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Give a dog a home
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.
Asia
Elections to keep an eye on in Burma, Thailand and Japan, plus China’s ongoing strife in the South China Sea.
Mall content
Bangkok has been rife with demonstrations. But even after a coup, the city’s businesses push on. Monocle reports from the concourse of the region’s most daring new retail venture.
Expo 65 – Part 04: Chiang Mai
Chiang Mai has the best of both worlds: a laidback approach to life combined with enough vim and vigour for building work, academic advances and a lively music scene. But is its poise suffering?
Cutting a dash
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 stylistTakeharu SatoWomen’s…
Fresh beat
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.
Chef Kittichai
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’.
Two is company
In the latest in our ambassadors series, Monocle talks to the husband-and-wife team trying out the ultimate diplomatic job share scheme in the Thai capital.
