Yingluck Drops HBD Song For Brother, And It’s Really Sappy
BANGKOK — In the homestretch to the first public measure of the junta which dislodged her government from power, former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra shared a song with the world Tuesday.
Contrary to What Internet Says, Shop Denies These Thai Amulets Made in China
BANGKOK — When someone posted photos supposedly of a shop in Chinatown selling counterfeit Buddhist amulets made en masse in a Chinese factory, all hell broke loose, with netizens screaming: Is nothing sacred or exclusively Thai anymore?
Paranoia Fueling Increasingly Surreal Crackdown, Critics Say
BANGKOK — Critics of military rule said overreactions such as arresting children for tearing a voter list and ordering a coffee brand to stop advertising because of its name, exemplifies new levels of paranoia and irrationality on behalf of the military regime.
No, 2,000 Teak Trees Won’t Be Cut For New Parliament – More Like 5,000
BANGKOK — Despite an outcry from the public over the destruction of a teak forest in the north of Thailand, the head of the junta-appointed legislature said Monday it will go ahead despite a claim the junta leader had ordered the trees protected.
Blood, Sweat, Tears and Beers: Our Suffering on Display Friday
BANGKOK — Be it stress or fatigue on Blue Monday or any of the usual working days, seven artists offer relief through their blood, sweat and beers.
Ekkamai’s Moose Says Buh-Bye with Final Party
BANGKOK — Bad news for the nighthounds of Ekkamai who will have to say goodbye to a vibrant venue for fine cocktails and local...
Officials Powerless to Halt Assaults on Referendum by Schoolboys, Monkeys, Coffee Brand
BANGKOK — To election officials tasked with vigilantly enforcing a draconian referendum law, it may have looked as though the forces of man and nature conspired against them.
For Love of Country: Having Conquered Bangkok, DJ Maft Sai Takes Thai Music Global
Natapol, better known as DJ Maft Sai, is a Bangkok music geek making a big effort to preserve Thai music.
Car Drives Into Erawan Shrine, 5 People Injured
BANGKOK -- Someone drove a car into the Erawan Shrine on Friday night reportedly injuring five people.
Emergency personnel who were removing injured people from...
Wife of Foreign Critic of Monarchy Held Incommunicado
BANGKOK — Police raided the Bangkok home of a well-known British author and monarchy critic’s Thai family Friday morning, taking away his wife, 3-year-old son and father-in-law along with computers and other materials.
