Nat Geo Making Doc on Thai Cave Heroes
BANGKOK — After its adrenaline-filled entry won the Oscar for Best Documentary, National Geographic has begun production on a new feature about the foreign rescue divers whose perilous operation saved 13 trapped in a Chiang Rai cave.
Forget Red or Yellow, Forest Crusader Doubles Down on Green
BANGKOK — An environmentalist turned politician seeking to gain a toehold in power through Sunday's election said poachers wouldn't get off so easy under...
Prayuth Says He’s Everyone’s Dad. Thainet Vomits in Mouth.
BANGKOK — The junta leader’s claim that everyone in the nation is his child to care for became the latest strain of political scorn to course through the net Tuesday.
Black Panther Verdict: Premchai Sentenced to 16 Months in Jail
KANCHANABURI — A powerful construction tycoon was convicted of several crimes related to a high-profile poaching case last year in a national park but acquitted of the most serious count, a court ruled Tuesday.
Woman in Labor, Fugitive, Disabled: All Head for Early Voting
BANGKOK — Among more than 2.6 million registered voters nationwide who cast advanced ballots Sunday are a fugitive who disguised himself with a wig, a woman about to enter labor and people sensitive to air pollution.
Virachai Plasai, Thai Ambassador to US, Dies at 58
BANGKOK — Thailand's ambassador to the United States, best known for leading the kingdom’s legal battle with Cambodia over an ancient temple, died early Saturday. He was 58.
‘Maho Rasop’ Fest Goes 2 Days, Drops Blind Tickets
BANGKOK — After bringing over a dozen alternative music acts and surprise hip-hop hit late last year, the outdoor Maho Rasop Music Festival is ready to do it again this year.
Phi Phi Police Arrest 1 in Attack on Jacked US Samaritan
KRABI — A suspect was being questioned by police Friday for allegedly attacking an American tourist who intervened in a purse theft on a Koh Phi Phi beach.
Melons and Mellow Take Root on Thailand’s ‘Watermelon Island’
TRANG — On an island filled with watermelon farmers, be the one that plants seedless ones.
Koh Sukorn, a lesser-known attraction off the coast of...
Thai Parties Woo Young Voters, but One May Hit the Mark
BANGKOK — You could call it the 7 million-voter question: Will young people like the ones who turned out on a recent Saturday night to listen to politically hip rappers also make it to the polls for Thailand's upcoming general election? And do they share the anger at the established order being sung and shouted about onstage?
