What Do Thai-Chinese Think About the Hong Kong Protests? (Part II)
While their agong and ama shuffle through Chinese newspapers, Thai-Chinese millennials are reading US-based online news and scanning the Twitters and Instagrams of their Hong Kong friends.
‘Queen’ of BNK48 Accused of Toting Fake Gucci Bag
Update: The performer has been suspended for a month by her parent group BNK48, citing her action as "an inappropriate model for the youth...
Thais Divided Over Banning Mother’s Day School Festivities
Some Thai netizens are calling for the abolition of Mother’s Day events in schools, arguing that they can be harmful for students without mothers...
Celebrities Support Slapping Future Forward’s Pannika, Netizens Hit Back
BANGKOK — Online debate is swirling Monday after celebrities were caught supporting an Instagram post about slapping a Future Forward Party spokeswoman.
Netizens noticed today...
Crazy Rich Bangkokians: Viral Instagram @BougieBangkokGirl Gets Political
@BougieBangkokGirl – or Bougie – agreed to be interviewed anonymously via email about the Instagram account’s underlying goal to politically awaken a notoriously apolitical demographic.
Thai Mental Health Dept. Battles Earworms After Chip ‘N’ Dale Song
BANGKOK — The state mental health department has issued tips for people who just can’t stop hearing Chip ‘N’ Dale chirp in their heads.
Chip ‘N’ Dale’s Thai Song Paddles Into Nation’s Ears
BANGKOK — A song about selling nuts sung in Thai by Chip ‘n’ Dale in a Mickey Mouse cartoon has become the nation’s latest earworm.
Thai-Canadian Fan Favorite Wins Miss Universe Thailand 2019
BANGKOK — Miss Universe Thailand 2019 says that her heart is Thai, despite her Western-looking face.
Thai Fans Mourn Divorce of Dream K-Drama Couple from ‘Descendants of the Sun’
BANGKOK — Thai fans plunged into mourning after the K-drama celebrity couple announced their divorce Thursday morning.
Song Joong Ki and Song Hye Kyo, known...
History Buff Youtuber Pitchforked Over Old Tweets About 112
BANGKOK — A Thai Youtuber’s video about witch-hunting in the Middle Ages became a trial ground after netizens dug up old tweets in which...
