Xin Ke Yuan Steel is being scrutinised for the quality of steel rods in a high-rise that collapsed during last month’s Bangkok earthquake, the only building to fail that day.

The IJ is reprinting some of the late Beth Ashley’s columns. This is from 2013. We’ve been trying to figure where to go. Both ...

By Bonnie Bartel Latino Columnist Gracious beautiful people; historic sites; bustling street culture; sunset cocktails on “long-tail” boats as they explore a maze of klongs (canals); tropical flowers, ...