Movie on 1976 Massacre Barred From Showing on Anniversary
BANGKOK — A movie hailed by critics as best film of the year was banned from screening this evening on the 41st anniversary of...
TV Presenter Marries Boyfriend, Slammed With Internet Homophobia
BANGKOK — While many congratulated a well-known television host’s decision to go public with his gay marriage this week, notions of LGBT tolerance were crushed by a wash of homophobic comments unleashed online.
Bangkok Man Campaigns Hard on His Education Success
BANGKOK — People were doing double takes in eastern Bangkok at a truck festooned with flags and photos of a smiling man with a...
Police Say Cops Injured by Fierce Competition at Football Match, Not Brawl
SAKON NAKHON — Police say photos spread online Wednesday night showed cops in Sakon Nakhon province giving their best at a friendly football match and were not evidence of a brawl, as the internet believes.
7-Eleven Apologizes for Sign Taunting Poser Vegetarians
BANGKOK — The Vegetarian Festival kicks off today with an apology from the conglomerate that owns Thailand’s ubiquitous 7-Eleven stores for a sign telling customers to stay away from meat-free food unless their hearts are truly pure.
Controversial Coverage of ‘Murder Babes’ Raises Press Freedom Stakes
BANGKOK — The government took steps to regulate popular Facebook pages this week, and among the 30 such pages summoned to meet with broadcast...
Hear Prayuth Sing Black Pink, ‘Shape of You’ (Video)
BANGKOK — It’s a known fact that the junta leader is a songwriter. But did you know he can also croon to Ed Sheeran, rap in Korean and cantar en espanol?
Facebook Must Act on Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech: UN Free Speech Chief
BANGKOK — Facebook should police the kind of hate speech and disinformation fanning the flames of conflict in Myanmar, the UN’s special rapporteur on...
New ‘Ghost Rider’ Clips Emerge as Police Zero in on Driver
A mysterious woman who rode the back of a taxi into imaginations everywhere has been seen at it again, and police said Wednesday they are close to zeroing in on the identity of her driver accomplice.
Man Foiled by Farang’s Foul Feet Speaks Out on His Ordeal
BANGKOK — The peeved protagonist who appeared in a viral clip battling an unidentified woman’s funky feet spoke out Wednesday about his motivations for going public with his stinking ordeal.
