In my most recent Gridskipper dispatch, I take a look at True Urban Park, a Web cafe (and much more) in Bangkok’s Siam Paragon mall.
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Elsewhere: Selected recent stories
Over the Water, on a Private Island in Cambodia [WSJ Scene Asia]
Despite Floods, Thailand Poised for Tourism Record [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Repairing Ayutthaya’s Ancient Temples [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Floating Lantern Festival Continues Despite Thai Floods [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Thai Flooding Raises Dilemmas For Travelers [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Another Bangkok Zoo Gets Hit By Flooding [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Will Bangkok’s International Airport Stay Dry? [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
Confused About Thailand’s Floods? Watch the Whales [WSJ Southeast Asia Real Time]
A Phuket Villa on the Sea [WSJ Scene Asia]
Where to Get Caffeinated in Thailand [WSJ Scene Asia]
Muslim insurgency in Thailand's restive south heats up [Christian Science Monitor]
No. 1, Naturally [WSJ Scene Asia]
Where to Carb-Load in Bangkok [WSJ Scene Asia]
Thailand: Is Yingluck a win for women's rights? [GlobalPost]
Thailand’s landmark election: What comes next? [GlobalPost]
Former ‘King of commercial sex’ turns anti-corruption crusader [GlobalPost]
Molecular Masala [on WSJ.com and in print edition]
On a Quest for Bangkok’s Best Burgers [WSJ.com]
Starting From Scratch: Fund-Raising Lessons Learned in Singapore [Chronicle of Higher Education]
8 things you might not know about Pantip Plaza [CNNGo.com]
Twitter.com/newley
- Bloomberg: "Thai Leader’s Plan to Redraw Constitution Threatens Discord." Worth a read. http://t.co/9H0WUic6 9 hours ago
- Malcolm Gladwell: "Drinking Games: How much people drink may matter less than how they drink it." http://t.co/yev7nnEs 10 hours ago
- Web meme focused on the opposite of the dreaded #fail videos: "PEOPLE ARE AWESOME." http://t.co/ob2A1AI5 CC @anildash 11 hours ago
- "The Best Movie Posters of 2011," featuring one for Thai director Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Uncle Boonmee": http://t.co/0RB7uxyl 2012/02/07
- Bangkok Post: Navy chief says Thai group pushing for royal insult law changes should stop: http://t.co/iRGCdd0B 2012/02/07
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- Bloomberg on Pheu Thai’s Proposal to Rewrite Constitution
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- Thammasat Univ. Rector Says He’ll Ask for Rethink on Ban
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- More on Thammasat, Lèse-majesté, and Free Speech
- Thammasat Bans Lèse-majesté-Related Gatherings on Campus
- Thailand Government and Twitter Censorship
- Fashion Commentary from Yingluck’s India Visit
- Thailand’s New 50 Baht Note
- 8 Links
- Two Economics-Related Stories Worth Reading: the iPhone Economy and the Emergence of Dual Gilded Ages
- NY Times on Thailand’s Supply Chain Issues Following Floods
- STRATFOR: “A Hezbollah Threat in Thailand?”
- Details on Thailand Cabinet Reshuffle from AP
- TIME: “Vague Terrorism Alert, Arrests Put Bangkok on Edge”
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