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  • Thailand NewsPride Month kicks off with Rainbow Runway in Bangkok (video)

    Pride Month kicks off with Rainbow Runway in Bangkok (video)

    Pride Month celebrations kicked off with grandeur on the 80-metre Rainbow Runway at the centralwOrld Rhythm of Pride 2024 event held at CentralWorld in Bangkok. The event underscored diversity and equality for the LGBTQ+ community, marking a significant celebration in the heart of Bangkok. The highlight of the event was Metinee Kingpayome, a prominent figure in the LGBTQIAN+ community, who…

  • Thailand NewsDavid Beckham scores big with fans at Predator event in CentralWorld (video)

    David Beckham scores big with fans at Predator event in CentralWorld (video)

    Football legend David Beckham held a meet & greet at CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok yesterday for the Adidas event, The Legend of Predator. The 48 year old soccer icon attended The Legend of Predator event held at the Central Court in CentralWorld yesterday January 30, organised by Adidas. At the event, more than 21 models of Adidas Predator football…

  • EventsThe Power of Pride Celebration 2023 in Bangkok at CentralwOrld

    The Power of Pride Celebration 2023 in Bangkok at CentralwOrld

    As the world celebrates Pride Month, Thailand is also hosting its most spectacular, inclusive, and vibrant events to honour the LGBTQ+ community. CentralwOrld, a renowned global lifestyle destination in the heart of Bangkok, is collaborating with the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Thailand, along with partners from both government and private sectors, including the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration, Galderma Thailand,…

  • Bangkok NewsLululemon to open store in Thailand this July

    Lululemon to open store in Thailand this July

    Canadian athletic apparel, accessories, and footwear brand lululemon athletica will open a store in CentralWorld in Bangkok this July. It will be the brand’s first store in Thailand. The brand did not give an exact date in July for the store’s opening on CentralWorld’s first floor opposite H&M Home – joining the mall’s newly-opened American burger joint Shake Shack. Lululemon…

  • Bangkok NewsShake Shack opens for business in Thailand

    Shake Shack opens for business in Thailand

    World-famous New York burger joint Shake Shack opened its flagship Thailand store at CentralWorld in Bangkok at 10.30am today. The first 500 customers at the store this morning were given handcrafted bamboo Shake Shack fans woven by a community enterprise in Ayutthaya, ready for the summer season. The restaurant’s menu offers American classics like burgers, hot dogs, chicken, fries and also…

  • Tourism NewsGoogle’s best beaches almost unknown in Thailand

    Google’s best beaches almost unknown in Thailand

    Last year, both Thai and foreign tourists took to the virtual highways and byways – and often the real ones – searching for Thailand’s best beaches. As the pandemic receded, the vigilant eye of Google Maps was goggling at you, benignly recording your every move, or so the corporation claims. Google’s best beaches in Thailand are those with the most…

  • Bangkok NewsFire at Bangkok’s CentralWorld mall sends shoppers scurrying (video)

    Fire at Bangkok’s CentralWorld mall sends shoppers scurrying (video)

    A fire broke out at Bangkok’s CentralWorld mall Saturday afternoon. A small fire broke out in Groove, the mall’s semi-outdoor dining area, around 4.15pm. Coughing shoppers were forced to flee along smoke-filled corridors. Fire 🚒🔥 alert at #ctw #centralworld #เซ็นทรัลเวิร์ล , please go outside in safe area 🙌 pic.twitter.com/cIlNRXJd2r — @chai_prod (@chai_prod) December 3, 2022 Firefighters were quickly at the…

  • EntertainmentJack White strikes a chord in Bangkok for the first time

    Jack White strikes a chord in Bangkok for the first time

    Former White Stripes frontman Jack White plans to strike a chord in the capital early next month with rock and roll enthusiasts. The US indie rock star is in Bangkok for the first time on the Pacific Rim Leg of The Supply Chain Issues Tour. White also visits Manila, Seoul, Ho Chi Minh City, Singapore, and Kuala Lumpur. The 47…

