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The flowers and plants that occupy the space under the "Hopewell piles" near Laksi district office in northern Bangkok bring a fresh look to the area, where an unadorned and now scrapped elevated rail project once stood.

When you travel to the pro­vinces in search of a genuinely local ­experience, one of the best ways to do that is to try the local food. But, be warned; you may have to forget the sights, sounds and flavours of the dining experience you are used to in Bangkok.

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"If I lay here/ If I just lay here/ Would you lie with me/ And just forget the world?" Honestly, it's hard not to automatically think of the devastating chorus of Chasing Cars whenever the band Snow Patrol is mentioned. To a great extent, the Northern Irish/Scottish quintet have American hospital drama Grey's Anatomy to thank for single-handedly popularising the song through one of the series'...

Travelling long distances overland has always captured the imagination and it seems the passion still remains. Three Land Rovers stopped over in Bangkok earlier this week in what is being called "The Last Expedition" which is taking on the more than 14,000km journey overland from Singapore to London.

Even though Thailand has bid farewell to the military regime under the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO), and now has an elected government, three disturbing developments over the past two days have reminded many of the time when suppression of freedom of speech was rampant under the NCPO. They have also sent a chill down the spine of the government's critics.

The Bhumjaithai Party has insisted it would submit a draft bill to the House this week to allow people to grow six marijuana plants at home.

The Northwestern Ohio men's golf team finished sixth Saturday at the Ohio Cup, a 36-hole event held at the Red Hawk Run Golf Course in Findlay.

When Occidental and Chevron started the bidding war to buy Anadarko this spring, analysts predicted that it was the beginning of a wave of consolidation in the largest U.S. shale basin, the Permian.   The true consolidation has yet to come, but since this spring, conditions have become more advantageous for Big Oil to take over smaller players in the basin in order to grow their position and production even more. Despite OPEC’s efforts to prop up the price of oil and despite U.S. sanctions taking... Читать дальше...

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A semiautomatic shotgun from Italian gun manufacturer Beretta, the compact 1301 comes with an 18.5-inch barrel and a four-round magazine

Home defense is probably the most stressful scenario a civilian gun owner could encounter. A crash or bump in the night, waking a homeowner up from an evening torpor or sound slumber, is a jarring proposition. Add to that a house or apartment full of family members for whom the homeowner is responsible... Читать дальше...

England coach Trevor Bayliss believes his team can reproduce the spirit of their remarkable comeback in the third Test at Headingley and at least grind out a draw.

When you think about locking your car doors, in most cases your biggest concern is keeping people from stealing items in your car—or the car itself. While that’s certainly a valid concern, one Reddit user brought up another important reason to keep doors locked: to keep kids out. More »

You may not expect a 2.5-ton, 1998 Toyota SUV to sneak up on you. But it’s preying on your naivety. It’s right behind you.

Khabib Nurmagomedov called Conor McGregor a “b******t guy” after beating Dustin Poirier at UFC 242.

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During the Utah Royals FC and Portland Thorns FC match, an alleged racist yelled racist comments at AD Franch. This is bad, folks.