Tied Up and Beaten: Pantippers Trade Tales of Harrowing Discipline
BANGKOK — Tied to a tree and beaten unconscious. Slapped in the skull so hard an ear is partially sliced off. Forced to inhale smoke from a pot of hot coals mixed with spices.
Fans Rage at Ref After Thailand Loses World Cup Qualifier
BANGKOK — Team Thailand was put down by Saudi Arabia in a 2018 World Cup qualifying match Thursday night, and many people decided to blame the refs.
Police Say Cops Injured by Fierce Competition at Football Match, Not Brawl
SAKON NAKHON — Police say photos spread online Wednesday night showed cops in Sakon Nakhon province giving their best at a friendly football match and were not evidence of a brawl, as the internet believes.
Bangkok ‘Fight Club’ Ignores Police Chief
BANGKOK — Organizers of an underground boxing tournament said they won’t stop their streetside bouts despite threat of legal action from the chief of Bangkok police force.
Here’s the Story Behind Photo of Prayuth Smelling a Sock
BANGKOK — When Khaosod English first published a photo of junta chairman Prayuth Chan-ocha inspecting a sock at a government expo Wednesday morning, we suspected it might give birth to a few memes.
Doctor-Kicking Patient Called in For Questioning (Video)
PHAYAO — Jeered by many -- yet cheered by a few -- it was the kick seen round the internet Saturday.
Model Files Charges Against Woman Who Filmed Her Naked
BANGKOK — A woman caught having sex with another’s boyfriend and subsequently humiliated in a now-viral video has filed a criminal charge over the...
Authorities Threaten to Ban Pokemon Go
BANGKOK — Telecommunications regulators threatened to ban Pokemon Go if developers refuse to restrict the areas where it is played.
From WTF to LOL, Internet Reacts to Plan to Track Foreigners by Phones
BANGKOK — Telecommunication regulators signed off yesterday on a plan to track all foreigners in the kingdom using location-tracking SIM cards, and extraordinary ambition that left the internet searing and seething.
A Survival Guide for Bangkok Pokemon Go Trainers
BANGKOK — Since the global obsession that is Pokemon Go arrived Saturday in fad-prone Thailand, players have been out in droves in parks, plazas...
