Lakorn, popular Thai TV soap operas, are a national pastime enjoyed by many. Even if you're not a fan, you won't be able to escape them with your friends confessing their love for phra ek (male lead) ...

Thai star Yaya Urassaya Sperbund celebrates her 31st birthday today (March 18, 2024). The Lakorn (Thai TV) star is among the most prominent names in the Thai entertainment industry. Yaya has been ...

This edited article by Kittinun Klongyai is from Prachatai, an independent news site in Thailand, and is republished on Global Voices as part of a content-sharing agreement. Last June, Thai television ...

The past week, I think, has been similar for many of us. Our newsfeeds were overtaken by the news of a 13-year-old girl’s tragic end and her rapist’s dangling fate. Rape has suddenly become a hot ...

'Finding Love' stars the Ultimate Thai Hunk, Nadech Kugimiya! Fans looking for the return of Thai-Austrian actor and model Nadech Kugimiya on Philippine television are in for a threat as Finding Love ...

A SOAP by any other name is still a soap—or is it? In Thailand, soap operas are called “lakorn.” A lakorn is usually a melodrama that usually focuses on the romance between a man and a woman and the ...