Chiang Mai Bar Closed After Brawl Over Bathroom, Soap Stars
CHIANG MAI — A Chiang Mai rooftop bar was permanently closed by police Sunday after a customer was badly beaten in a brawl there by guards over his use of a restroom.
Boardgame Champ Preaches Gospel of ‘Catan’
BANGKOK — Settlers of Catan is more than just a resource-management board game for Songsit “Note” Phraepet, the Thailand Catan Champion of 2016 and owner of the Board Game Academy cafe in Thonburi.
‘Fantastic Beasts’ Inspires Thai Wizarding Fervor in Magical Memes
BANGKOK — A Thai-style spirit tree is a Whomping Willow. Naga represent House Slytherin. Gen. Prayuth Chan-ocha with a yellow python is Voldemort and his horcrux Nagini.
Behind the ‘Nong Best’ Sideshow, an Eruption of Political Passions
BANGKOK — Standing before hundreds of university students in the northeastern province of Maha Sarakham, motivational speaker Orapim Raksapol choked on tears as she implored them to remember the works His Majesty the King Bhumibol had done for their region.
‘Back Door’ in CCA Not Trojan Horse for Single Gateway, Drafters Say
BANGKOK — Those tasked with rewriting the national cybercrime law on Wednesday dismissed suspicions the process was being used to revive a project to...
New Cybercrime Regs Would Open Back Door to Censorship
BANGKOK — An online right advocate pointed out Monday that the latest proposed changes to the Computer Crime Act and its supporting laws would provide the authorities with direct access to deleting things from the internet.
‘We Have to Own Up to That’ Boy Wins Praise Online (Video)
SAMUT PRAKAN — A routine road accident provoked a discussion about driver responsibility Sunday night after dashcam footage of the accident went viral for a young passenger’s insistence his parents admit fault.
From Bangkok With Love: Russian Startups Digitize Thai E-Commerce
BANGKOK — They know the stereotypes all too well. The Russian jet ski scammer on Phuket, the mafiya foot soldiers in Pattaya or vodka-marinated voin just about anywhere.
Truth Stranger Than Fiction! ‘Ghost Rider’ Mystery Solved
Hitchhiking ghost? Guerilla marketing stunt? Nope, the mystery of a woman perched on the back of a speeding car that’s gripped netizens all week was solved Friday.
Why Thailand Should Worry About an Improved(?) Computer Crime Act
BANGKOK — For the past year, Wirada Saelim lived under a cloud of anxiety that she and her colleagues would be tried as criminals...
