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  • THAILAND

    What's in a name?

    Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 02/11/2016

    » For "smooth cultural integration", Thai international study agency Smart NZ Education advises that students with nicknames like Poo, Pee and Porn consider alternatives. The issue made headlines earlier last month after a report by the New Zealand Herald indicated that students might get "harassed if nothing is done". That's not unlikely, despite the fact that "faeces", "urine" and "pornography" -- the formal English words for the aforementioned nicknames -- weren't exactly those parents' intention when their children first came into the world.

  • OPINION

    It's funding abuse

    News, Postbag, Published on 09/11/2022

    » Re: "NBTC to decide on World Cup funding", (BP, Nov 8).

  • S WEEKLY

    Tough girl

    Tatat Bunnag, Published on 16/08/2016

    » It’s been a meteoric rise for 14-year-old Thiticha Sombatpiboon (Angie). The daughter of veteran singer Pathompong Sombatpiboon (Ong), from heavy metal band Stone Metal Fire, is following her own musical path.

  • LIFE

    Remaining to be seen

    Life, Published on 26/07/2017

    » Boy love. Sweet kisses. Gay flirts. These had hardly been portrayed openly on Thailand's big and small screens until back in 2007, when teen drama Love Of Siam made a bold move with its kissing scene between two male high-schoolers, Tong and Mew. The film addressed family, teen and gender issues while also stirring debate as to its appropriateness.

  • EASY NEWS

    A time to forgive

    Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/03/2011

    » Ulai Borchue lost her daughter Kambai Inthilat in a horrific hit-and-run accident last week, but it was forgiveness, not vengeance that was on her mind yesterday.

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