Coconuts Bangkok’s Top Five June Stories: Makkasan Melee and Mr. Monocle

Last month was quite a news doozy. Here’s a handy list of our top five most popular stories. On another note, we are trying to make Coconuts Bangkok more of a community-driven site, so we’re giving away great prizes to incentivize user reviews. Click HERE to check out our user review page and write a review to enter to win. The more you write, the better chances you have!

1. Makkasan Melee: Taxi mob beat down camera-wielding commuter
A Thai man was severely beaten up by taxi drivers at Bangkok’s Makkasan Airport Link station when he took photos of a driver who refused to take him to his destination.

2. Police conduct random ‘surprise’ drug tests of foreigners on Sukhumvit Soi 3
16 out of 33 foreigners tested positive for drugs. Not a bad percentage!

3. Samut Prakan man killed over penis mocking
This story is just sad.

4. Re-branding Thailand: Mr. Monocle’s conflict of interest
Our opinion piece on a magazine editor taking a gig as a PR man for Thailand set off some healthy debate. He shall forever be known around these parts at Tyler “Creme” Brule.

5. Euro Madness 2012: Where to watch the football in Bangkok
This handy guide was quite popular with football-mad denizens of the Big Mango.




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