Couple Says Sorry to Goddess for Racy Photoshoot
NAKHON SAWAN — A couple were fined Monday for taking photos showing a woman’s tattooed buttocks near a shrine dedicated to the goddess Guan Yin.
Bar B Q Plaza Recalls Beef Over Mystery Lumps
BANGKOK — A major barbecue chain is recalling a shipment of beef Tuesday after a photo appeared online of lumpy meat served at one of its restaurants.
Germans, Turk Nabbed for Attack on Russian Defending Finnish Women in Patong
A Russian man who was protecting his Finnish girlfriend and her friend from alleged harassment by three German and Turkish tourists was injured in a physical altercation that followed.
New Lecture at Thammasat University Extols Chakri Dynasty
Eight people, six women and two men, took turns Monday describing the benevolence of the Chakri dynasty in bringing peace and happiness to the people of Thailand at the first-ever such lecture at Thammasat University.
Massive Data Breach Hits Two Major Thai Banks
BANGKOK — Hackers have stolen the information of at least 123,000 customers in a massive data breach at two major commercial banks, though they said Tuesday no damages have yet been reported.
International Musician’s Deportation from Pai Sparks Controversy
A Brazilian musician's girlfriend has appealed to the media, claiming Thai immigration authorities used excessive measures in handling a minor work permit violation in Pai, Mae Hong Son province.
Thai PM Dismisses Rumors of Israeli ‘Takeover’ in Pai, Multiple Agencies Step in
Rumors opposing Israeli tourists in Pai, Mae Hong Son province, have intensified following a February 6 incident where four Israeli men caused a disturbance at Pai Hospital. Despite their deportation
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?
Thailand’s Cool Season Will Be Cooler This Year
CHIANG RAI — Mountaintops peeking from a sea of fog, while groups of aunties in jackets raise their arms to the sunrise – that’s how Thais are greeting lower temperatures this week, a sure sign that the Cool Season is indeed around the corner.
Thai Suicides Inflamed by Urbanization, Social Stigmas
BANGKOK — A man was found dead in his car Monday morning in Bangkok days after a well-known model jumped to her death just across town in two more cases of suicide as a global call for increased awareness goes out.
