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Hello boys, good news is that Hero will be reopening in the old premises on November 30th and the new name will be New Hero. If the member of the other forum gives his permission I will copy his post here with all the info.

NOTE -- Christianpfc has reported on several of the theaters, including the Phanom Yotin Rama pictured below (on same soi as 39 Underground sauna), described in this article. Excerpts from Khaosod English BANGKOK — Back in the golden age of cinema, more than 100 cinema houses beckoned audiences throughout the capital. But decades ago, as viewing became a private act, they faded away. Most were simply knocked down and replaced. Yet still, a few live on. Nearly invisible in the fabric of the city, they can be found in unlikely places, adapted to new purposes on the margins of society. “Stand-alone theaters used to be city landmarks and the only mass ent…

From Bangkok Post Travellers using Don Mueang have been advised to spare additional time to go to the airport due to the construction of the bridge linking the compound. Immigration Bureau spokesman Pol Col Cherngron Rimphadee on Tuesday advised travellers to allow more time than usual, or around three hours, to get to the airport. The advisory came after traffic congestion on Vibhavadi Rangsit Road outside Don Mueang since the closure of the bridge on Monday for renovation. The bridge will be demolished and a new one will be built in a nearby location to end the traffic bottleneck on the area. https://www.bangkokpost.com/news/general/1356387/don-mueang-users-war…

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Excerpts from GQ magazine No one does shopping malls better than Bangkok. The city is a sprawling, multilayered metropolis of endless energy, with skyscrapers slapped on top of old shophouses and small alleyways that weave through the city blocks like sidewalk cracks. Yet even with all the stark differences that the city highlights, there is something universally Thai about heading to the mall. Yet the nerve center of any Thai shopping mall is the food court. And while I’m sure there are people who will disagree with me, it turns out a lot of the mall food in Thailand is legitimately good, far better than the Sbarro and Hot Dog on a Stick you might find in America…

From CNN (NOTE -- The accompanying video says the price of one of the mid-size (250-square meter) units sells for over $5 million, unfinished of course. Penthouses come as large as 948 square meters.) The 3,200-square-meter (34,445 square feet) plot 98 Wireless stands on was previously home to a private house and horse stables. Sansiri acquired it for $36.4 million in 2010, and spent seven years and $270 million on constructing the 77 luxury condos, which were styled by Ralph Lauren Home furnishings. Split across 25 levels, the condos range in size from 119 to 245 square meters (1,288 to 2,642 square feet). Two penthouses of 553 square meters (5,952 square…

Japan's NHK news looks at Thailand's male-dominated business of cock fighting with an interesting twist. https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20171003194436652/

From Khaosod English BANGKOK — So much water is used for sex in Bangkok’s brothels that it is contributing to the gradual sinking of Bangkok, officials have warned. The capital’s massage parlors – a thin euphemism for commercial sex venues – are illegally pumping so much groundwater for bathing and rinsing they are adding to the subsidence that causes the capital to sink a centimeter annually into the ground, a hydrologist said Wednesday. The problem was so rampant a decade ago, groundwater department deputy director Aranya Fuengsawat said, there were serious concerns about land sinkage. Officials fined offending establishments, and the illegal use of groundwa…

From Coconuts Bangkok After Thai netizens got just a little too excited about a new Leo beer-pouring machine at a 7-Eleven store in Bangkok’s Chinatown this week, Thai officials had to intervene. A video of fresh draft beer being poured from the automatic machine went viral on the Facebook page “Thai Smile” earlier this week. See how the machine tilted the plastic cup for the perfect pour? And at just THB49 (about US$1.50) for a cup of the draft brew, it’s a tasty bargain. While most commenters obviously dig the awesome machine, the Office of Alcohol Committee traveled to the convenience store yesterday after receiving “complaints” from people that questio…

From Coconuts Ever been on a night out, drank far too much, then staggered home with a 7-eleven hot dog? Well we have the top 15 Bangkok alternatives that will surely tickle you’re taste buds. If you’re any kind of night owl, chances are that three meals per day are just not cutting it for you. When you stay out till midnight or later, you often need one more hot meal to make your daily gorging complete. And you have no excuse for going straight home since Bangkok is consistently rated as having some of the best food in the world. That’s where these restaurants come in handy. Serving up everything from pancakes to somtam to deep-fried insects, whether post-c…

Excerpts from Coconuts Bangkok (photo Pho Hai Mao facebook) They say all publicity is good publicity and that may be the case this week for dick-shaped waffle vendor Ketnita Prasertsomboon. Her waffles are exploding, going viral on social media as well as in the mouths of fans at Bankok’s Indy Market. Though lots of cute young Thais have been posting photos and videos of themselves licking, eating, and loving the waffles, not everyone is a fan of the sexy, cheeky treats, reported Khaosod English. Ketnita’s stand, called Pho Hai Ma (which translates as “From My Dad”), serves willy waffles stuffed with cheese or sausage, but you have to get to the market e…

From Khaosod English BANGKOK — Commuters will soon have to shell out a few more baht every day to ride the BTS Skytrain. Fares will rise by up to 3 baht on the Sukhumvit and Silom lines starting Oct. 1, Surapong Laoha-Unya, executive director of the Bangkok Mass Transit System Co. Ltd., announced Monday. Fare increases will not affect stations along the extended Sukhumvit Line, from BTS On Nut to BTS Samrong. Current fares of 15 baht to 42 baht will rise to 16 baht to 44 baht when the new schedule takes effect in just over a month. Traveling farther than seven stations will cost 44 baht instead of 42 baht. The fare hike will also apply to 30-day cards, …

