It feels like an eternity ago; it feels like yesterday. 2011. Bangkok’s first Ikea opened, the nation’s last elected leader won her first term in office, Maroon 5 played the capital, culture warriors were salty about Songkran boobs and a teen girl with a fancy last name sent nine people to their screaming deaths.
Join us as we count down to our 10th birthday on Sept. 15
It was also the year Coconuts published its first story, and little did we know that it would grow into far-flung operation providing juicy info drops, hard news, thoughtful features and marvelous videos covering the eight cities from the Andaman to Philippine seas.
Coconuts Bangkok was where it all began with the first story on Sept. 15, 2001. Since that first story warning of crocodiles on the loose in Pattaya, our growing team of reporters and editors have been bringing all things weird and…
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