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The curious cases of YouTubers turned filmmakers
Online Reporters, Published on 17/02/2026
» The recent independent horror film Iron Lung (2026) by popular YouTuber Markiplier opened at US$21.7 million at the box office, seven times its modest US$3 million budget. The film also garnered 90% approval from fans on Rotten Tomatoes. This is not the first, and far from the only, time that YouTubers have turned to filmmaking.
‘Tokyogurl’, ‘Cheerio’ charged in SEA Games cheating case
Online Reporters, Published on 13/02/2026
» The Crime Suppression Division has arrested a former national e‑sports athlete and her proxy player on computer‑crime charges stemming from a cheating scandal at the 33rd SEA Games, held in Bangkok last year.
‘Online game mission’ drove teen on cross‑country gold heist run
Online Reporters, Published on 05/02/2026
» The 16-year-old arrested for a 2.4-million-baht gold-shop robbery in Hat Yai claimed an online gaming friend in Laos encouraged him to complete a “mission” to snatch the jewellery, according to police.
Chinese duo held on scam suspicions in Pattaya
Online Reporters, Published on 30/01/2026
» Cybercrime police have arrested two Chinese nationals following a raid on a condominium in Pattaya, where 26 mobile phones with Chinese-language messages were found, raising suspicions of links to online scam operations.
Senior PEA officials exposed in crypto mining corruption scandal
Online Reporters, Published on 27/01/2026
» The Department of Special Investigation (DSI) searched the residences of three active and one former officials of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) and seized thousands of illegal crypto mining rigs, cash, laptops, phones and bank passbooks.
Culprit in SEA Games esports cheating scandal confesses
Online Reporters, Published on 03/01/2026
» The substitute player for the Thai e-sports athlete “Tokyogurl”, who was expelled from the 2025 SEA Games in Bangkok for using unauthorised third-party software, has admitted fault and apologised for bringing shame to Thailand.
Thai army hit two scam buildings in Poipet
Online Reporters, Published on 22/12/2025
» The Thai army fired at two scammers’ buildings in Cambodia’s Poipet town opposite Sa Kaeo province on Monday afternoon.
Lisa joins Fortnite Festival as Season 12 headliner
Online Reporters, Published on 25/11/2025
» Epic Games has confirmed that Blackpink singer Lisa will headline the next season of Fortnite Festival, the rhythm game spin-off of Fortnite that launched in December 2023.
B400m online gambling network busted in Hua Hin
Online Reporters, Published on 31/10/2025
» Authorities have shut down a major online gambling operation, which had around 367 million baht in transactions, and arrested three suspects in the Thai beach town of Hua Hin in Prachuap Khiri Khan province.
Bangkok's Safari World to reopen predator zone after lions mauled keeper last month
Online Reporters, Published on 12/10/2025
» The Safari World zoo in Bangkok will reopen its Predator Zone (Tiger Zone) on Monday after the zone was closed when lions mauled a veteran keeper to death early last month.