New Labels and Tax Take on Thailand’s Junk Food Problem
BANGKOK — Since early this year, a person with leafy arms has begun appearing on food packaging to signify the difference between shameful midnight snacks and healthier fare.
Schwarzenegger Photobombs Thai Tourists at Eiffel Tower
PARIS — A group of Thai tourists were floored when the Terminator himself rolled up on a bicycle to block a group photo in front of the Eiffel Tower, according to a Pantip post posted Tuesday.
Here’s the Truth Behind ‘50.4% Efficacy’ of Chinese Vaccine Left Out by Thai Media
BANGKOK — There is about a 50.4 percent chance you’ve seen reports by Thai media asserting that the Chinese-made coronavirus vaccine to be used in Thailand’s first round of vaccination is “only 50.4 percent effective.”
2018 Won’t be 2011 For Bangkok Flooding: Experts
Top: Flooding Oct. 23, 2011 at Thupatemi Stadium in Pathum Thani.
BANGKOK — A woman drowned to death in the capital last night, but although seasonal...
‘Dom’ Recounts Cave Survival, Coach’s Heroism
CHIANG RAI — Football practice had ended when Dom and his teammates followed their coach into the Luang Cave. They had planned to stay only an hour, so he didn’t bring many snacks in his backpack.
40 University Graduation Ceremonies Postponed
BANGKOK — Forty universities across Thailand announced Tuesday that their year-end graduation ceremonies, over which His Majesty the King is set to preside, have been postponed to April.
Netizens Side With Farang YouTuber Wronged by Airport Taxi
BANGKOK — It’s an age-old tale: Boy lands at airport, boy meets taxi, taxi rips off boy.
144 Arrested as Part of Operation ‘X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner’
BANGKOK — Nearly 150 foreigners were arrested early Friday morning when authorities raided a night market on Ratchadaphisek Road.
Men Killing Women at Alarming Rates, And We All Share Blame
Domestic violence is woven into the cultural fabric, with the few agencies trying to do something running up against deeply rooted social values that tolerate – or even support – the use of violence against women.
Written Off by Society as ‘Crazy,’ 600,000 Thais Now Live With Schizophrenia
BANGKOK — A man who always dressed up as a Hindu priest would sometimes smash his forehead on the pavement. Other times he heard Somdej Toh, a widely revered 19th century monk, telling him to throw money into a pond.
