Front Palace

Photographer :  Jelliline Auerkarn Place : Bangkok Thailand Front Palace or Wang na is the colloquial name for the residence, person and office of Krom Phra Rajawang Bovorn Sathan Mongkol, which was the Siamese monarchy's equivalent of the viceroyal office of Uparat until the end of the nineteenth century. The office-holder was considered second only to the…

Erawan shrine after Bombing

Bangkok bomb-hit Erawan shrine reopens

The shrine in Bangkok which was hit by a deadly explosion on Monday reopened to the public on Wednesday.
At least 20 people died and scores were injured in the attack on the Erawan Shrine, a Hindu site which is also popular with Thai Buddhists.

Talad Noi

The old Talad Noi community has a long, proud history to match the 220 glorious years of Bangkok’s existence. Historical records show that at the same time the ground-breaking for the building of the capital began in 1782, the first settlers of Talad Noi were setting up homes where the community now stands, next to Yaowaraj Chinatown in Samphanthawong district. Originally an ethnic Chinese community, Talad Noi is the original home of some of the country’s most influential business clans, including the Sophonpanich, Chokewattana and Chearavanont families. As with most other parts of Bangkok, modernisation has changed much of its oldest community’s original appearance and atmosphere.