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GMM recommends pandemic sex tips on national television; we recommend our own
On Friday, GMM 25 TV channel released a guideline on how to have safe sex during the pandemic.Among their suggestions are to use a facemask during sex, avoid as much physical contact as possible, and if you must...
Literature
Siamese Satirist: Thai generals make fun of General Mark Milley for apologizing to the public; saying military should not be involved in politics
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Thai generals past and present have joined together to mock US General Mark Milley for apologising to the public for taking part in a photo opportunity with US President Donald Trump and for saying that the military should serve...
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The Black Lives Matter movement must exist beyond trend-jumping virtue signalling
It started with shock, outrage, and it became an uproar.We saw it all our social media feeds last week – an infinite array of black squares shared by friends, top celebrities, influencers, and Thai netizens alike with similar captions...
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Many community pantries stand forgotten and abandoned
The community pantry project -- which was highly popular and successful just less than a month ago -- is now coined ตู้ร้างวางลืม (abandoned cabinet) as donations dry up and many cabinets stand empty and abandoned throughout the country.Chachoengsao province...
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The History of Thailand in 100 Objects: The Swans of Ayutthaya
The swans are housed in a glass exhibit at the Kamphaengphet National Museum in Kamphaengphet Province. The two swans, Hong in Thai or Hongsa as they are known in Mon, are facing eastward, almost ready to take flight.The...
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Opinion: We cannot return to business as usual after the pandemic
It’s been half a year since the first signs of COVID-19 surfaced. It has taken away hundreds of thousands of lives and destroyed the livelihood of millions, but we’re finally beginning to recover.But as the pandemic slowly and...
Commentary
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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Students outraged over grooming regulations, sparking viral hashtag
The hashtag #ก็ผมหนูปะคะ or “but it’s my hair” went viral on Twitter as Thai students were outraged over guidelines rolled out by the Ministry of Education, allowing for schools to dictate whether students will still have to follow grooming regulations....
Commentary
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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Authorities orders removal of Prayut and Prawit from temple mural
A temple mural painting depicting Thailand’s
prime minister Prayut Chan-ocha and deputy prime minister Prawit Wongsuwan as
one of Lord Buddha’s many temptations has been ordered to be removed.The painting was discovered at Wat Nong Tao in Uthai Thani province, where...
