Jezebel: Thailand

Asia Implodes as Thailand Elects First Female Prime Minister

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 11:31:00 EDT

Current Thai prime minister conceded the election to Yingluck Shinawatra, which makes her the first female prime minister in the history of the country. More »

Topless Dancers Shock Thailand

Anna North — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 13:11:00 EDT

Despite its reputation as a sex-tourism destination, Thailand has been rocked with outrage over a video of three topless dancers at a festival Friday. A police official says, "This has damaged a traditional Thai ceremony. The charge is doing a shameful act in public by indecently exposing oneself." The three dancers were apparenty fined $16 and let go, though the Thai Minister of Culture suggested they should have to read to schoolchildren as part of their punishment. One disturbing detail: the dancers were just 13, 14, and 16. More »

Bangkok's Terrifying Surrogacy Ring

Anna North — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 12:44:00 EST

A woman has been charged with human trafficking for holding pregnant women captive so their babies could be exported to paying clients. More »

Thai Airline Now Boasts Transsexual Flight Attendants

Margaret Hartmann — Sun, 13 Feb 2011 23:10:00 EST

Thailand's ironically-named airline P.C. Air claims it's the first in the world to hire openly transsexual flight attendants. When the airline begins flying Asian routes in April, four transsexual people will be among the 30-person cabin crew, Forbes reports. More »

Fight For Your Right

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 11:15:00 EST

Bangkok, Feb 5: Supporters of the People's Alliance for Democracy during a protest outside the government house. The right-wing nationalist group that seized Bangkok's airports two years ago gathered in a protest that entered the 12th day on Saturday. More »

Know Your Veils: A Guide To Head Coverings

Anne Peterson — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 13:09:00 EST

Next time you are having dinner with a Bahraini dignitary, don't embarrass yourself by confusing the Queen's abaya with a burqa. More »

Pioneering Photographer's Work Discovered By Lucky Auction-Goer

Jenna Sauers — Mon, 10 Jan 2011 18:30:00 EST

What we know of the story of Vivian Maier's life and work, and of how 30,000 of her negatives came to be acquired at a Chicago estate auction by a 26-year-old real estate agent and amateur historian, is breathtaking. More »

Thousands Of Aborted Fetuses Found In Thai Temple

Anna North — Fri, 19 Nov 2010 11:57:00 EST

In (let's hope) today's creepiest news story, over two thousand aborted fetuses have been found at a Thai temple, where they were apparently awaiting cremation. And it gets weirder. More »

Thailand's Female Boxers Kick Ass, Laugh In Your Face

Irin Carmon — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Now that women's boxing will be an Olympic Sport, Thai women stand to benefit: they've already overcome being told that women are a curse upon stadiums and that women aren't supposed to lift their legs in the air. More »

Thorny Situation On The Bangkok Runway

Margaret Hartmann — Fri, 15 Oct 2010 18:48:00 EDT

[Thailand, October 15: Models displays a creation by Hook's, as part of the Bangkok International Fashion Week 2010. Image via AP.]

Who's The Boss?

Anna Holmes — Thu, 24 Jun 2010 15:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 24. Image via AP]

Sealed With A Kiss

Anna Holmes — Fri, 11 Jun 2010 17:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 10. Image via AP]

Getting A Grip

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 21 May 2010 15:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, May 20. Image via Getty.]

Price Of Beauty Finale: Jessica Celebrates Inner Beauty With A Makeover

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 04 May 2010 14:40:00 EDT

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After traveling the world, Jessica was back home in Los Angeles for last night's episode. She visited a high school, where she talked to a few female students about her journey — and their self-image. More »

Thai Sex-Tourism Site Run By Cal State Professor

Irin Carmon — Wed, 21 Apr 2010 17:30:00 EDT

Sample entry on Cal State economics professor Kenneth Ng's BigBabyKenny.com: "Naysayers will say it's creepy to be hanging around the Muariti Shrine, hitting on the emotionally vulnerable girls...but I beg to differ." The university says it won't intervene. [LADN] More »

The Ugly American: Jessica Simpson's The Price Of Beauty

Dodai Stewart — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 11:40:00 EDT

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The premiere episode of Jessica Simpson's VH1 show focused on standards of beauty in Thailand. Unfortunately, the mission got off-track when Jessica and her friends gagged on fried bugs and giggled during meditation with a Buddhist monk. More »

Petals & Precious Metals

Dodai Stewart — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 15:10:00 EST

[Amritsar, February 5. Image via Getty.]

