Bangkok Sinks Two Centimeters a Year—And Rises in Global Relevance by the Hour
**Bangkok: The Sweltering Capital Where the Future Goes to Take a Cold Shower** The smell of diesel exhaust, durian, and unspoken dreams hits you at Suvarnabhumi like a geopolitical uppercut. Bangkok, that humid, hyperventilating metropolis, has spent centuries perfecting the art of looking simultaneously exhausted and inexhaustible—a trick most global cities are still trying to…