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Protesting made easy
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/12/2013
» When the "ThaiFight" mobile app made its debut three months ago, the streets of Bangkok were still quiet and the political temperature was relatively cool. Supasheep Srijumnong, the app's developer, said he created the app _ a fighting game featuring characters that look uncannily like Thai politicians and celebrities _ for his own enjoyment and to entertain his family. He didn't realise that the eruption of protests would make his little plaything relevant, and timely symbolic.
Social network a mixed blessing
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/05/2011
» A couple of decades ago the pager was the only mobile communication device. Users might not call the number that beeped up with the good excuse that there were no public phones available.