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In BOWLING FOR COLUMBINE the director Michael Moore compares Detroit’s perchance for murder with Windsor, its Canadian counterpart across the river. The Motor City’s murder annual rate runs into the hundreds, while the mayor of Windsor couldn’t place the last violent demise for several seconds and then said, “Yes, it was two guys from Detroit. They got […]

Saudi Arabia banned Valentine’s Day as an anathema against the Wahabi sects strictures on love and romance. No flowers. No cards. No hearts. Or Else.
 
And ’or else’ in the Saudi Kingdom could earn punishments ranging from a stern lecture to a beheading depending on the temperment of the judges, who regard man and woman alone as a sin worst […]

http://www.bangkokeyes.com/
MIDNIGHT HOUR from this informative Bangkok-based website came out with a 2007 list of recently defunct clubs and entertainment venues.

Our favorite had to be the Prasithipol Dance Bar.
No one can put an exact age on the now-defunct Prasithipol Dance Bar, however it was in it’s heyday some fifty years ago.   Located in the then-Port & Customs area of […]

My first visit to Bangkok was in 1990. I stayed at the Malaysia Hotel on Soi Duplei. The trees were bordered by sylvan compounds and I played basketball at the military school next to the Lumpini Muay-Thai stadium. Patpong was a twenty-minute walk through small sois. The city retained the charm of its past, although […]

Bangkok Happiness Index has plummeted to 3.71 in comparison to 5.02 for national average. The present political unrest is causing stress, as families argue opposing views. My father would tell them. “Don’t watch the news. Never has anything good on it. That stuff makes you crazy.”

What makes a Bangkok man happy?
A bottle of Johnny Walker Black, his mia noi […]

Civic ambition combined with corporate greed sometimes create mega-projects boogling the minds of common man.
No more so as when the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) agreed to install closed circuit television (CCTV) cameras in a major shopping hub for the supposed public safety.
Against shoplifters?

No, even worse. Shoplifting terrorists.
The Bangkok governor signed with the Ratchaprasong Square Trade Association to […]

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of living.” Sam Johnson
The same could be said for most big cities and by big cities I mean New York, Paris, Rio, and Bangkok, but certainly not LA.
Each has their attractions.

Times Square, the Eiffel Tower, and Cocacabana Beach are all fine and good, however 42nd Street is […]

This weekend Bangkok’s Dome restaurant atop State Tower will be the setting for one of the most luxurious dinners in recent history. Places for the 11-course banquet can be had for a million baht or $29,000 and so far 15 guests have reserved a seat at the table. Six international chefs from around the world will be preparing […]

The Thai Prime Minister announced Bangkok will have two international airports with the re-opening of Don Muang aka Don Ho. Suvannabhumi or Cobra Swamp International will continue operations, while investigators try and unwind the tangle of corruption which has lead to too few toilets for passengers and Thai Air officials alike. Repairs to the new […]

Two days ago the Old Roue telephoned from Bangkok. Sirens were in the background. His voice was stressed. “You hear that?”

“What’s happened?” I thought his building might be on fire.
“I don’t know but there’s a large plume of smoke coming from beyond Silom.” His voice was stressed like he’d breathed too much helium.
It was lunch […]