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Lap of luxury

27 July 2017

James Chambers reporting from Bangkok: The president of Sansiri, one of Thailand’s largest residential developers, explains why foreigners are flocking to Bangkok to buy up his properties.

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Mall content

19 June 2014

Bangkok has been rife with demonstrations and rebellion for months. But even after a coup the city’s businesses push on. Monocle reports from the concourse of the region’s most daring retail venture to date.

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No. 1 lady detective

17 March 2009

Forensic scientist Porntip Rojanasunan is loved by the Thai public for her fearless exposing of corruption in high places – and also for her unconventional dress sense.

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Future in stores

18 November 2021

Thailand’s Central Group dominates the country’s retail scene with department stores and shopping malls, and is now moving across Europe, reviving and revivifying traditional outposts from Italy to Berlin. The conglomera…

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All Thai-ed up

23 February 2017

From deli chains to department stores, wealthy Thai business owners are buying up foreign companies to expand their empires and increase profits. What’s next on their shopping lists?

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Cutting a dash

23 May 2013

Hectic, hot and chaotic, Bangkok is the steamy backdrop for our fashion story. Stay cool on the run across town and take everything the city can throw at you in your stride.Men’s stylist Takeharu SatoWomen’s stylist Mariko…

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Travel

Bangkok

Bangkok is not a city that’s off the beaten track. From backpackers to businessmen, this complicated and unconquered capital has attracted travellers for centuries. It’s a place of complexity, known as much for its polit…

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Garden city

19 May 2015

EmQuartier is the sparkling centrepiece of Bangkok’s new luxury retail district. Its visionary CEO tells Monocle why it’s more like a movie blockbuster than a shopping mall.

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Chef Kittichai

25 April 2013

The son of a greengrocer who sold food on the streets as a child is now one of the world’s top Thai chefs. Ian Kittichai shares his ‘last meal’.

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Package tour

20 October 2016

A Thai style of graphic design is slowly emerging from an identity crisis, powered by pioneering creatives and a new breed of CEOs who are modernising their products.

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Keeping it local

21 January 2015

When relocating from the US to Thailand, the couple behind design practice Studiomake decided to take the best ideas from the nation’s provincial architecture to use for their own home-cum-studio.

B 2015

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Give a dog a home

14 May 2015

Marking a shift away from high-rise mall culture is community-focused dog sanctuary The Barkyard Bangkok, which has set about adding bite to Thailand’s retail scene.

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Bangkok call-in

17 June 2008

From putting expectant mothers in touch with midwives to finding you a snake-catcher, Bangkok’s ‘quality of life’ radio station RDCK provides a lifeline in a city where public services are haphazard at best.

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Fresh beat

23 May 2013

J-pop and K-pop, step aside: Thailand’s indie scene is taking to the stage with a new wave of young bands doing their own thing – and doing it well. Monocle signed up for front-row tickets.

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Radio

The Voyager - Episode 5: Bangkok

16 September 2015

Nolan Giles welcomes you to one of Asia’s most exhilarating cities. Each week Monocle 24’s new travel programme takes you beyond a great city’s tourist traps and well-known spots to give you an insider’s view of the very…

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