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Deconstructing cities
Life, Noko, Published on 25/02/2022
» If Zaha Hadid's paintings of The Peak had come to life, Hong Kong would boast a leisure club and architectural landmark featuring horizontal beams with a large void carved out between a geological intervention in the hills of Kowloon.
It's not a good time to be a statue
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/06/2020
» This past week has seen statues of controversial historical figures under attack around the globe. It is surprising it has taken so long. Hopefully the statues can be used for educational purposes by being placed into museums, accompanied by accurate historical accounts of what these people really did. The statues are an important reminder of an inglorious part of history. There is a possibility, however, that any statue or monument could become a target. One problem with statues is that they are quite vulnerable unless they are atop towering columns, like Nelson in Trafalgar Square.
New Zealand police find body they believe is British tourist
Associated Press, Published on 09/12/2018
» WELLINGTON, New Zealand: New Zealand police said Sunday they found a body they believe to be that of missing 22-year-old British tourist Grace Millane.
Signature Dreams of CHI
Holiday Time, Nikki Busuttil, Published on 07/12/2018
» Anyone in need of a reset, recharge and relaxation would be remiss not to reward themselves with a pampering treatment or two at a top wellness spa. Tried and true for nearly 15 years, CHI, The Spa provides guests with a comprehensive range of treatments to boost well-being and tend to body, mind and spirit.
Poor free press score
News, Editorial, Published on 30/04/2018
» A new and credible survey of world press freedom places Thailand at No.140. Out of 180 countries, that is a scandalous place to be for a nation whose prime minister is promising a return to a system of developing democracy. On its face, such a terrible placing is a slap at the regime. For there is no denying that the fresh, global survey got Thailand's current position about right.
Update the computer law
News, Editorial, Published on 18/04/2018
» If events over the past two weeks do not convince the government to write an actual law covering computer fraud, maybe nothing will. The first unfortunate event was to threaten a Chiang Mai magazine editor with a computer crime charge over something that had nothing to do with computers (or crime, come to that). The second was the reluctant admission by the country's second mobile phone company of security misbehaviour, putting tens of thousands of customers at risk. That is not a crime.
Manacled again
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 08/04/2018
» It has been quite an early summer harvest for the regime combines baling up inconvenient voices.
Coining a catchy slogan
News, Postbag, Published on 08/04/2018
» Almost a year ago the disappearance of the memorial plaque of the 1932 Revolution was described in these pages as being both "hilarious and deeply sinister".
Walls close in on free press
News, Editorial, Published on 06/04/2018
» With news reports and commentaries swapping between praising and criticising the ruling regime, most mainstream media staff survive direct state intimidation. But two senior journalists recently ran foul of the junta.
Facing jail, editor apologises for anti-pollution posting
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/04/2018
» The editor of Citylife Chiang Mai has apologised to the provincial governor after he threatened her with criminal charges for posting on Facebook a student's painting of ancient kings wearing pollution masks.