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Two celebrity ‘bosses’ of iCon Group indicted
Online Reporters, Published on 19/02/2026
» The Attorney General has indicted celebrities Yuranunt “Sam” Pamornmontri and Pechaya “Min” Wattanamontree on charges of fraud and running a pyramid scheme in connection with the iCon Group scandal, saying their actions as “bosses” clearly indicated a position beyond mere presenters.
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.
Puerto Rican heritage in Bad Bunny’s politically suggestive Super Bowl LX performance
Online Reporters, Published on 12/02/2026
» Bad Bunny took centre stage as the headliner of the 2026 Super Bowl LX halftime show on Sunday, making pop as well as political history.
Out-of-this-world election promises
Online Reporters, Published on 20/01/2026
» Thai voters tired of the usual suspects and looking for a real outside-the-box thinker in the Feb 8 election may have found their champion in Mongkolkit Suksintharanon.
Ten foreigners caught gambling on Koh Phangan
Online Reporters, Published on 03/12/2025
» Ten foreigners were arrested when caught illegally playing poker at a rented house on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province on Tuesday night.
Ambassador denies Russian hashish smuggler arrived from Bhutan
Online Reporters, Published on 12/05/2025
» Bhutanese ambassador to Bangkok Kinzang Dorji has denied that a Russian suspected of smuggling hashish to the full moon party island of Koh Phangan obtained it in Bhutan.
Two Indians arrested for alleged assault of German tourist after Full Moon Party
Online Reporters, Published on 15/03/2025
» Two Indian men were arrested on Friday night for allegedly sexually assaulting a 24-year-old German woman following the popular Full Moon Party on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province.
Authorities assure Koh Phangan is safe
Online Reporters, Published on 13/11/2024
» Security authorities in Surat Thani province have offered assurances that Koh Phangan is safe, dismissing reports about a possible terror plot against Israelis on the tourist island as untrue.
Former YouTube star back in Thailand to face fraud charges
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2024
» Former YouTube celebrity Natthamon “Nutty” Khongchak and her mother arrived back in Thailand on Friday evening to face charges of swindling thousands of followers out of 2 billion baht through a foreign-exchange trading scam after they were arrested in Indonesia.
Celebs ‘received huge payments from iCon’
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2024
» The money trail of three celebrities linked to The iCon Group shows that they received huge payments from the online sales company, with TV host Kan “Boss Kan” Kantatavorn alone receiving almost 80 million baht