Thai Designer Defends Working for Award-Winning Laos Costume
BANGKOK — Thailand’s white elephant failed to roar its way to victory at this year’s Miss Universe 2018, but the prize for best national costume nevertheless went to an elaborate dress designed by a Thai.
Smiling Buffalo Reunited With Farmer by Anonymous Donor
CHAI NAT — A buffalo who captured the nation’s heart was back loping around with his friends in sunny, grassy Chai Nat province after...
Gov’t Online English Lesson Ridiculed for Multiple Errors
BANGKOK — An online English learning class broadcasted by the government was met with ridicule on social media Wednesday for the teacher’s serial mispronunciations.
Cuddle Up With a Corpse Pillow This Halloween
BANGKOK — How would you like to spend a night next to an undead soul trapped in its shrouded corpse?
Cabinet Drafts Plan to Regulate, Tax Crypto
BANGKOK - The interim cabinet has agreed to draft a law to regulate cryptocurrency trading, seeking to tax the largely unregulated market.
Government spokesman Nathporn...
Visit Thailand’s Zoos Via Livestream During COVID-19 Pandemic
BANGKOK (Xinhua) — Thailand's Zoological Park Organization (ZPO) on Friday began its live streams of their in-house animals on social media in light of zoo closures to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Minister Orders Cafes, Restaurants To Collect Customers’ Wifi Data
BANGKOK — A minister said on Tuesday cafe and restaurant operators with free wifi service must collect internet traffic data used by their customers up to 90 days, or face punishment.
‘Learn Self-Defense’: MMA Artist After Strange BTS Encounter
BANGKOK — After an uncomfortable encounter with a stranger on the BTS, one of the nation’s top female mixed martial artists on Wednesday recommended that Thai women take up Brazilian jiu-jitsu for self-defense.
Photos of Actor Chris Hemsworth Filming in Ratchaburi Go Viral
RATCHABURI — When the God of Thunder descended upon the mountains of a local national park, a fanboying government official shared the photos to...
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.