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UK royals show ruthlessness in race row
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» LONDON: The timing could not have been worse for Britain's royal family, not long after one racial reckoning involving Prince Harry and ahead of a new publicity blitz from the maverick "spare heir".
Prince William, Kate, arrive in US for visit overshadowed by new racism row
AFP, Published on 01/12/2022
» BOSTON - Prince William and wife Kate began their first visit to America in eight years Wednesday under the cloud of a fresh racism row after his godmother quit the royal household for repeatedly asking a Black British woman where she was "really" from.
When art intersects human rights
Life, Published on 28/11/2022
» Art and human rights violations do not always share the same tone. How can surviving abuse or living with restrictions also be beautiful and artistic? Violations come with misery, hopelessness, suffering and disagreement, while art brings beauty, meaning and creativity. Could brutal human rights violations be presented in artistic form? And what value does that bring to the situation?
Australian sentenced to 129 years in Philippine child sex abuse case
AFP, Published on 09/11/2022
» MANILA: An Australian man has been sentenced to 129 years in a Philippine jail as part of a child sexual abuse case involving victims as young as 18 months, a prosecutor said Wednesday.
When art imitates a not-so-good life
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/10/2022
» On the surface, it's easy to judge Luckiest Girl Alive as another movie made to support #Metoo and other movements. Sure, this new mystery/drama film is clearly trying to shed light on quite a few touchy subjects and heavy issues, whether it's school bullying, class conflict, sexual abuse or mass shootings. But more often than not, fiction is inspired by reality. And with gripping storytelling, good character design and development, Luckiest Girl Alive is definitely a thrilling watch. The film sees the return of actress Mila Kunis as a woman whose perfect life is corroded by her past trauma and emotional scars. The film provides the audience an insight into the complicated reality of how survivors and victims endure on a daily basis.
Weinstein sex assault trial opens in Los Angeles
AFP, Published on 11/10/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Jury selection began Monday in the Los Angeles trial of disgraced Hollywood movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, with five alleged victims expected to take the stand during the two-month case.
King tells massacre victims' families 'I share your grief'
Published on 08/10/2022
» His Majesty the King has told bereaved families he "shares their grief" following a nursery massacre that killed dozens in Nong Bua Lamphu.
Schools mourn Nong Bua Lam Phu massacre victims
Post Reporters, Published on 07/10/2022
» Students, teachers and government officials in provinces nationwide on Friday mourned the victims of Thursday's massacre at a childcare centre in Nong Bua Lam Phu province in the far Northeast.
Five years on, how #MeToo shook the world
AFP, Published on 29/09/2022
» PARIS - By forcing the world to wake up to the daily sexual abuse suffered by women, the #MeToo movement became a social revolution of historic importance. Its legacy is still being determined.
How can web3 technology help protect privacy?
Oped, Published on 14/09/2022
» The US Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control last month sanctioned a technology called Tornado Cash, on the grounds that it "has been used to launder more than $7 billion (over 253 billion baht) worth of virtual currency since its creation in 2019". Such enforcement measures are nothing new. But what makes this case unique is that Tornado Cash is a piece of open-source software.