Virtual Thailand: Enter the Crematorium of King Rama IX
Thailand has been mourning for a year. For the past eight months of the mourning, a sprawling funerary complex has been under construction in...
Submarine Surfaces Off Phuket, Navy Says ‘Not Ours’ (Video)
PHUKET — A submarine which surfaced near tourists and cruised off at a good clip just off the coast of Phuket did not belong to the Royal Thai Navy, a defense spokesman said Monday.
Singing, Dancing Activists Chased Off by Pro-Junta Counter-Protesters (Video)
BANGKOK — Yesterday wasn’t the best day for pro-democracy activist Sirawith Seritiwat.
Elephant Devours Durian in Daring Dawn Raid (Video)
PRACHUAP KHIRI KHAN — An elephant with an appetite for durian raided a storeroom Sunday in the west of Thailand, eating about 40 of the fruit and causing 70,000 baht in damage.
The Oriental Pied Hornbills Are Familiar With The Locals
Locals on Mook Island in Kan Trang sub-district, Trang province, showed tourists the Oriental Pied Hornbill, one of 13 hornbills that are endangered and...
Activists Fear for Fate of Cute Baby Cow in Video
CONCORD, New Hampshire — So much for sharing the good news about a newborn calf named Pitcher Diego.
Viral Video Leads Police to Alleged Ringleader of Minor Sex Ring
BURIRAM — A video shared on social media as a "cat fight" between teen girls led to the arrest of a 21-year-old woman suspected of running an underage prostitution ring, police said Monday.
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.
Chula Professors Tackle Student Trying to Leave Initiation (Video)
BANGKOK — Students who attempted to leave a freshmen initiation ceremony Thursday afternoon at Chulalongkorn University were tackled by professors, some of whom then tried to take the phones away from students who filmed the incident.
Architects Install Lounge at Hua Lamphong to Push Debate on Public Space (Video)
BANGKOK — Though passengers and people pile up like luggage inside Bangkok’s Railway Station Hua Lamphong, a group of architects noticed its waiting hall was not designed for them.
