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Move beyond nationalism
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2022
» The emergence of ultranationalist sentiment in Cambodia following the box-office success of the Thai period romcom Love Destiny, or Bupphesanniwas 2, is very unfortunate.
Movie poster earns complaints
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/07/2022
» A poster for the movie sequel to the TV series Buppaesannivas (Love Destiny) is upsetting some Cambodian netizens for using the country's national lamduan flower.
All screens great and small
Life, Published on 18/12/2019
» Life evaluates the year's best in cinema, streaming and television
Creating an X-man
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/09/2019
» Idol groups from South Korea like BTS, EXO, Blackpink and Twice seem to come with the whole package -- the talent, the looks and the personality. But before reaching stardom, every one of them went through intense trainings for years.
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.
New historical drama to savour
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/04/2018
» The party is not over yet despite last Wednesday's happy ending of Buppaesannivas that also showed a teaser for the sequel, Phromlikhit, which Broadcast Thai Television will begin production of next year.