Hoax News: How This One Weird Trick Leaves Media Fuming
BANGKOK — Ultra-conservative activist Suthep Thaugsuban died suddenly in May, according to the website of “Khaosod TV Online.”
Internet Boils Over With Scorn For #GraabMyCar
BANGKOK — Finally the internet has something everyone can agree on.
Army Opens Cyber Center to Fight 112, ‘Distorted’ Info
BANGKOK — The Army opened a new Army Cyber Center on Tuesday tasked with combating and suppressing information deemed illegal or undesirable.
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Ultra-Royalists Threaten To Destroy 1932 Revolution Plaque
Social media was abuzz Wednesday after an ultra-royalist threatened Monday to destroy the 1932 Revolution plaque located next to Rama V’s equestrian statue.
Neither Heaven Nor Hell Keeps Farang From His Barbecue Pork
PATTAYA — Barbecue pork is best eaten hot. No one seems to understand this better than a foreign man who refused to let his hunger be interrupted by torrential rain Sunday night in Pattaya.
Ignore Fake Prayuths on Social Media, Real Prayuth Urges
BANGKOK — Junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha reminded reporters Tuesday he has no presence on social media after someone tweeted unkind things about the Malaysian prime minister from a satirical account using his name.
Roach-Stuffed Sausage Surprises Student
LAMPANG — A 20-year-old student in Lampang province was shocked when she began preparing her 40-baht Vietnamese pork sausage breakfast Sunday and found an unlisted ingredient – an entire colony of cockroaches.
People Share Music, Meals and Memories of Late King
BANGKOK — Nearly a week after the death of His Majesty the Late King Bhumibol, netizens have been revisiting his long life to share everything from dishes he liked to cook to the music and paintings he created.
Woman Harassed Off Bus and Slapped Was Mentally-Ill: Police
BANGKOK — A 55-year-old woman assaulted by a bystander and humiliated in an online video for allegedly insulting the monarchy suffers from mental illness, according to records released by police Monday.
Flesh is Canvas For Mourners’ Permanent Oaths of Loyalty
BANGKOK — A trend has emerged in which people are expressing their love and sorrow for His Majesty the Late King with tributes that could last a lifetime.
