With Money in Reach and Eyes on Fintech, Thai Startups Turn Corner at Techsauce...
BANGKOK — This past weekend’s Techsauce Summit provided insight into the ever-expanding Thai startup ecosystem where financial technology is red hot, venture capital infrastructure is booming – and above all – mobile is still king.
No Body Double: Trump Blasts #FakeMelania Theories
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is not amused by the #FakeMelania conspiracy theories circulating on social media.
Army Borrows Thaksin Slogan to Promote Prayuth
BANGKOK — Twelve years after his predecessor expelled Thaksin Shinawatra from Thailand, the current junta leader shares at least one thing with the man...
Absurd News Parody Brings Smiles to Flood-Ravaged South (Photos)
NARATHIWAT— As floods deluge Southern Thailand, devastate communities and drowned at least one man, some soggy smiles were found in the antics of an amateur news report skewering disaster-porn journalism.
‘Dog Jelly’ Horrifies Netizens, But Vendor Says Sales Swift
BANGKOK — A Thai sweets vendor’s creativity left the social media appalled when she shared her latest creation online Tuesday.
Motosai Allegedly Shoves Passenger from Grab Bike at Siam Paragon
BANGKOK — A woman filed a complaint to the police Tuesday after she was allegedly assaulted by a motorcycle taxi while using the Grab ride-hailing service in front of Siam Paragon mall.
Perplexing Power Pole Which Captivated the Internet Being Removed
NONTHABURI — Of all the philosophical questions posed by an abstract urban masterpiece which went viral over the weekend, one had an answer: Which came first, the staircase or the pole popping through it?
Memelord Makes ‘Uncle Pol’ Dance to Different Music
BANGKOK — Uncle Pol dances. Uncle Pol raises his arms in manly, yet graceful Thai dance. Pressing his lips together as he bobs his head to the music, Uncle Pol thrusts his hips in a shy show of virility.
Why Thailand Should Worry About an Improved(?) Computer Crime Act
BANGKOK — For the past year, Wirada Saelim lived under a cloud of anxiety that she and her colleagues would be tried as criminals...
Thank You For Finding Boys, Internet Proclaims
BANGKOK — The internet was surging with a rare emotion following the discovery of 12 boys and a coach trapped 10 days in a flooded cave: gratitude.
