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Indonesia fireworks factory explosion kills 47
Reuters, Published on 26/10/2017
» JAKARTA: The number of deaths has risen to 47 from Thursday's blast at a fireworks factory on the outskirts of Indonesia's capital, with 46 injured, police spokesman Argo Yuwono told Metro Television.
2 dead in terrorist attacks in France, Canada
Published on 02/10/2017
» Two women were stabbed to death and their assailant shot dead by soldiers in the southern French port city of Marseille on Sunday in what police sources described as a "likely terrorist act".
Living sustainably alongside increasing natural risks
News, Shamshad Akhtar, Published on 20/09/2017
» The past few weeks have been a grim reminder that natural disasters know no borders. They can strike countries at opposite ends of the globe simultaneously and whether in Asia or North America, the images of people and livelihoods being swept away are disturbing.
Bangkok psycho's on our sofa
Guru, Chris Raufeisen, Published on 02/06/2017
» This week Guru chatted with the local artist and photographer Dop Ameen. Originally from France, he began his artistic pursuits here seven years ago during a solo motorcycle/ photography trip around Southeast Asia. He fell in love with what he captured and he's been pushing artistic boundaries in this hemisphere ever since. He has developed a series called Bangkok Psycho, a deviant art concept that focuses on the paradoxical tendencies of Bangkok and its dwellers. You can observe his latest works, "Bangkok Psycho — The Bride Edition" (goo.gl/PXuJyn) from Jun 8-15 at Maggie Choo's.
Beguiling, The Beguiled
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 26/05/2017
» In Sofia Coppola's The Beguiled, a wounded Union soldier finds refuge in an all-girl school in battered Virginia. Housed in Gothic gloom as the gunfire from the Civil War rages, Corporal John McBurney (Colin Farrell), all handsome and hairy, stirs up the nervous calm of this feminine sanctuary, waking up all sorts of dormant urges in the women who take care of him. In that mansion lorded over by headmistress Martha (Nicole Kidman) and teacher Edwina (Kirsten Dunst), the longing turns dark, the adolescent hormones turns toxic, and the film progresses down the delicious path of black comedy and horror.
Report: Facebook shares rules for censoring violence, sex
Published on 22/05/2017
» LONDON -- Facebook Inc has created a rule book for moderators to use when censoring the posts of its nearly 2 billion users, responding to global criticism for failing to prevent the circulation of images of violence, sex, hate speech and other controversial material, <i>The Guardian</i> reported.
Bad drivers hurt everyone
News, Editorial, Published on 24/03/2017
» Aiming to prevent potential horrendous and fatal road accidents during the upcoming Songkran holidays, the government has come up with a number of new legal measures. Last Tuesday, its new order imposing harsher punishments on traffic law violators took effect, mainly focusing on the use of seat belts and collecting fines from traffic law violators.
Pray against intolerance in the far South
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 18/02/2017
» Being a teenager is hard. Being a teenager in the deep South is harder. Being an LGBT teenager is also hard. And being an LGBT teenager in the deep South is even harder, sometimes the hardest.
Memories, blurred and reconstructed
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 18/01/2017
» On the walls in the showroom of Kathmandu Gallery are Harit Srikhao's precious memories. Thirty small photographs are arranged in a single line on two walls that face each other. The frames display obscure images of children playing in decrepit buildings, multicoloured fish in tanks, blurred snapshots of stars, and most disturbing of all, pickled infants in glass jars. Placed in the middle of the room on a podium is a black stereoscope, reminiscent of what you would find from your childhood. It displays seven of Harit's selected memories, this time much brighter, dreamier and overlaid with fantastic bursts of the cosmos. The shots are akin to a scene in a movie when someone's nightmarish recollections flash before their eyes.
MacBook Pro: Too Few USB-C accessories in Bangkok
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 04/01/2017
» The disturbing lack of suitable accessories in Thailand has marred an otherwise great start to my experience with the MacBook Pro. Apart from Apple's own adaptors, there is almost nothing here for users who need USB-C connectivity.