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Imran Khan is treading the path of typical populism
Oped, Published on 07/04/2023
» Imran Khan is treading on the path of typical populism.
Reflecting on a century of Fascism
News, Published on 07/11/2022
» When Fascist Blackshirts marched through the streets of Rome at the end of October 1922, their leader, Benito Mussolini, had just been installed as prime minister.
Come and see (no need to pray)
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/04/2021
» In an ordinary democracy, a film like Ehipassiko (in English, Come And See) shouldn't have had the least bit of worry about the possibility of being banned. The subject itself initially provoked the censors' impulse: this is a finely-tuned, patiently observed documentary about the controversial Wat Dhammakaya and the dramatic 2017 siege of the temple.
QAnon sows panic with child trafficking misinformation
AFP, Published on 09/10/2020
» PARIS - A surge in child trafficking misinformation pushed by QAnon conspiracy theorists is stirring public panic, generating violence and interfering with official efforts to protect minors, experts warn.
Context is decisive in Thai high politics
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 28/02/2020
» In Thailand's high politics where governments survive or succumb, context is everything. After two decades of a political merry-go-round, marked by a series of elections, street protests, military coups, and judicial interventions only to end up with a problematic post-election rule under military domination, no deep expertise is needed to understand what has been happening in this land.
'Easy Rider' star Peter Fonda dead at 79
AFP, Published on 17/08/2019
» LOS ANGELES: US actor Peter Fonda, the star of the classic 1969 road movie "Easy Rider," died Friday aged 79 from respiratory failure due to lung cancer, his family said.
Our future rests in our ability to unite
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/10/2013
» We should challenge the system and change it out of desire for the better. The task of nation-building should not be based on hatred and fear.
The spirit of the originals
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 04/07/2013
» Although stage adaptations of novels and Western plays have become increasingly regular on the Bangkok theatre scene in recent years, only in this past year has there been an exciting sprout in original plays.
Lose the cloak of great stupidity
News, Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 09/06/2013
» There's a familiar joke about how most people are stupid. I disagree. Most people aren't stupid, but we all are capable of great stupidity, as well as wonderful brilliance. Unfortunately, the temptation toward great stupidity seems so irresistible.
Guy Fawkes and the red Goliath
Voranai Vanijaka, Published on 06/06/2013
» It’s rather interesting, this Guy Fawkes phenomenon that has sprung up among the Thai social network populace who oppose Thaksin Shinawatra and the Pheu Thai regime.