Readers Fall in Love With Durian Heiress and Send Us Weird Mail
BANGKOK — When a southern durian tycoon called off a contest to marry off his daughter because he was overwhelmed by inquiries, he wasn’t kidding.
Thai Net Reacts to Party Dissolution With Pungent Memes
BANGKOK — The internet was overwhelmed with sarcasm and dismay Thursday after a five-month-old political party was disbanded three weeks before Election Day.
Temple Fests > Uni Tests, Pheu Thai Staffer Scolds Students
PATHUM THANI — When drunk revelers stormed a school last week for asking them to turn down their ordination ceremony, it united the public against them. That happened again Wednesday when a campaign staffer ridiculed another group of students pleading for quiet.
Meet P’To & P’Shark, the NSFW Memes Infuriating the Thai Net
BANGKOK — Gay dance videos on the internet are nothing strange, but people have started ask questions after seeing the same two muscled men cropping up online over and over.
Thai Net Skeptical About Democracy Monument ‘Renovation’
BANGKOK — City Hall is having a hard time convincing the internet that one of Bangkok’s most recognized landmarks isn’t about to suffer the same fate as other monuments to Thai democracy.
Info Wars: Social Media Ripe Target For Thai Election Disinfo
A tangle of truths, half-truths and falsehoods, it was the kind of mess vexing tech platforms have been struggling – and often failing – to handle in the age of online disinformation.
Naresuan Seniors, Alumni Defend Muddy Hazing
PHITSANULOK — A ceremony, watched over by professors, sanctifies a wooden pole. Freshmen in white carry a heavy wooden pillar around the campus before...
Viral Video Uses Pooches to Explain Dog-Eat-Dog Thai Elections
BANGKOK — An amusing and educational animation explaining how the March 24 Thai elections will work – through dog cartoons – was going viral...
Bangkok Biker Bowls Over Pedestrian With Temerity to Warn Him
BANGKOK — A man waits for a bus. Seeing a motorcycle trespass on the sidewalk, he warns the rider. Moments later, the bike returns and plows into his body, knocking him to the ground before speeding off.
Thailand Free No Thanks to Democracy: Junta
BANGKOK — Weeks away from Election Day, the ruling junta wants people to know that democracy can take no credit for Thailand’s freedom and independence.