  • Thailand News“Don’t wait, get checked”: Free lung cancer X-rays in Bangkok until Sunday

    “Don’t wait, get checked”: Free lung cancer X-rays in Bangkok until Sunday

    You can get a free lung X-ray scan on the first floor at CentralWorld in Bangkok until Sunday. Lung cancer is one of the leading causes of death in Thailand, so one hospital is running a campaign called “Don’t Wait, Get Checked” to try to detect lung cancer in its early stages. With the help of AI technology, you can…

  • Bangkok NewsTwo women stabbed with box cutter at CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok

    Two women stabbed with box cutter at CentralWorld shopping mall in Bangkok

    Yesterday, officers from Pathum Wan Police Station arrested a man who used a box cutter to stab two women at CentralWorld, a famous shopping mall in Bangkok. The suspect claimed he visited the mall to find a job and had no explanation for his actions. At about 4 pm, staff of the famous Bangkok shopping centre reported to the police…

  • Bangkok NewsMan who released cobras, cut himself at Bangkok intersection arrested at airport

    Man who released cobras, cut himself at Bangkok intersection arrested at airport

    A man who made headlines last month after releasing cobras and cutting himself at a busy intersection in Bangkok was arrested by police at Suvarnabhumi airport on Sunday evening. 47 year old Kanetpisanuthep Jakapopmahadecha, known as “K Hundred Million,” was arrested under six charges and has since been taken to Somdet Chaophraya Institute of Psychiatry for a psychiatric assessment. At…

  • Thailand NewsTinder Thailand launches Valentine’s campaign at Bangkok shrine of love

    Tinder Thailand launches Valentine’s campaign at Bangkok shrine of love

    If the god of love is too busy to fulfil love wishes, Tinder might be able to help. The dating application Tinder Thailand is collaborating with CentralWorld in Bangkok to launch the Valentine’s Day campaign LOVE destiNATION right in front of a popular shrine where many go to pray for love. In front of the Trimurti Shrine by the shopping…

  • Bangkok NewsCentralWorld in Bangkok to host a five day New Year’s countdown party

    CentralWorld in Bangkok to host a five day New Year’s countdown party

    For those who missed one of the biggest countdown events in Bangkok due to the Covid-19 pandemic, CentralWorld is back with a five-day countdown to 2022. The event, dubbed “centralwOrld BangkOk cOuntdOwn 2022,” will take place at Bangkok’s CentralWorld department store from December 25 to 31 from 8pm to 12:15am daily, according to Central Pattana Public Co. Executive vice-president of…

  • Bangkok NewsCovid test required to enter CentralWorld’s Groove area in Bangkok

    Covid test required to enter CentralWorld’s Groove area in Bangkok

    Shoppers entering CentralWorld’s Groove area in Bangkok will need to take a rapid antigen test to enter the two-storey section in one of the Thailand’s largest shopping centres. Alcohol sales and consumption at the Groove zone, which has a variety of cafes, restaurants, and space to hang out, is still allowed. Customers who enter test negative in an ATK (antigen…

  • Bangkok NewsSchoolboy survives 3rd floor fall from escalator in Bangkok mall

    Schoolboy survives 3rd floor fall from escalator in Bangkok mall

    A 12 year old student was seriously injured when he fell from a third floor escalator at CentralWorld shopping complex in Bangkok yesterday afternoon. Police say the student dropped his mobile phone while descending from the third floor, reached out to grab it, over-stretched and fell. The incident occurred about 2:40pm, according to police. The boy, from a school in…

  • Bangkok NewsUPDATE: 2 dead and 15 injured in Central World shopping complex fire, Bangkok

    UPDATE: 2 dead and 15 injured in Central World shopping complex fire, Bangkok

    At least two people have died with 15 others reported injured and hospitalised after a blaze broke out at the Central World shopping complex last night around 5.40pm in Bangkok. Many were hospitalised with smoke inhalation. The popular Central World shopping mall is close to the corner of Sukhumvit and Ratchadamri Roads, aka. Ratchprasong intersection. Some people were seen jumping…