Thais Divided Over Banning Mother’s Day School Festivities
Some Thai netizens are calling for the abolition of Mother’s Day events in schools, arguing that they can be harmful for students without mothers...
Teacher Humiliates Young Girls For Garland-Making
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A primary school teacher apologized for shaming his students online for not weaving flower garlands to his standards.
A teacher at a...
Future in the Cards: Thai Politics Reimagined in Tarot Symbolism
BANGKOK — Flip over The Empress card – it’s a young female student protest leader. Wheel of Fortune becomes the replica of the missing 1932 revolution plaque. The High Priestess is a bald Buddhist nun. Three of Cups pays homage to an ‘alliance’ with activists in Hong Kong and Taiwan.
Angry Surin Granny Goes Beast Mode on Snake (Video)
SURIN — Were snakes capable of feeling regret, one in the northeastern province of Surin may have experienced a twinge before its brains exploded.
Reality Invaders: Hype or Hope? VR Tech Reaches Thailand
After decades of false promise, Virtual Reality is here, with consumer-level (if still pricey) products that provide a convincing experience of transporting users to another place.
Chai Nat Man’s Lovely Kwai Friendship Warms Hearts
CHAI NAT — One lucky man spends his days bathing and napping with his buffalo friends, and through their toothy smiles, makes the internet...
Internet Observes Joshua Wong Deportation With Savory Memes
BANGKOK — Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement and its associated memes may have sailed past Thailand back in 2014, but its teenage leader was briefly the center of attention on social media this week, thanks to his deportation on arrival at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
Old Grievances Flare on Social Media Over Dhammakaya’s Divisiveness
BANGKOK — While police blockaded thousands of monks and followers in Wat Dhammakaya under the harsh, early summer sun for a fifth day, the online war of words was equally heated.
Authorities Threaten to Ban Pokemon Go
BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators threatened to ban Pokemon Go if developers refuse to restrict the areas where it is played.
A Royal Loy Krathong/Halloween Spook From Princess Ubolratana
BANGKOK — His Majesty the King’s elder sister posted a photo on her Instagram in which she can be seen celebrating both Halloween and Loy Krathong at the same time.