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Junta Backs Off From VAT Hike, Blames Fake News

BANGKOK — Public outrage over a proposed increase to the value-added tax, or VAT, led to the military government shelving the idea and blaming the media Friday for spreading fake news.

Bitcoin’s Going Nucking Futs, Here’s How to Buy From Thailand

Three months ago today, bitcoin traded at a lofty 140,000 baht (USD$4,000). One month ago, it reached 200,000 baht (USD$6,000). In the past two...

‘Fantastic Beasts’ Inspires Thai Wizarding Fervor in Magical Memes

BANGKOK — A Thai-style spirit tree is a Whomping Willow. Naga represent House Slytherin. Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with a yellow python is Voldemort and his horcrux Nagini.

Feb! March! March! Luk Thung Earworm About Calendar Vexes Netizens

BANGKOK — An earworm about the Thai months is wiggling its way across social media on Monday.
A photo of Suan Khwan Muang Park in Yala on Jan. 12, 2020 filled with litter, posted on Pattani News Facebook page, is labeled “Lumpini Park” by Facebook user Vanisa Tirak.

Photo of Pro-Gov’t Rally ‘Littering’ Lumpini Park is Fake News

BANGKOK — A photo that falsely accused a pro-government rally of littering Lumpini Park in Bangkok has been shared by more than 34,000 people as of Monday afternoon.

Line Goes Down and Nation Spasms

BANGKOK — Some thought they’d been hacked. Others thought their loved ones had cut them off. A few took the opportunity to reflect on their technological dependence.

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.

PM Prayut Wishes You A Happy Chinese New Year…On TikTok

BANGKOK — Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha on Thursday made his debut on TikTok with a video of him wishing a happy Chinese New Year.

The Good, Bad & Ugly of the Computer Crime Act, in Detail

After the Computer Crime Act was passed Dec. 16 by unanimous vote despite a last-minute petition of more than 300,000 opposing the law and much-hated Single Gateway program, all eyes are now on the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society, or DE Ministry, to see how it exercises its new great powers.

Police Expose Sensitive Information of 790,000 People Online

BANGKOK — The information of more than 790,000 residents were published online for anyone to see on a police website.

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