Viral Video Shows School Kids Dragging Director’s Car Uphill
MAE HONG SON — A clip of students dragging a teacher’s truck up a muddy mountainside in northern Thailand went viral Thursday on the Thai internet.
‘From Thailand’ Tourist Defends Yellowstone Traipse
BANGKOK — A group of Thai tourists who visited Yellowstone National Park in the United States raised eyebrows for casually tromping over a restricted area and harassing the tour guide who filmed them.
Caravaggio Exhibit Ignites Baroque Bangkok Drama
BANGKOK — Drama worthy of the looming chiaroscuro images themselves has erupted between the art critics who’ve turned their noses up at a digital exhibition of an Italian Renaissance master and the unilluminated folks who find it inspiring.
Man Sanctifies Fire Hydrant to Deter Littering
BANGKOK — In a city overrun with smog and litter along uneven sidewalks, one Lat Phrao area man may have discovered the secret to...
Pheu Thai Politico Wanted for Tweets Insulting Prayuth
BANGKOK — A former politician is wanted by police for allegedly defaming junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha on Twitter.
Primetime Soap Reignites Debate Over Executing Rapists
BANGKOK — A primetime soap with sexual assault as a central plot point has inflamed social debate over the death penalty and rape culture.
Feds Charge Man They Say Worked for ‘Darknet’ Marketplace
ATLANTA — An Illinois man who federal prosecutors say worked as a spokesman for a "darknet" marketplace for illicit internet commerce has been charged in Atlanta.
Princess Ubolratana Reveals She’s For Team Germany
BANGKOK — With the 2018 FIFA World Cup season in full swing, football fever has consumed Thais once again – even members of the royal family.
Dhammajayo’s Bed Not Meant to Deceive, Dhammakaya Says
PATHUM THANI — During Thursday’s search of Wat Dhammakaya, officers from the Department of Special Investigation stumbled across what looked like a trick straight out of Scooby Doo.
Police Hunt for Gibbon Selfie Hawker on Koh Samui
KOH SAMUI — Island police are on the lookout for a repeat wildlife offender who farms tourists for money by charging them for photos...