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Israelis caught with dangerous ‘Labubu’ drugs on Koh Phangan
Gary Boyle, Published on 26/01/2026
» Four Israelis have been arrested on Koh Phangan after police raided a party at a luxury villa, where the occupants were discovered using a potentially deadly polydrug in pills shaped like Labubu dolls.
Fine or jail for importers, sellers of Labubu dolls
Gary Boyle, Published on 17/05/2024
» The popular Labubu dolls must pass industrial standards before being sold or sellers will face a jail term of up to six months and/or a fine of up to 500,000 baht, warned the Thai Industrial Standards Institute (TISI).
TEST YOURSELF: Turning tears into smiles
Gary Boyle, Published on 07/09/2023
» The exhibition ‘Everybody/Cries/Sometimes' helps visitors connect with their emotions through art.
Democrats to push for sex toy legalisation
Gary Boyle, Published on 25/04/2023
» The Democrat Party has pledged to push for legalising sex toys, saying it will bring more benefits beyond sexual pleasure.
Former Japanese PM Abe shot, killed
Gary Boyle, Published on 08/07/2022
» Former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe died in hospital on Friday after being shot at a campaign event in the Nara region earlier in the day.
This week's top stories: August 13, 2021
Published on 13/08/2021
» The biggest story on Learning this week was a story about a popular TV actor "Toy Toy" confessed to stabbing his girlfriend to death.
TV actor held after girlfriend stabbed to death
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/08/2021
» An actor in a popular TV series has been detained by police after his girlfriend died from multiple stab wounds at a townhouse in Bangkok in the early hours of Friday.
Tokyo's Paw Patrol keeps an eye on crime
Gary Boyle, Published on 20/07/2021
» In Japan, a new crew is sniffing out trouble and keeping the streets safe for school kids: meet the pups of Tokyo's Paw Patrol.
City trains 'for rich men only'
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2021
» The Thailand Consumers' Council (TCC) has asked the government to lower ticket fares for Bangkok's trains and keep them at under 10% of the daily minimum wage, equal to about 33 baht per round-trip.
TEST YOURSELF: Art escapes
Gary Boyle, Published on 06/11/2020
» Bangkok Art Biennale returns to the city