True Scrambles to Win Back Confidence After Data Lapse
BANGKOK — A telecom conglomerate Tuesday sought to play down the impact of a security breach that exposed more than 11,000 customers identity documents online, as regulators pushed for compensation.
Muslim Talk Show Host Apologizes for Offending Buddhists
BANGKOK — A Muslim talk show host apologized for offending Buddhists by mocking prostration to religious idols, after the nation’s top Islamic cleric blasted him on social media.
Panther Protest Kept Alive as Property Owners Offer Space
First it was a black panther with a gunshot wound stenciled at a construction site. Then a black cat’s head appeared on a street...
Internet Chips in to Help Name New Party
BANGKOK — A progressive political party expected to join the next election hasn’t yet registered its name, but the internet is already pitching in, however seriously.
Romcom Fever Triples Ayutthaya Tourism: Officials
AYUTTHAYA — Thais have been dressing up in traditional garb and taking road trips to Wat Chaiwatthanaram for photo ops, and a recent historical romcom that’s taken the nation by storm is taking the credit.
Aunties All the Rage as Mansion Becomes Landmark (Photos)
BANGKOK — If the Saengyotrakarns thought they would finally be left in peace after they assaulted a car parked illegally in front of their home last week, they were sorely wrong.
Thailand Purrs as ‘Black Panther’ Explodes Box Office
BANGKOK — Film-goers are fangirling and fanboying over a new dashing royal figure – King T’Challa of Wakanda – after giving “Black Panther” a 100 million baht opening.
Vest-Case Scenario: Motosai Accuse Mall of Discrimination
BANGKOK — When is an orange vest fashionable and when is it uncouth? At a downtown shopping mall, it may depend on who’s wearing it.
Google Face Match Thinks Prayuth is 1700s Peruvian Woman
BANGKOK — Were it not for the social media fad of the moment, we would have never known that Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha has the same eyebrows as woman aristocrat from Spanish colonial Peru in the 1700s.
Unhappy Ending For Sleazy Khaosan Movie Set
BANGKOK — Khaosan Road looked a little different Wednesday. Women were showing a lot more skin beneath the glow of Japanese and Chinese signs...