on the Chao Phraya River. It is both the capital and hub of the country; Bangkok's residents establish standards, outlook, dress, and physical comforts that are imitated, in varying degrees, by...

Beset by internal conflicts and divided by ideology, history, religion, and culture, various countries in Southeast Asia came to recognize the need for some sort of cooperative grouping to deal with their unstable environment. Against the backdrop of...

Bangkok, known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon (pronounced [kruŋtʰeːp mahaːnakʰɔn], กรุงเทพมหานคร (help·info)) or Krung Thep (กรุงเทพฯ (help·info)) for short, is the capital and primate city...

Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair March 1-5, 2006 The organizers and exhibitors at the recent Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair reported brisk sales at the show held at IMPACT Exhibition & Convention Center. Official statistics recorded 32,757 visitors with high numbers of...

GAINING ENTRY INTO THE EVER-EVOLVING THAI CAPITAL'S "BOUTIQUE" GAY SCENE On the approach to the brand-new Bangkok International Airport, nee fields dotted with scattered temples and canals come into view. Nothing prepares you tor the urban mash-up to come. Oozing tropical heat, teeming...

Authorities detained 15 suspects, including some military officers, in connection with a string of New Year's bombings that killed three people and threw celebrations in the Thai capital into chaos, police said Saturday.Nearly 100 police officers and soldiers searched 18 locations around Bangkok and its...

At Bangkok's watery gates, Buddhist monks cling to a shrinking spit of land around their temple as they wage war against the relentlessly rising sea.During the monsoons at high tide, waves hurdle the breakwater of concrete pillars and the inner rock wall around the temple...