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LA Woman Booted From Ceremony For Dress Invites Fury Online

BANGKOK — A Thai-American woman turned away Thursday from a Thai temple in Los Angeles for her attire has become an object of contempt online.

Thai Gov’t Dodges Questions About Zuckerberg ‘Meeting’

BANGKOK — A day after Facebook denied a Thai government claim its CEO was coming to Bangkok to meet junta leader Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha,...

Mark Zuckerberg Has No Plans to Visit Thailand or Prayuth: Facebook

BANGKOK — Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg is not traveling to Thailand to meet junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha, the social media giant said Wednesday. Two days...

Rescuers Unable to Free Elephant Swept Into Creek by Flash Flood

Update: The elephant was rescued Wednesday afternoon, according to media reports. She was being taken to an elephant hospital in Lampang province for treatment...

Facebook Founder To Visit Prayuth Later This Month

BANGKOK — Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg will be coming to Thailand later this month to meet Prime Minister Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha, the deputy prime minister said.

Taiwanese Customers Shut Inside Siam Square Salon For Not Paying

BANGKOK — It took two diplomats, an online culture lesson and a stuffed animal to smooth a Pacific Rim feud that flared up between two Taiwanese women the Bangkok salon owner they refused to pay.

Mourning in All Forms for Rama IX’s Death Anniversary

While state or organization-sanctioned merit-making rituals bloom across the country, regular folks and netizens on Friday found other ways to mourn King Bhumibol on the first anniversary of his passing, from mass nun ordinations and Twitter emojis to an organized attempt to turn Pokemon Go gyms yellow.

Women Share Challenges, Successes on #DayoftheGirl #วันเด็กหญิงสากล

BANGKOK — Women and girls took to social media channels Wednesday to talk about the challenges they still face in society on International Day of the Girl.

Making Thailand’s Digital Economy ‘Stand Out’

A push toward the digital economy is the cornerstone of the Thailand 4.0 initiative, a little policy I have been writing about here and there. Something that might seem a bit abstract, but it indeed has metrics that can be measured and analyzed.

Movie on 1976 Massacre Barred From Showing on Anniversary

BANGKOK — A movie hailed by critics as best film of the year was banned from screening this evening on the 41st anniversary of...

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