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Scorned She-Devil takes a back seat
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/08/2017
» The phone number was not one I knew, but still I took the call. "This is immigration police … we'd like to make a time to see you." Would such a phone call initially have given you a chill down your spine as it did with me? I may live a life as chaste as Mother Teresa but I still feel a sudden surge of guilt.
Stripping down to the home truth
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 31/07/2016
» In the course of uncovering news, reporters find themselves in all sorts of unexpected scenarios.
Falling for his charms
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/06/2016
» Those ardent followers of the abbot of Wat Dhammakaya remind me of a story that occurred 30 years ago with an equally ardent group known as the Friends of Finch.
Highs, lows and screw-ups
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/01/2016
» It is a long-held tradition for this column, in its last week of each year, to present awards based on the year’s highs and lows. I understand such reflections can be found in another seven columns of the Bangkok Post today and over the past week.
All rivers lead to closed doors
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 08/11/2015
» The prime minister’s threat to close the country sent all sorts of strange ripples throughout Thailand. This column begins with the ardent hope that you already know this news, because if so I am saved a needless 100 words explaining its background, thus allowing me to extrapolate my watertight theories and opinions on the topic for an extra 100 words.
A fine day to make friends
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/09/2015
» The letter arrived on a cloudy afternoon. By the time I’d read it, the skies had opened up and thunder crashed about my home. It was from the Pak Kret police station. I’d been clocked going over the speed limit.
All the fun of the fins
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 16/08/2015
» This week your columnist was interviewed by Fin magazine, a lifestyle mag that is produced and circulated in Rayong province.
Tolerant Thais don't need rainbows
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 05/07/2015
» What a surprise in the United States last week when the Supreme Court gave the green light to gay marriage; who would have thought? With a Bible belt thicker than anything seen on a disco jumpsuit, I figured the US was going to be the last country on earth to make such a decision.
Sometimes telling the truth can be painful
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/05/2015
» One of the most vilified, hated journalists in Thailand today is a woman who works on the nightly news programme on Channel 3 called Sam Miti, or Three Dimensions.
Le Tour de Death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/05/2015
» Bangkok is a great city for anybody with a death wish. If you want to overdose on heroin, come on over. Try crossing the street on a zebra crossing. Just choosing the wrong song in a karaoke bar can get you killed.