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What makes the rain stop?
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/08/2019
» My friend Book staged a big event in Chiang Mai last week.
Thailand's new day same as the old
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/03/2019
» It is difficult to choose an honorific or position for Prayut Chan-o-cha these days. Is he the prime minister or a prime ministerial candidate? We could refer to him as prime minister/ministerial candidate but that is clunky and takes up way too much space.
Curtain call
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 30/12/2018
» The phone call came in the evening more than a month ago.
A song that unites Thais in their grief
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/10/2017
» The royal anthem is known as Pleng Sansern Phra Baramee, or "The Song that Praises the Glory of the King". This piece of music is 130 years old. It was the third national anthem of Siam for more than 40 years, from 1888 to 1933 -- the one prior to that was Britain's God Save The King/Queen with Thai lyrics.
Three twerks in time save nine
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/06/2017
» Back in January 1956, a young unknown American singer named Elvis Presley released his first single called Heartbreak Hotel.
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.
Rappers drown out social justice warriors
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/10/2016
» The biggest worldwide viral sensation of late is a 51-second clip of a Japanese man rapping about a pen, an apple and a pineapple. Or rather, as he pronounces them, a "pear, a apple, a pie-apple" as he minces in his yellow polyester Elvis suit, leering like a sex tourist walking into Nana Plaza for the first time.
Don’t mention the ‘R’ word
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 31/05/2015
» Dear Myanmar Delegation, Welcome to Thailand!
Play that funky music
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/09/2014
» It's been a hectic day at the office.
Phrase at the edges
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 18/05/2014
» I was Sunday brunching with two friends, one of whom was married, the other a confirmed bachelor, on the deck of the Shangri-La Hotel overlooking the Chao Phraya River.