Feb! March! March! Luk Thung Earworm About Calendar Vexes Netizens
BANGKOK — An earworm about the Thai months is wiggling its way across social media on Monday.
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...
K-Drama Addicts Panic as Top Pirate Site Stops Streaming
Thailand’s de facto source for feeding its addiction to Korean soap operas was forced to stop subbing and streaming new episodes to the dismay of panicked fans.
Maxim Cover Models Falsely Named as Sex Workers
BANGKOK — Models for a popular men’s magazine were unamused to see themselves in a message shared described as sex workers from a brothel recently raided by authorities and have filed a complaint with police.
Chula Investigates Student President Over Initiation Altercation
BANGKOK — Chulalongkorn University is investigating the student activist it earlier blamed for an altercation during freshman induction in which a professor put a student in a headlock.
K-pop Fans Slam Korean Mall Party’s #WorstMCs2017
BANGKOK — The grand launch of a new shopping venue targeting the Korean-obsessed ended up angering some fans who felt the well-known hosts presiding over the event dissed their favorite things.
Teacher Humiliates Young Girls For Garland-Making
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — A primary school teacher apologized for shaming his students online for not weaving flower garlands to his standards.
A teacher at a...
Govt Backtracks From Threatening Facebook, Again
BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators said Wednesday they decided to drop an ultimatum given to top foreign online platforms after finding flaws in their own...
Facebook to Hire 3,000 Screeners for Violent Videos
NEW YORK — Facebook is stepping up its efforts to keep inappropriate and often violent material — including recent high-profile videos of murders and suicides,...
With Money in Reach and Eyes on Fintech, Thai Startups Turn Corner at Techsauce...
BANGKOK — This past weekend’s Techsauce Summit provided insight into the ever-expanding Thai startup ecosystem where financial technology is red hot, venture capital infrastructure is booming – and above all – mobile is still king.