Tag: Chinatown
Bangkok’s Chinatown Celebrates Chinese New Year with Reduced Incense Burning
BANGKOK, Jan 28 (TNA) – Chinese-Thai residents flocked to Bangkok’s bustling Chinatown district on Chinese New Year to pay their respects at temples and shrines, [Read More…]
Massive Fire Erupts in Yaowarat, Bangkok’s Chinatown
Bangkok, Thailand – On Saturday, July 6, 2024, a devastating fire broke out in the heart of Yaowarat, Bangkok’s renowned Chinatown. The blaze, which started [Read More…]
Sluggish business in Bangkok’s ‘New Chinatown’
Dubbed the “New Chinatown” of Bangkok, Pracharat Bamphen Road, dotted with Chinese hot pot restaurants and shops, is seeing sluggish trade and the closure of [Read More…]
Prayut tours Bangkok’s Chinatown on Chinese New Year Day
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha led key members of the United Thai Nation Party (Ruam Thai Sang Chart) on a tour of Chinatown, to visit Thais [Read More…]
Bangkok Yaowarat Market Lively ahead of Chinese New Year
BANGKOK, Jan 20 (TNA) – Shoppers of Chinese descent on Friday flock to Yaowarat, Bangkok’s China Town to buy food and other items used in [Read More…]
Thais warned against becoming foreigners’ nominees in certain businesses
Thai people who allow their names to be used by foreigners as nominees to open businesses reserved for Thai nationals may face prison terms of [Read More…]
Vegetarian Festival Starts in Bangkok’s Chinatown
BANGKOK, Sept 26 (TNA) – The vegetarian festival started at the old Yaowarat market as most consumers understood the rising prices of vegetarian foods. The [Read More…]
Big-bike confiscated and rider fined for dangerous driving in Bangkok
A motorcyclist has had his Harley Davidson bike confiscated and been fined 5,300 baht by Pathumwan district court in Bangkok for dangerous driving. The 27-year [Read More…]
