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On top of the world in Kathmandu
Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/09/2025
» I was sorry to read about the unrest in Kathmandu this week. As a kid in the UK during the 1950s I used to daydream about far away places with strange-sounding names. One of those places was Kathmandu.
New words I probably won't be using
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/08/2025
» The Cambridge Dictionary recently announced the inclusion of 6,000 new words mainly derived from their common usage in social media. I fear those words will simply be added to an already lengthy list of vocabulary I am totally unfamiliar with. As one observer noted "internet culture is changing the English language."
When the past returns
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 21/04/2025
» I usually have a soft spot for Scandinavian thrillers. Oftentimes, they're so unique and interesting that Hollywood ends up remaking them -- like The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo (2009) or The Hunt (2012). There's a kind of slow-burning tension and cold realism to them that you don't always get in American shows. However, while that's usually the case, I have to say that The Glass Dome, the new six-episode Netflix series, doesn't quite measure up -- even though it has potential.
Aelm Thavornsiri: Fights On, Beyond the Spotlight
Published on 27/03/2025
» Key Information Name: Bhumibhat Thavornsiri Nickname: Aelm Birth date: September 14, 1992 Height: 170 cm Known for: Actor Instagram: @aelmsleep
Babymonster to visit Bangkok, classic film still streaming online
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 19/03/2025
» Fans of South Korean entertainment will be delighted to learn that Babymonster have included Bangkok as a stopover for their first world tour. Another exciting update is that the neo-noir action-thriller film The Man From Nowhere is still available on iQIYI.
Laugh, paint, heal
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 10/02/2025
» Happy squeals and laughter from almost 50 young children filled a cosy village hall on a recent Sunday morning in Wiang Kaen district, Chiang Rai. They were pointing at a man dressed comically in a green crocodile costume panicking over his missing teeth. Outside, the weather was 14C. The children sported colourful jackets, some with Moo Deng printed on them.
'Doctor Climax' comes to Netflix on June 13
Guru, Published on 13/05/2024
» After exploring a sensitive topic of Thai Buddhism and its commercialisation with 'The Believers', or Sathu in Thai, Netflix is about to stir up another taboo in Thai culture with 'Doctor Climax'.
Asean Film Festival is finally here
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/03/2024
» Despite the odd, unexplained double postponement -- the first when it was moved from early December 2023 to late January 2024, and then from January to March -- the Bangkok Asean Film Festival finally gets under way, from today until Sunday at SF CentralWorld. Despite the adjournment, the line-up looks decent, with the best Southeast Asian titles culled from the past year -- Tiger Stripes, Inside The Yellow Cocoon Shell, Abang Adik, Dreaming And Dying, Oasis Of Now, Nowhere Near, Morrison, Thai classics The Adventure Of Sudsakorn and The Adulterer, and a short film competition.
Netflix reveals made-in-Thailand content slate
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/02/2024
» Yongyoot Thongkongtoon, Netflix's director of content, Thailand, recently revealed what subscribers can expect from the streaming service in terms of local content.
Welcome to the really silly season
Oped, Roger Crutchley, Published on 24/12/2023
» It's Christmas Eve and we are well into the Jinger Ben season in Thailand (Jingle Bells to the uninitiated). But in these dodgy times one suspects there might not be too much jingling going on. Nonetheless, considering all the gloomy news of late, a couple of weeks of being a bit daft offers a welcome break. So we might as well make the most of the Jinger Ben jollity, like a lady teller at my bank who was sporting some rather cute rabbit ears.