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Peerapong showed the handicap parking at Big C Chiang Rai Airport to reporters on Dec. 8, 2019.

Chiang Rai Man Defends Handicap Parking Spot by Smashing Window

CHIANG RAI — Instead of enjoying his family dinner at a mall, Peerapong Amornpich couldn’t contain his rage at a pickup truck squatting a handicap parking space – and smashed the able-bodied owners’ window.

Tourists Ignore ‘No Climbing’ Sign, Internet Shames Them

CHIANG MAI — Keyboard warriors were slamming Thai tourists for breaking the rules posted at a scenic spot in Chiang Mai’s Doi Inthanon National Park to take photos.

Expats Facebook Group Keeps Tabs on ‘Dual Pricing’ Venues

BANGKOK — The days of showing up at a pristine national park only to be told you’d be charged 10 times what a local would pay is over, thanks to a Facebook community naming and shaming venues that continue to apply “farang prices” on foreign visitors. Now you can avoid them like the coronavirus.
Demonstrators raise their fists in the air during a student-led march in March against gun violence at the Civic Center Plaza in San Francisco, one month after the deadly shooting inside a high school Florida. Photo: Marcio Jose Sanchez / Associated Press

Social Media is the New Heart of Political Protests

During the 1960s and into the 1970s, every movement seemed to have a famous face — someone at a podium or at the front of a march. Not so today.
'I, Robot.' Original image: 20th Century Fox

Twitter Removes Some Suspicious Follower Accounts

Twitter said it has begun removing suspicious accounts it has locked from its counts of users' followers.

School Director Dismisses Bribery Video as Plot to Defame

BANGKOK — The director of the Samsen Wittayalai School said Monday that a video in which he appeared to accept a parent’s bribe was a plot to defame the school.

Army Denies Buying Web Security Cracking Devices

BANGKOK — Hacktivists posted online Tuesday documents they say contradict army denials it has purchased decryption devices that would allow access to encrypted computer traffic.
A collage of famous Thai kings and historical warriors with a message posted online Wednesday by the junta. Image: NCPO / Facebook

Thailand Free No Thanks to Democracy: Junta

BANGKOK — Weeks away from Election Day, the ruling junta wants people to know that democracy can take no credit for Thailand’s freedom and independence.
Left, Siriwan Butpetch slaps Matthayom 1 students. Right, Siriwan Butpetch talks to press Tuesday. Photo: one31 / YouTube

Teacher Slaps Students for Not Doing English Homework, Gets Off Scot-Free

SAMUT SAKHON — No disciplinary action has been taken against a teacher who slapped students repeatedly for not doing their English homework, a school official said Thursday.

Husband Says ‘Love’ Motivated Him to Murder Wife WIth Acid

BANGKOK — When police escorted a man accused of killing his wife by splashing and forcing her to drink acid to the local court,...

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