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Concerns raised over quality of news content
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 09/10/2022
» A consumer rights activist has expressed concern over the quality of Thailand's news coverage and media content, and urged the industry to raise the bar to better educate audiences.
Catch rising star Alia Bhatt's films on Netflix
Life, Published on 09/08/2022
» After ruling the screen and stealing hearts as the bewitching Gangubai Kathiawadi, Alia Bhatt is back again in Darlings, a new dark comedy where a mother-daughter duo is pitted against a male-dominant world.
Unethical reporting
News, Published on 25/07/2022
» Re: "Thailand's first case of monkeypox goes missing," (BP, July 23) & "Monkeypox 'not a global emergency'," (BP, June 27).
Thailand should legalise prostitution
Oped, Published on 20/07/2022
» Thanks to the hit biopic Gangubai Kathiawadi on Netflix, the plight of Thai sex workers and their needs for legal protection are back in the spotlight.
All for pride, pride for all
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/06/2022
» Silom Road was packed. I don't think anyone -- not even the organisers -- anticipated such a scene. What a turnout it was on the first Sunday of June when crowds flocked to the area to join the Pride parade. There was music and dancing. Lady Gaga's Born This Way blasted from the stereo. Feathers and sequins sparkled in the late afternoon sun. And in the midst of all the fun, there were voices of the people calling for marriage equality, sex workers' rights and the fall of patriarchy. For equal rights. For equality.
The mafia queen
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/05/2022
» A 14-year-old girl is tricked into prostitution in Mumbai in the late 1950s. Despite being imprisoned, chained and subjected to torture, she keeps resisting and refuses to sell her body, causing trouble and headaches for the brothel pimps. The matter soon reaches the ears of Gangubai (Alia Bhatt), the mafia queen of Mumbai, who helps solve the problem. Reflecting on her own painful memories soon after meeting the young girl, Gangubai realises her purpose in life and decides to write her own destiny -- to fight and protect 4,000 other women trapped in the world's oldest profession.