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Time traveller
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/04/2018
» Period dramas, the sources of romanticisation of the bygone, continue to transfix viewers everywhere. From the South Korean culinary tale Dae Jang Guem, to the dramatisation of UK royalty in The Crown, or the court of Louis XIV in Versailles, or even Thailand's own See Pandin (Four Reigns), these fusions of history and fantasy offer an outlook to the past -- glorified or critical -- while also sparking interest and debate over the portrayals of historical accounts.
Thai soap operas - when everything old is new again
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 01/12/2016
» Remakes of Thai soap operas rule on the small screen. One has the opportunity to watch different productions of the same old stories and probably still get hooked as long as each TV drama offers its own hook.
A fascination with the past
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/06/2014
» Journalism is often a good preparation for a writing career. Yuwadee Maneekul, nom de plume of Yuwadee Vatcharangkul, is a former writer/editor at the Nation Group and her writing on culture and history has won praise from archaeologists and academics. She has published three non-fiction books to date and two novels: Kud Ahdeed Ko Rak (Digging Up The Past And Finding Love, 2007) and the recently released Jueng Rien Ma Puea Sarb (For Your Consideration). Both novels feature characters working in the field of archaeology who have to address problems to do with conservation, an area that the author feels is deserving of “more public and state attention”.
Experts to help TV show reflect Islam
Bangkok Post, Published on 25/08/2013
» Islamic experts and Channel 7 will revise the script of controversial soap opera Fah Jarod Sai to ensure remaining episodes correctly depict the Muslim religion and culture.
Channel 7 defends 'Arab' soap
Published on 24/08/2013
» Channel 7 says it will continue to broadcast the soap opera <i>Fah Jarod Sai</i> despite complaints by the Muslims for Peace Foundation that it misrepresents their religion and culture.
Silly 'Arab' soap opera lights the fires of mistrust
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/08/2013
» The Middle East becomes a scene of a great romance. The people are cool. The camels are cute. The sky is blue, boundless, and the smooth ridges of the sand dunes are as seductive as the chiselled face of the beardless Muslim sheikh, whose handsome head is wrapped in a chequered keffiyeh.
Muslim group wants soap opera axed
Published on 23/08/2013
» The Muslims for Peace Foundation based in Bangkok on Thursday demanded that the soap opera, or lakhorn, <i>Fah Jarod Sai</i> be taken off the air because its contents misrepresent the religion of Islam and defame Muslims, a report said.
Love among the ruins
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 26/09/2012
» Staging the legendary Miss Saigon in Bangkok has always been on Takonkiet Viravan's mind since he saw the show, which went on to become one of the biggest musical hits of all time, for the first time in London.