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Mall or nothing: Bangkok’s shopping centres are on the up and up
Thailand’s malls are rarely just about retail: they’re places in which to socialise, eat, work out or cool off. Their success rests on their ability to offer a fresh take on an established model.
Onion – The Mansion: The latest outpost of a fashion retailer born of a musician’s side hustle
Step into Sorasak ’House’ Chanmantana’s multi-label Bangkok shop Onion.
How The Lobb Club became Bangkok’s coolest tennis hangout
Five friends on holiday in Spain took inspiration from Mallorca’s courtside social scene and translated it into a future Bangkok institution.
The clinic selling ‘scientific wellness’ in the heart of Bangkok
Bangkok Dusit Medical Services is fast becoming a global leader when it comes to “scientific wellness”. Monocle visits the Lumphini neighbourhood clinic to glimpse what a true picture of health looks like.
Bangkok’s urban oasis, Lumphini Park, turns a new leaf at 100
As Southeast Asia’s finest urban green space celebrates its centenary with a series of events and upgrades, it remains a vibrant microcosm of the Thai capital.
Even buzzing Bangkok feels flat when the spark is missing
If you follow this column with some degree of commitment you’ll know that I have a pretty set travel circuit. While some cities come and go (not so much Los Angeles, New York or…
To see the real Bangkok, head to Lumphini Park at 06.00
This century-old park is a microcosm of the Thai capital and ideal in the early hours – there are few better places to exercise, get breakfast or start your day
Ten reasons why a Bangkok base is hard to resist
Are you someone who spends a lot of time doing the north-south Asia circuit (mostly for work, occasionally for pleasure), has never lived in the region but always finds themselves playing the “but if…
Shone Puipia is the brand connecting with the world on a personal level, one design at a time
A riot of colour, patterns and experimental elements is on display in the collections of the Thai fashion designer.
