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BANGKOK — Every Wednesday at 8pm, find many women glued to their screens for a chance to seize the latest selections going on sale.

BANGKOK — When King Rama III died in 1851, all but a few Siamese including his successor were required to shave their heads. When Rama IV passed away in 1868, commoners only saw the royal urn after it was brought to the funeral pyre at the Sanam Luang just days before cremation. Today, the funerary rites for King Rama IX see upward of 30,000 people entering the Grand Palace daily to honor the royal urn.

BANGKOK — Moon and river will come together for an exceptional Loy Krathong this year. Monday’s full moon will not only be the brightest and...

BANGKOK — A new music video of the Royal Anthem that will be played in cinemas nationwide was approved Tuesday by junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha.

BANGKOK — Wirintip Siriratanaanan remained in her seat for all of three songs. After that, with the world’s biggest superstar on stage, the high school sophomore leaped from of her seat when the funky bass line of “Smooth Criminal” began and ran to the stage.

BANGKOK — Sutthipong “Noom” Eiamsa-ard was driving back to his apartment in Lat Phrao at 3am after a night partying on RCA. Along the way, two good-looking women dressed in black flagged him down for a ride.

Late on a Monday afternoon decades back, 8-year-old Somboon Boonyakan went to buy some vegetables for his family to cook dinner from a local Chinese gardener. He never returned.

BANGKOK — A man offering “free hugs” to comfort mourners was forced to apologize after an image of a woman doing the same exploded over social media during the past two days, inviting the military regime Tuesday to condemn it as inappropriate.

BANGKOK — Due to national mourning for the late King Bhumibol, the Loy Krathong festival this year will be limited solely to its namesake...

BANGKOK — One week ago on Thursday, songwriter Chamras Saewataporn received a message from someone at a state TV station asking for permission to use one of his songs for an important announcement.