From The Nation Chang Chui market is a new hip creative space covering an area of 11 rai on the Thonburi side of Bangkok. Destined to be a creative community where new-generation artists and designers can unleash their artistic ability without restraint, the market packs an art gallery, a theatre / cinema, co-working space, cafes, restaurants, a tea house, a music store and many unique and creative shops, all under one roof. The creative space, officially known as “Thailand Tomorrow” in English, is the brainchild of Somchai Songwattana, CEO and art director of Thailand’s pioneering fashion brand FlyNow. Infused with vintage-style architecture, it is made up of m…

NOTE -- Despite the multiple modifiers that justify its claim, Alfresco 64 is now open in the Lebua State Tower hotel. Hint: it serves only whisky drinks. Excerpts from CNN (CNN) — Does whisky taste better at higher altitudes? It does when it's paired with some of Bangkok's hottest views. Billing itself the world's highest outdoor whisky bar, the new Alfresco 64 -- A Chivas Bar, sits on the 64th floor of the city's Lebua at State Tower hotel, 800 feet above ground. It's the latest addition to a collection of rooftop bars and restaurants at the hotel, collectively referred to as "The Dome" in reference to the golden dome that sits atop the building. …

While scanning through the Bangkok Coconuts website, came across a reference to a list titled "Best LGBT Cities 2017." It was generated by a Berlin-based company, Netpick, that's in the business of connecting property owners and tenants. What captured my attention was that it ranked Bangkok in 61st place worldwide, barely edging out Rotterdam and Cardiff. What were some of the cities that ranked higher? How about Tel Aviv, Brighton, Austin, Edinburgh, Reykjavik and Calgary. It's a classic example of what happens when arbitrary values are assigned to selective criteria and Excel spews out the results. You be the judge. Here's the complete list: https://www…

I would like to go to a Bangkok sauna when its naked night. What's the best option? I don't mind sticky rice, I enjoy eye candy too!

Japan's NHK network remembers the Thai financial crisis: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/nhkworld/en/news/videos/20170721201747589/

From Bangkok Post The combined capacity of airports under Airports of Thailand Plc's (AoT) supervision has fallen well short of actual utilisation, resulting in congestion, according to AoT data. All but one AoT airport is being run well beyond the designed capacity for passenger handling. Chiang Rai airport is the only exception, even though passenger traffic through the facility has been on the rise, fuelled by holiday travel. Airport with the most critical shortfalls in passenger handling capacities were, from highest to lowest, Suvarnabhumi, Phuket and Don Mueang. Congestion will only worsen over the years to come as AoT continues to squeeze increasing numbers of…

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Bangkok was named the city with the best street food in the world by CNN for the second year running. CNN noted that it’s nearly impossible to stay away from our city’s street cuisine since vendors sit on almost every block in the city. After Bangkok, CNN rated Tokyo, Honolulu, Durban, New Orleans, Istanbul, Hong Kong, Paris, Mexico City, Cairo, Marrakesh, Cartagena (Colombia) , Portland (Oregon, U.S.), Dakar (Senegal), Bali, Mumbai, Ho Chi Minh City, Miami, Rome, Rio de Janero, Sydney, and Beijing, respectively. http://coconuts.co/bangkok/food-drink/cnn-calls-bangkoks-street-food-best-world/

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Stickman's blog, that attracts more than a few readers from this side of the tracks, leads off this week with an Q&A interview with a Bangkok clinical hypnotherapist who specializes in problems of the male organ. https://www.stickmanbangkok.com/weekly-column/2017/06/when-you-cant-get-it-up/

From Khaosod English BANGKOK — Getting from MRT Bang Sue to the Purple Line will no longer involve transferring by shuttle come August. That’s when transportation officials said commuters can expect a rail link connecting the northern end of the Blue Line to MRT Tao Poon for onward travel into Nonthaburi province along the Purple Line. Construction of the so-called “missing link” between the two subway lines has been finished for some time. Transport Ministry spokesman Chirut Visarnchit on Monday said testing of the rail link will begin in June, and it should be operational by August. The absence of a link between the two has been blamed for the Purpl…

From Khaosod English BANGKOK — The Gay and Lesbian Film Festival canceled its third edition scheduled for next month in part due to a censor review process that is increasingly unwieldy and disadvantages independent organizers. When organizers of the Bangkok Gay and Lesbian Film Festival announced Wednesday they were calling it off this year, they cited issues with sponsorship and an increasingly complicated review process. “The main reason for canceling this year’s fest is financial problems,” said Thawatchai Deepattana, editor of the Thai edition of Attitude magazine, main organizer of the fest. “And part of it is the complication in submitting movies for th…

For years it's been generally accepted that tourism represents 10% of the Thai economy. However, this article from The Financial Times suggests that it's now twice that figure. Tourism has doubled in the past six years and officials claim it should reach 60 million annually by 2030, straining the industry and infrastructure to keep pace. https://www.ft.com/content/a6ba9aa0-2983-11e7-9ec8-168383da43b7