Friday 5 June 2026

Good morning Bangkok. Happy Friday.

🌡️ Weather: 28-36°C (82-97°F). Hot through the afternoon with scattered thundershowers possible from mid-afternoon. The monsoon is delivering patchy rain across Bangkok through the weekend. Morning is the drier window. Umbrella in the bag.

🌫️ AQI: 70-120 (Moderate to Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups). At the lower end, this is the cleanest air in days. Morning is the best window if you want to be outside.

Colonel Srisawat Sriprakon, a Thai army officer attending the National Defence College course in Seoul, was driving when he came across the overturned truck on a South Korean highway. Without hesitation, he stopped, assessed the situation and helped extract the driver from the vehicle before emergency services arrived. Professor Lee Hong Sub, acting president of the National Defence College, presented Colonel Srisawat with a formal certificate of honor on May 30, recognizing his actions.

The story made national news in both Thailand and South Korea. It is a small story in the global scheme of things, but it lands in a week where Bangkok's headlines have been dominated by airport bag thefts, dine-and-dash disputes, nominee crackdowns and trade bans. Colonel Srisawat was not on duty. He was not in Thailand. He was a Thai officer in a foreign country who saw someone in trouble and stopped. No cameras, and no one watching. Just the decision to help. Thailand's military relationship with South Korea is longstanding, dating back to the Korean War when Thailand was the first Asian country to send troops in support of the UN forces. Colonel Srisawat's certificate of honor sits in a tradition that is older than most people realize.

Bottom Line: In a newsletter that covers a lot of problems, this is the kind of story worth pausing on. A Thai officer helped a stranger on a highway in Seoul because it was the right thing to do.

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There is a nightclub on Sukhumvit Soi 45 that looks like someone built a 1930s Shanghai opium den inside a theater and then invited the best DJs in Bangkok to play it, and the remarkable thing is that the concept works as well at 1AM as it does when you first walk in at 9PM. Sing Sing Theater has been one of Bangkok's most visually distinctive nightlife venues since it opened, created by the team behind Quince and OSKAR Bistro, and it has maintained its energy through a combination of theatrical design, consistently strong music programming and a crowd that comes because the room rewards showing up. The decor is neo-chinoiserie taken to its logical extreme: red lighting, ornate carved screens, vintage Asian artifacts, seductive low lighting and the general atmosphere of having stepped into a cinematic version of a city that exists only in the imagination. The cocktail program is built to match the setting, with creative drinks served alongside a bottle service option for groups. DJs rotate through sets that shift from deep house to hip-hop to electronic, and the dance floor, while compact, is one of the better-sounding rooms on the Sukhumvit strip thanks to speakers that were clearly chosen by someone who cares about bass as much as aesthetics. The 4.3-star rating across 1,335 Google reviews reflects a venue that delivers a genuine experience rather than just a table and a bottle.

TIP: Arrive at 10PM for a cocktail at the bar before the dance floor fills. The room peaks between midnight and 1AM on Fridays. Dress to match the room. The vibe rewards effort. Address: 45 Sukhumvit 45 Alley, Khwaeng Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110. BTS: Phrom Phong, walkable. Phone: 063 225 1331. Instagram: @singsingtheater.bangkok. Website: singsingtheater.com. Hours: Tue-Sat 9PM-2AM. Closed Sunday-Monday. Rating: 4.3 stars, 1,335 Google reviews. Price: ฿1,000+ per person..

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Have a great Friday, and see you tomorrow morning.

— Devon