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BANGKOK — Not everyone cheering at Pope Francis while he left a historic Buddhist temple in Bangkok on Thursday morning is Catholic.

BANGKOK — A popular soap opera was fined today for depicting rape and violence against a female character, mainstays of an entertainment form in which rape is treated as an essential plot device.

The court of public opinion often turns to familiar arguments blaming women for leading men on, not doing enough to fight them off, not covering their bodies, not coming forward quickly enough. All reinforce the code of silence that discourages them from sharing their stories by a society lacking an ingrained sense of consensual sex.

One Bangkok, Thailand's most ambitious integrated district development project, officially launched on October 25, 2024 marking a significant milestone in the country's real estate

BANGKOK — A government spokesman said pet owners will soon need to register their pets for ฿450 each – prompting concerns and backlash from both academics and abandoned pet carers.

PHETCHABURI — Beach-going smokers will have to weigh a year in jail before lighting up next month.

BANGKOK — A spike of citrus has infused fashion. From BTS to mall, beach and street – one familiar fruit has blotted out all others: the pineapple.

KOH SAMUI — Two Full Moon Party-bound Americans were charged Wednesday with stealing a giant wooden elephant from the front of a restaurant while drunk.

BANGKOK — Winter will never actually come for “Game of Thrones” fans in Thailand next year after the kingdom’s leading cable provider signaled it will stop offering six channels owned by HBO.

PHUKET — A French tourist has been arrested after cocaine was found at Phuket International Airport, police said. Sakhu police were alerted by airport security...