Arts & Crafts

Anna Holmes — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 16:10:00 EST

[New Delhi, January 31. Image via Getty]

Health/Care

Anna Holmes — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 11:10:00 EST

[Bangkok, December 2. Image via Getty]

Seeing Stars

Anna Holmes — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 17:10:00 EST

[Vientiane, Laos; December 2. Image via Getty]

Do The Locomotive

Anna Holmes — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 18:10:00 EST

[Bangkok, December 1. Image via Getty]

Let Your Fingers Do The Talking

Anna Holmes — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 19:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, October 7. Image via Getty]

Trainswatting

Anna Holmes — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, August 25. Image via Getty]

Vacation At The "Human Zoo," See The "Long-Neck Women!"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 24 Aug 2009 17:30:00 EDT

The Padaung, Burmese women famous for their elongated necks, are a popular tourist attraction - and some say they're basically being enslaved: More »

Heavy Traffic

Anna Holmes — Thu, 20 Aug 2009 13:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, August 19. Image via Getty]

Parallel Sparkling

Anna Holmes — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Yala, Thailand; August 17. Image via Getty]

Triumph Of The Will

Anna Holmes — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, August 13. Image via Getty]

Trainspotting

Anna Holmes — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 12:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 22. Image via Getty]

Safe Havens

Anna Holmes — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 15:10:00 EDT

[Thai/Myanmar border, June 18. Image via Getty]

Groomer Has It

Anna Holmes — Tue, 16 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 16. Image via Getty]

This Little Doggie Went To Market...

Anna Holmes — Wed, 10 Jun 2009 16:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 10. Image via Getty]

Peek-A-Boo

Anna Holmes — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:10:00 EDT

[Bangkok, June 2. Image via Getty]

The Flags Of Their Daughters

Anna Holmes — Tue, 19 May 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Yala Province, Thailand, May 18. Image via Getty]

French Bliss

Anna Holmes — Mon, 18 May 2009 11:10:00 EDT

[Paris, May 17. Image via Getty]

The Togs Of War

Anna Holmes — Wed, 06 May 2009 10:50:00 EDT

[Dien Bien Phu, Vietnam; May 5. Image via Getty]

Bridget's Sexiest Beaches: Dumbing Down Thailand

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:00:00 EDT

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On last night's episode of the new Travel Channel show, Bridget brought a friend/Playmate/ex-Road Rules cast member to Thailand, where the beaches have glitter (yay!), fruit is scary, and words are difficult to pronounce. More »

The First Interview? Verdict: Palinful

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

Sarah Palin gave a little interview that aired yesterday, did you hear? Or even watch? It's okay, because Moe and I did, and we eventually talk about it, once we get done marveling at the foreign policy influence of Typewriter Man Martin K. Tytell and Thailand's political crisis, which leads us into a discussion of the important of overall GDP versus per capita GDP which causes Moe to call me a retarded Republican despite having had her morning coffee. See what listening to Sarah Palin sputter on about the Bush doctrine can do to you? More »

Sarah Palin And Indulging In "The Liquor Cabinet"

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 10:00:00 EDT

It is way-back week on Crappy Hour, when my first Crappy Love, Moe Tkacik, agrees to relive our original blogospheric passion for a full five days! Today's edition — for which we decided to stay up late, get drunk, and parse the headlines rather than get up early and hungover — includes my embarrassing encounter with David Gregory, the origins of human life, the First Dude, rumors, Karl Rove, Sarah Palin, David Broder, laughable Safire-ian stupidity, teabagging and the comparison between Governor Palin's leaky vagina and my own. Yeah, this is what sort of happens when Moe and I drink together. More »

Exiled Spoiler Alert: Beverly Hills Princess Doesn't Like The Smell Of Elephant Shit

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 18:00:00 EDT

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Remember Ava from My Super Sweet 16? She's the half-Jewish, half-Persian Beverly Hills girl who said "Ew" when her fathered suggested he get her a pre-owned Range Rover for her birthday instead of a brand new one. She's also most memorable for traveling all the way to Paris to shop for her party dress, and tried on a hideous, breast-hugging Cavalli gown that for some reason, is tattooed on my brain. (Photo of that after the jump.) Last night, Ava was one of the subjects of Exiled, and she was shipped off to "a remote part of Thailand" to live with a family who makes their money by selling elephant dung. One of Ava's jobs was to shovel up and bag the poop, and she complained about it so much that she ended up getting in a fight with her host, and then refused to finish the job. Clip above. More »

Solving The Anthrax Mystery (And Other Odds And Ends)

Megan Carpentier — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 11:00:00 EDT

The mystery of who sent the anthrax letters may finally be solved, and it's like the most random plot twist to a James Patterson novel (not that either of us has ever read a novel by James Patterson, but the advertisements for them on the Metro make it seem like a good simile). Steven Hatfill gets his millions, his apparent nemesis kills himself and we dissect it all! Also, for good measure, we check in with Thailand, Pakistan, Daniel Craig's abs, the Dead Milkmen, Spencer-in-absentia, the pill that eliminates exercise, earnings numbers that Moe, naturally, understands better than me, parties that I really should've been invited to, and my hidden emo streak. What do I have to get emo about? Well that's after the jump. More »