To Keep it Real, ‘Sofar Sounds’ Forgoes Mass Appeal
BANGKOK — They fiddled with plastic cups, arranging them carefully to set an eco-art look. Musicians arrived early for sound check, and as their music filled the air, the crew of Sofar Sounds seemed to embrace the energy as they transformed a Bangkok living room into a stage.
Homeless Woman Arrested for Boiling Water Assault Spree (Video)
BANGKOK — A homeless woman was arrested Thursday on suspicion of throwing boiling hot water at random women pedestrians in Bangkok last week.
The Beloved Dog Always Sings Along With the National Anthem
A famous dog in a market in Pak Kret district, Nonthaburi, stands up immediately when he hears the national anthem. It then loudly sings...
Two Girls Thrown from Carnival Ride, Seriously Injured
NAKHON PHANOM — A carnival ride collapsed into its base and injured several riders at a temple fair on Sunday night.
Bag Ban Credited for Cleaner ‘James Bond Island’
PHANG NGA — Ao Phang Nga National Park has seen less litter in its turquoise waters since the park implemented a ban on plastic bags at the beginning of April, the park director said Monday.
Girlfriend of Disabled Man’s Killer Arrested for Encouraging the Murder
BANGKOK — The 19-year-old woman heard screaming at her boyfriend and five other men to kill a disabled man in Bangkok last week is now under arrest on a murder charge.
Booze Regulator Warns Public on ‘Instant Beer’
BANGKOK — Thailand’s top anti-alcohol crusader pre-emptively warned the public today about a product most have likely never heard of.
Locals Were Relieved When the Crocodile Was Captured
A 2.7 metre-long crocodile which went missing five days ago from a circus troupe was found and caught from Ping River in Nakhon Sawan...
Media Enables Sorcerers, Seers to Capitalize on Stricken Star
BANGKOK — Yannitat Aeumtrabuth, a renowned astrologer known as Ajarn Bank, said he’s learned that a comatose television star is under spiritual assault from a man he killed hundreds of years ago in a previous life.
See a Vegetable-Themed Funeral in Surin (Video)
SURIN — Instead of calla lilies and white carnations, a funeral in Isaan is using unusual flora for decoration: chilies, eggplants, sponge gourds, tomatoes...