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Happy Belated April's Fool Day!
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 02/04/2021
» Sometimes I feel like every other day is April's Fool Day in Thailand given the sheer number of unbelievable news stories, for good or bad reasons, that happen. To belatedly celebrate April's Fool Day in a way that the authorities won't have any problems with, I present you with 10 news stories -- your job will be to discern which ones are genuine. Put T in front of the story you think is true and put F if you think it's an April's Fool Day prank, you know the drill. The answers are provided at the end so no cheating!
Supinya walks tightrope of balancing opinion with state rules
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 04/09/2016
» The country's telecommunications regulator has been called a paper tiger by consumers, a censorship board by rights activists and is being sued by digital TV channels for causing lower-than-expected viewership.
Real life can't really mimic the movies
News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 23/05/2016
» In the final scene of the Oscar-winning road movie, Thelma & Louise, the two desperate housewives and fugitives look at one another and hold hands. "Let us keep going." "What do you mean?" "Go!" "You sure?" Then, they hit the gas of the 1966 Ford Thunderbird convertible classic and fly off the cliff.
As tough as old boots
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 26/04/2016
» After Anong Kerdhung was diagnosed with leprosy, the first thought that crossed his mind was that he wished to no longer exist.
The universal struggle for equality
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 24/02/2015
» Nadya Tolokonnikova and Masha Alyokhina of Pussy Riot lie in a hole in the ground, wearing OMON riot police uniforms. They are slowly buried alive. Dirt fills the orifices in their faces. They can't breathe. In the music video of I Can't Breathe, released last week and shot in one long take, the Russian feminist punk rock group opted for emotion rather than anger. The group has chosen a new cause.
The leader's true self
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 24/11/2014
» 'A few months ago, the [North Korean] Ministry of Interior issued a statement on TV — 'We will remove your existence from the universe'," says Jang Jin-sung, unfazed, over a decade after he fled North Korea in the middle of the day, across the frozen Yalu River and into China.
One year after
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/05/2011
» Exactly one year after a military crackdown ending the red-shirt protest, much remains to be done to bring about reconciliation.