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Tuesday, 26 June 2007 |
 The word "spa: literally means solus per aqua or health by water. It is taken from the town of Spa in Belgium, which was one of the first places to recognize the healing properties of mineral rich water. Many early health care systems also viewed water as the basis of wellbeing. The Egyptians believed in waters sacred properties, in traditional Chinese medicine water is essential to restoring harmony and is the carrier of qi (life energy) and similarly in Indian Ayurveda water is the medium by which prana (life force) travels within the human body.
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Wednesday, 13 June 2007 |
 In a billion baht industry, health clubs in Thailand are constantly facing off to attract new members. Most affluent gym-goers in Bangkok can be divided into members of either UK-based Fitness First and California Wow from the US. Before we ask fitness freaks their thoughts on which gym outdoes the other, let's start with a little history lesson...
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Monday, 23 April 2007 |
 Cock fighting at JJ market, a spot of buffalo fighting on Samui, or an all-night dominoes session with the old ladies around Victory Monument – gambling in Thailand certainly has its own cultural identity. With gambling being illegal in Land of Smiles, you won’t find any casinos around here.
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Saturday, 20 January 2007 |
 Firstly, let us congratulate you on successfully downloading this page. As you may have heard, a 7.1-magnitude earthquake south of Taiwan has severed undersea fibre-optic communication cables in several places, disrupting international communications on an unprecedented scale.
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Tuesday, 09 January 2007 |
 On New Year’s Eve at 6pm, six bombs detonated across Bangkok, killing three Thais people and injuring 20 more. Faced with a public safety crisis, the city’s governor swiftly cancelled major celebrations, closed shopping malls, and warned against large gatherings.
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Sunday, 31 December 2006 |
 Almost all public places in Thailand were declared non-smoking zones this month. Public Health Minister Mongkol Na Songkhla called on law enforcement agencies to strictly fine disobeying entertainment venues up to 20,000 baht each, while a stray smoker could see 2,000 baht go up in smoke. Personal offices and designated snooker halls are still legally safe for a quick fag, but what if you don’t play snooker?
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Tuesday, 12 December 2006 |
 On Constitution Day, one thousand people gathered in central Bangkok to protest against the military Council for National Security (CNS) and the interim government that it has installed. Gathering at Sanam Luang, demonstrators staged the first mass rally since power was seized in a bloodless coup on September 19th, ousting then Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra while he attended a UN conference in New York.
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Saturday, 02 December 2006 |
 Singapore has a reputation for being sterile, highly disciplined and robotically organised: essentially, everything that Bangkok is not. Reading BangkokRecorder, the likelihood is that you may be drawn to diametrically opposing metropolitan qualities. If Bangkok is South-East Asia's entertaining, unpredictable Uncle, then perhaps...
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Wednesday, 08 November 2006 |
 Thailand ranks fifth in the world for alcohol consumption, with figures showing the average Thai consuming 14 litres of alcoholic drinks each year. In October, the government announced a wave of new measures to curb the nation's boozing.
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Tuesday, 31 October 2006 |
 With media reports and officials conflicting over the fate of Suan Lum Night Bazaar, BangkokRecorder asked the vendors themselves whether the capital's favorite night-time shopping area will soon be gone forever.
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