It’s the viral phenomenon that keeps going – and going – and going. As the “Gangnam Style” craze sweeps across the land, some prisoners in Thailand are now getting in on the act. Some 100 inmates at Bangkok Remand Prison took part in a “Gangnam Style” dance competition organized by the prison to help the [...]
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This new anti-smoking campaign from Thailand is so powerful, it’s going viral around the world. Adult smokers already know that smoking is bad for them. So when a child stopped them on the street and asked them for a light, every single smoker told the child that smoking was bad for them and they shouldn’t [...]
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Stanford women’s volleyball player Samantha Wopat (A.K.A. Sam Wopat) has died, the school announced yesterday. Wopat, a 19-year-old sophomore outside hitter, died on Sunday at Stanford Hospital, surrounded by family, friends, and her teammates. She remained in the intensive-care unit until her death. The school has not yet released an official cause of death, but [...]
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The Samsung Galaxy Note smartphone / tablet hybrid features a much bigger screen than your average smartphone. Based on the idea that “bigger is better”, and inspired by recent videos like the frog and lizard playing with smartphones, the folks at Samsung took the Galaxy Note to Thailand and gave it to Peter the elephant. [...]
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A self-made Thai billionaire who was the co-founder of the Red Bull energy drink has died in Bangkok. Chaleo Yoovidhya was either 89 or 90 years old, according to varying reports. He died on Saturday of natural causes at a Bangkok hospital. Chaleo was married twice and had 11 children, according to his obituary. He [...]
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We first told you about Supatra Sasuphan, the so-called “Werewolf Girl” who suffers from hypertrichosis, almost exactly one year ago. Hypertrichosis, or Ambras syndrome, is a rare genetic condition that causes excess hair to grow on the face and body. The 11-year-old Thai girl, who goes by “Nat”, hopes to be cured one day, but for [...]
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Holy crap. Check out what happens when a New Year’s Eve celebration goes bad. In the beach town of Hua Hin in Thailand, just south of Bangkok, revelers set off fireworks to ring in 2012. Too bad the fireworks had a mind of their own. Miraculously, no injuries were reported in this incident, although plenty [...]
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A brightly-colored gecko, a fish that looks like a gherkin, and a monkey with Elvis-like hair are among the more than 200 new species found in the Greater Mekong region last year, according to the WWF. The area is so diverse, in fact, that a new species is found every two days, but we must [...]
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