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Durian kicks up a stink on singing contest
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/04/2017
» I happened to be in front of the television, that ancient device we used to watch before YouTube, two Thursday nights ago when a calamity befell the nation.
Buddhist signs point wrong way
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 12/02/2017
» The billboard rises, like a Buddhist temple, up ahead on the right-hand side of the airport highway. "BUDDHA IS NOT FOR DECORATION," it shouts at me alongside a decoration of a Buddha's head with an ugly red cross on top of it. Why desecrate a Buddha's head with an ugly red cross on a billboard that tells us not to desecrate Buddhas?
We have lost our ray of sunshine
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 23/10/2016
» My life has been split evenly between two well-known and long-reigning monarchs; the first half under Queen Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom, the second under King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand.
Mum is not always right
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/10/2016
» What a difference a week makes. Seven days out of Thailand and on my return the entire country -- well, the staff at my school at least -- is in the grip of a moral dilemma.
Response and responsibility
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 02/10/2016
» The older woman appears at the classroom door five minutes into the lesson, staring blankly at us all. Her hair is short and held back by a colourless hairband. Her faded clothes complement her displeasure, and there is a permanent downturn at both ends of her mouth. It is difficult to discern whether the blank look is one of disapproval or disinterest. We are about to find out.
Stuck in the middle with you
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/09/2016
» Something weird is happening on the streets of Bangkok.
Conducting themselves with dignity
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/09/2016
» This week your favourite columnist met up with Somtow Sucharitkul, Thailand's famed composer, conductor and lapsed horror writer, at Emquartier for lunch and a chat.
The changing face of education
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/08/2016
» Nong Max was born into a rural Thai family 15 years ago in the far northeastern province of Nakhon Phanom.
When your number comes up
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/03/2016
» The worsening drought in Thailand has taken a toll on the Mekong River, where water levels have dropped drastically.
SOS ... here comes EXO
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/03/2016
» How was your International Women’s Day? Mine was a shambles, thanks to 10,000 women.