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Opinion: Destroying Scala is destroying past hopes and future dreams
The demise of the SCALA saddens me so but also makes me reflect on how the cinema fading is a small symbol of failed success and opportunity in Thailand.You had the best airline in the world until, through...
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Social media star under fire for cozying up to coup-leader; alleged to have embezzled donations
Sean Buranahiran, a Thai social media influencer and life coach, was heavily criticized last week for calling deputy minister Prawit “kind of sweet” in a clip on his channel.Prawit is one of the masterminds behind the 2014 coup and...
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Is Asia’s cosmopolitan elite so entrenched with American ‘global culture’ that it fails to see problems at home?
When George Floyd died with a police officer’s knee on his neck, it set America alight in protest. But it was not just in America that the words “I can’t breathe” were plastered across protest signs and Instagram stories....
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Eating American hamburgers require little effort but the heartburn is real
All across the United States, many variations of the 'burger,' exists. Regional rivalries prompt grandiose claims that theirs is 'the world's best hot dog' or 'the greatest burger' but there is no objective way to measure such boasts. ...
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Opinion: Liverpool have won a league title after 30 years; When does Thailand get a win?
Liverpool have finally done it. On Friday morning (Thailand time), the reds finally broke the curse and won a league title after a 30 year wait.To put that into footballing terms, the last time the reds won the...
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The battle that led to a dozen revolutions including Siam’s
The smoke had barely cleared over the narrow body of water that separated Tsushima Island from the Japanese mainland but the Battle of Tsushima Strait was already making headlines around the world.For the first time in modern history,...
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The view from the students: We will not stop fighting
Panusaya Sithijirawattanakul, or Roong, as she is known among her friends, received a summons from the Royal Thai Police for her involvement in the demonstration calling attention to the disappearance of Wanchalerm Satsaksid on June 5th.The warrant stipulated...
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Thammasat university greenlights gender-inclusive dress code
Thammasat University officially announced this week that it will now allow students to dress according to their chosen gender, effective on June 9.This includes attending classes, taking examinations, internship, graduation ceremonies, as well as taking university ID photos. Criticism...
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Opinion: Wanchalearm case evokes ASEAN’s history as a dictator’s club
The Argentinians have a word for it. Los Desparecidos. Translated to English, it simply means the disappeared. During the height of the Videla dictatorship in Argentina, at least 6,000 people (up to 30,000 by some estimates) were 'disappeared' by...
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Opinion: Some reflection is required for #BlackLivesMatter to truly make a difference in Thailand
Just a few weeks ago, it was the coronavirus that filled my Instagram feed—today, it is Black Lives Matter. And while Thailand’s population isn’t split into black and white, we stand in solidarity with them in this uprising to...
