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    Tears for fears, Pinit's brave transformation, lottery win 'joke' turns sour

    News, Mae Moo, Published on 22/04/2018

    » The grandmother of a conscript who burst into tears at an army conscription draw as he contemplated the plight of his family if he was forced to serve, has urged him to put aside his fears.

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    From salt to solar

    Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 14/09/2016

    » If this year's severe drought returns next dry season, Uncle Wai Rodtayoy and other salt farmers in tambon Koek Kharm of Samut Sakhon, known as the country's largest sea-salt-farming area, will see mounting debts.

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    Words behaving badly

    Guru, Jarupat Buranastidporn, Published on 15/07/2016

    » If the politicians and people of power here do anything well, it's finding the right euphemisms to spin "bad" terms into, well, "not so bad" terms.

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    Into the forest

    Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 07/10/2015

    » It is hard to believe Sahwing Indharangsri when he says his village and the forest around it was once inhabited by wild animals.

  • LIFE

    Giving evidence

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/03/2023

    » Under authoritarian rule, truths are silenced, censored and mutilated. Yet, many people find ways to tell their stories. It is an irony, though, that a repressive regime is a precondition of creative resistance.

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    Dr Dolittle Prayut does little but talk

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/12/2021

    » Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha made ludicrous headlines again when he broached the subject of animals during his official visit to southern border provinces. It is not surprising that the macho general again doted on creatures. A few years ago, he shared a photo of him in casual clothes and a cuddly dog on his lap. However, his interaction with animals in provincial trips often lands him in hot water.

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    Hope and mercy

    Life, Published on 01/05/2018

    » Despite already being in his 60s, Somchai Saengwit suddenly felt like he was facing a dead end after his wife ran away to live with her new husband and his three adult-age children went their separate ways.

  • LIFE

    Political fights, human rights

    Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2016

    » It's not the cruellest scene from Oct 6, 1976, but cruelty was never in short supply that morning. What Somchai Homla-or experienced is just one of many unfortunate examples that remind descendants and survivors of how ugly mobilised nationalist mobs can turn modern Thai history into a bloodbath.

  • LIFE

    I want my NCPO TV

    B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/04/2016

    » Everybody in TV knows the general public is fickle.

  • LIFE

    The reluctant activist

    Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/04/2016

    » The reign of the current government is not the perfect time for protesting. Anyone who raises voices against the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) might be summoned by the army for "attitude adjustment". Still, there are a few activists who dare to defy the military government -- among them is Somnuck Jongmeewasin.

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