The New & Wondrous of 2022: Coconuts’ most be taught stories of the yr
Twenty-twenty-two has been fairly a yr. Whereas the Covid-19 pandemic is on the retreat, in Southeast Asia it feels much less esteem the enviornment is returning to same outdated and more esteem we’re mild utilizing the chaos rollercoaster. Marijuana legalized in Thailand? The Marcos household returned to strength within the Philippines? Things that will maybe well’ve been very now now not going to foretell gorgeous a couple of years ago maintain passed into actuality. So significant exchange in this type of transient time would be demanding to wrap your head around.
Fortunately, Coconuts specializes in documenting the queer and the wondrous, which is precisely what we did this yr. Amongst the a total bunch of stories we’ve printed in 2022, these are the ten that our genuine readers clicked on essentially the most:
The mystery surrounding the dying of actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong gripped Thailand early this yr and Coconuts Bangkok became there to file the case’s many twists and turns.
The couple, who allegedly licensed funds for as a minimal S$20 million in luxury goods that they never delivered, fled to Malaysia by hiding within the container compartment of a lorry. However, at closing, the rules caught up with them.
We had been surely pleased to ascertain Bali reopening to world vacationers again and obviously our readers had been too judging by the pageviews for this account from February.
Whereas marijuana became simplest officially legalized by the Thai authorities in June, the nation’s cannabis enthusiasts started celebrating in January after the national narcotics physique permitted the trail.
Rush blogger Tom Grond aired his frustrations regarding the inability of cashless methods at the airport while transiting on a Philippine Airlines flight in November and readers clearly agreed that it became a problem.
Whereas Leni Robredo became unable to defeat Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr within the Philippines presidential election, her campaign, largely pushed by incredibly passionate volunteers, became absolute self belief historic. Amongst its highlights became this Huge Contributors’s Rally from Might maybe in Pasig Metropolis, which featured an estimated crowd of 137,000 singing Ariana Grande’s 2014 hit “Ruin Free”Grande shared the video to her possess Instagram, captioning it: “I could well now not imagine this became accurate“ and “I esteem you more than phrases.”
Whereas Leni Robredo became unable to defeat Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr within the Philippines presidential election, her campaign, largely pushed by incredibly passionate volunteers, became absolute self belief historic. Amongst its highlights became this Huge Contributors’s Rally from Might maybe in Pasig Metropolis, which featured an estimated crowd of 137,000 singing Ariana Grande’s 2014 hit “Ruin Free”Grande shared the video to her possess Instagram, captioning it: “I could well now not imagine this became accurate“ and “I esteem you more than phrases.”
In June, a single viral tweet about venerable-college burger joint Tropical Hut kickstarted a sturdy wave of nostalgia within the Philippines, which Coconuts Manila helped propel with this checklist of nearly forgotten eateries that are mild very deserving of your tummy’s attention.
Being wary of scammers is an heart-broken necessity for vacationers for the time being. The duplicitous money changers in this account had been shut down by authorities after they reportedly scammed an Australian couple and led to them to undergo IDR2.2 million (US$146) in losses.
Being wary of scammers is an heart-broken necessity for vacationers for the time being. The duplicitous money changers in this account had been shut down by authorities after they reportedly scammed an Australian couple and led to them to undergo IDR2.2 million (US$146) in losses.
We’ve seen loads of celeb scandals so it’s good to ascertain readers dig a narrative that’s merely about two incredibly rich, ultra-renowned actor mates chilling on the Island of the Gods. The truth that they’re followers of our namesake just isn’t any doubt a bonus.
The saga of Tropical Hut’s viral resurgence isn’t merely regarding the sturdy feelings of nostalgia Filipinos felt for the venerable-college burger chain. After decades of competing against rapidly meals giants esteem McDonald’s and Jollibee, it gave the impression esteem Tropical Hut became on the stupid street to rupture. However a single tweet managed to exchange its fate.
From the Coconuts crew to all of you Coconauts available, we live up for sharing more queer and wonderous stories from Southeast Asia with all of you in 2023. Thanks for studying and delighted holidays!