COCO Recap: This week in the news

Big Prizes

First off, we announced some epic swag will be awarded to lucky participants of our Coconuts Bangkok 2014 Reader Survey! Don’t miss out.

 

Human Migration

All of our data captured by Facebook was used to discover something interesting: Bangkok is the fourth largest epicenter of global human migration.

 

 

There Goes the Last DJ

Long a staple of Bangkok nightlife, the farang DJ is endangered by serious competition and loss of income.

 

The Coconuts Peculiar Guide to Bangkok

Want a window into the wild and weird side of Bangkok? Check out our lengthy guide.

 

Freaky Feast

If that’s not enough weird, dial it up to freaky with Coconuts TV’s new “Freaky Feast” miniseries:

 

Cat Cafes

Vulnerable to fads and addicted to cute, Thais have been purring it up at many kitty cafes throughout the city. We’re a little concerned about the welfare of the kitties, but here’s a look inside.

 

Coco TV: River Divers

For diving to the bottom of the Chao Phraya’s foul waters with a tin bowl strapped to their heads, these guys are Coconuts TV’s badasses of the week.

 

Iron Man lands in lakorn

Inexplicably and probably unlicensed-ly, Iron Man swooped in to save a Thai soap character from a rape scene.

 

Spirit Cloth

Holy magic cloth, Batman! These traditional imprinted cloths will destroy your enemies and draw the ladies and/or men

 

Passing the time with Sanvo

If no cloth is handy, here’s this week’s entry from the sexy files.

 

Don’t call me Mister

Sex can be a perilous topic, and a ladyboy student agitator at Thammasat University lashed out at the media for calling her “Mister.

 

 

Snowfall

For a city that’s steaming hot year-round, we had a preoccupation of snow this week, just like these artists who render Bangkok landmarks covered in the stuff.

 

Serial killer confesses to raping, murdering children throughout Thailand

Finally, we wish this wasn’t something to feature, but definitely the biggest story in Thailand for the past week has been the daily revelations about a serial pedophile who has confessed to the rape and murder of children throughout the country.

 




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