Facebook Must Act on Anti-Rohingya Hate Speech: UN Free Speech Chief
BANGKOK — Facebook should police the kind of hate speech and disinformation fanning the flames of conflict in Myanmar, the UN’s special rapporteur on...
#KingBhumibol, #Crematorium Reign Online as Mourning Month Gets Underway
BANGKOK — As the anniversary of Rama IX’s death and his cremation ceremony draws near, Thai social media feeds have gone black as netizens mourn the late monarch.
Twitter Tests Doubling Character Limit to 280
NEW YORK — Need more room to type those deep thoughts? Twitter is testing a 280-character limit for tweets, doubling the current length restriction...
Fever of Online Gossip Puts Anchorwoman on Knife’s Edge
BANGKOK — A partial reflection in a dinner knife, a months-old zebra photo and a lot of innuendo were enough for virtual Thailand to pin a scarlet letter of shame on a television news reporter.
Facebook May Face an ‘Era of Accountability’
NEW YORK — The problems keep piling up for Facebook, and it's unclear how long the internet giant will be able to brush them...
Cuddle Up With a Corpse Pillow This Halloween
BANGKOK — How would you like to spend a night next to an undead soul trapped in its shrouded corpse?
Khao Yai National Park Turns 55
NAKHON RATCHASIMA — The country’s oldest national park turned 55 on Monday, an anniversary celebration joined by the world’s largest search engine.
Ministry: No One Opposed Granting Public Land to Red Bull
BANGKOK — The Interior Ministry said Tuesday it would revoke a public land concession granted last year to energy drink maker Red Bull –...
‘Do Something at Some Place’ Meme Seizes Geek Imaginations
BANGKOK — The public has been invited to run like Naruto, smoke yaa baa in front of Government House, scream for Doraemon and other...
Apple May Test iPhone Love With 30K Baht Model
SAN FRANCISCO — Apple is expected to sell its fanciest iPhone yet for USD$1,000 (33,000 baht), crossing into a new financial frontier that will...
