Dhammakaya to Sue Trasher for Party ‘Blasphemy’
BANGKOK — A pop music event organizer apologized for lampooning the controversial Buddhist sect Dhammakaya at a party Saturday night following threats of legal action by the group.
Pagoda Dress Banned, Guess the New Mrs. Thailand Costume
BANGKOK — Unlike last year’s tuk-tuk dress worn at the Miss Universe contest, the groundbreaking Golden Pagoda gown will not grace the international stage at the Mrs. Universe pagaent as Thailand’s national costume.
Film About Burmese Coup May Still Hit Too Close to Home
By Simon Duncan
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
Assistant Editor
BANGKOK ― An elected prime minister is removed by the army chief. Those who offer defiance are taken into secret detention; Western diplomats annoy the new junta.
Jenphop Contests All But Lesser Charge
AYUTTHAYA — Cloaked in a monk's robe, Jenphop Viraporn stepped into a court for the first time today to plead not guilty to most of the charges relating to the two graduate students he killed in a high-speed crash 11 weeks ago.
Better Hit the Gym, Ben & Jerry’s Coming to Thailand
BANGKOK — Fans of feel-good Ben & Jerry’s ice cream can rejoice as the beloved American brand is coming to Bangkok.
Endangered Gorilla Shot Dead After Boy Falls Into Enclosure (Video)
CINCINNATI — The Cincinnati Zoo has temporarily closed its gorilla exhibit after a special zoo response team shot and killed a 17-year-old gorilla that grabbed and dragged a 4-year-old boy who fell into a moat.
Staged Disappearance: Democrazy Theatre’s Provocative New Production
BANGKOK — When someone goes missing, will he or she be remembered? Do the vanished feel differently from those who remain?
Catholic Arab Named 1st 'Miss Trans Israel'
TEL AVIV, Israel — An Israeli from a Catholic Arab family has been crowned the winner of the country's first transgender pageant.
Dengue Failures a Bad Sign for Zika Fight
GENEVA — The World Health Organization says that traditional insecticide spraying has had no significant impact in slowing dengue, raising major questions about how officials might stop the spread of the Zika virus, also spread by mosquitoes.
Study: Zika May Cause Temporary Paralysis
LONDON — Scientists may have the first evidence that Zika can cause temporary paralysis, according to a new study of patients who developed the rare condition during an outbreak of the virus in Tahiti two years ago.
