You may know them from their pageant titles, successful modeling careers, or profitable social media presences, but these ladies all have two things in common — they’re trans, and they’re trending in ...

The Coconuts Manila guide to Poblacion, Makati's hippest neighborhood, including all the best restaurants, bars, clubs, and cafes.

Weed buds in glass jars at Sukhumweed. Photo: Chayanit Itthipongmaetee / Coconuts Bangkok As many are still waking to the new reality of fully legal weed – as Coconuts has been reporting for six ...

Weed’s aplenty in Bangkok, but where can you get it? The moment cannabis was greenlighted aka decriminalized on June 9, a number of dispensaries immediately began selling marijuana ranging from Thai ...

After undergoing a major revamp in the past couple of years — including closing down the country’s first McDonald’s outlet — Indonesia’s first and oldest shopping center Sarinah is reopening to the ...

Singapore has sent 10 people to the gallows in the past seven months. At least. We can’t be sure if there have been more because the Singaporean government does not see the need to notify the public ...

Of the four companies attempting to mine potash in Thailand’s north-east, only one has commenced commercial extraction. ASEAN Potash in Chaiyaphum province and Asia Pacific Potash in Udon Thani both ...

Iconic Filipino fast-food chain Jollibee isn’t having such a jolly week. Prompted by ongoing labor issues, some of its workers and patrons are calling on the public to boycott the restaurant. This ...

Internet fame may have found Malinda Herman, but it is absolutely not why she started making covers of her favorite songs. To the 69-year-old, singing brought joy and confidence back into her life ...

Below is our Coconuts list of the nine remarkable talismans you can anticipate to spot at Tha Phrachan Amulet Market.

Gold foil orchids dance across the black lacquer walls of a fourth-floor bar where a deep menu of cocktails are served in smoking-den chic. That’s what awaits at Opium Bar perched in a Chinatown ...

Near the Thailand-Myanmar border, British musician Paul Barton recently sat down to a piano surrounded by jungle and began playing a classic Bach piece for an audience of one — a blind elephant named ...