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Govt sees soft power boost in festival hits
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 29/01/2024
» The government will promote a slew of Thai movies at international film festivals starting with six movies at the Osaka Asian Film Festival in March, according to Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai Party leader and chairwoman of the National Committee on Soft Power Development.
When a deal dive, dive, dives
News, Published on 11/11/2023
» It's finally over. Defence Minister Sutin Klungsang has decided to torpedo the acquisition of the submarine, the fate of which has hung by a thread for years.
Women on frontlines of democracy movement
AFP, Published on 21/12/2020
» Denouncing sexual violence, demanding abortion reform and destigmatising sex work -- once-taboo issues are finding public expression in Thailand as women take up leadership roles in a youth-led pro-democracy movement.
Constitutional Court disqualifies Move Forward MP over media shares
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2020
» The Constitutional Court has disqualified an opposition lawmaker from parliament, boosting the government’s majority.
The LGBT advocate set to be an MP
News, Published on 01/04/2019
» Ranked 9th on the Future Forward Party (FFP) list, award-winning filmmaker and LGBT advocate Tanwarin Sukkhapisit will almost certainly become Thailand's first transgender MP.
The politics of change
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/03/2019
» It is less than a week until the much-anticipated general election. For the first time in the history of Thailand, we are seeing a huge turnout of LGBTI candidates from different professions and backgrounds, jumping on the political bandwagon and representing sexual diversity. Out and proud, many of them are standing as candidates or are working with political parties in order to make their voices heard.
PM gripes over ‘Hunger Games’
News, Published on 22/11/2014
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has told anti-coup activists not to use The Hunger Games film series as motivation in the fight against him.
City histories vanishing amid growth
Published on 28/08/2014
» Century-old shophouses, twisting alleyways and temples scented with incense still pulsate with the pursuit of old trades and time-honoured rituals of families who have lived in Bangkok's Chinatown for generations - but probably not for much longer.
'Dark tourism' creeps out Thailand
dpa, Published on 23/07/2014
» Mummified serial killers, deformed foetuses and bisected human heads probably are not what most travellers dream of seeing on their Thai holiday.
Stunt guru and Tony Jaa's master dies
Online Reporters, Published on 20/07/2014
» Thailand’s acclaimed martial arts action choreographer and film director Panna Rittikrai died from liver disease and acute renal failure in hospital Sunday afternoon. He was 53.