Thai University Students Cosplay as Red Guards and Nazis, Again (Photos)
BANGKOK — Thailand’s university students again showed their zeal for genocidal chic in leaked photos showing seniors from a top art school dressed up as Adolf Hitler and Chinese Red Guards, reportedly for a hazing ritual.
Thais Turn 2013 Romanian Pop Song ‘Panama’ Into Dance Meme
BANGKOK — A horribly catchy 2013 Romanian pop song has become a dance meme among Thais, to the surprise and pleasure of the artist.
Ultra-Royalists Guilt-Shame People Who Don’t Wear Mourning Black
BANGKOK — The colors that once polarized Thailand were red and yellow. Now, as the nation enters its year of mourning, the division appears...
Hmong Parents Protest Children’s Conviction by Reddit
CHIANG MAI — After a photo spread the world over of their children “stealing” a tourist’s watch, two parents of the two Hmong children insisted to police Tuesday it was simply not true.
Chonburi Man Beaten by Mob Over Royal Defamation
CHONBURI — A man was hauled out of his bedroom by a mob Tuesday, beaten and forced to apologize to a portrait of His...
Princess Ubolratana Says British Airways Refuses Her Boarding
LONDON — King Rama X’s eldest sister took to her Instagram to say British Airways denied her from boarding a flight Friday morning.
Elephant Squishes Car in Khao Yai National Park
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — Park officials Wednesday published 10 rules to follow when encountering a wild elephant after a video of one such beast squishing a car driving through Khao Yai National Park went viral.
Princess Gains Social Media Traction During Coronation
BANGKOK — Rock and roll hand gestures. Selfies. Fashion shoots.
Amid the pomp and ceremony of His Majesty the King Rama X’s coronation, the public’s...
Thai-Canadian Fan Favorite Wins Miss Universe Thailand 2019
BANGKOK — Miss Universe Thailand 2019 says that her heart is Thai, despite her Western-looking face.
Why #LongLiveSlender is Exploding Across Thai Social Media
BANGKOK — Frenzied supporters are flooding social media with memes framing the eldest child of the late king’s entry into politics as an epic...
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