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That's a wrap
Yanapon Musiket, Published on 06/01/2014
» The jongkraben is a lower-body garment traditionally worn by Thais of both sexes for centuries until it was replaced, almost completely, by trousers and skirts at the start of the 20th century.
Fight for your rights
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 25/07/2013
» A week before Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, had a son, the UK made a historic move when Queen Elizabeth II officially approved a bill to legalise same-sex marriage in England and Wales.
The why of kwai
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 19/06/2013
» In Thai, the easiest way to insult someone is to call them kwai _ a buffalo, our beast of burden that has come to symbolise, unfairly, stupidity.
Breaking the language barrier
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 01/05/2013
» Sompen Krutanon speaks Khmer as fluently as she does Thai. Born in the Northeast and once a resident of Phnom Penh, she returned to Bangkok two years ago and is now teaching Khmer language courses at Chandrakasem Rajabhat University and privately. In the process she's become a small bridge that can perhaps narrow the perceived difference between the two nations.
Razor's edge
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 18/01/2013
» Everything about a barbershop is nostalgic: the buzzing-bee sound of a clipper, the fragrant scent of talcum, the cut-throat razor and rotating chair. For most Thai men, they evoke memories of their formative years, a place where as students they were given a proper (military-style, in certain cases) short haircut as required by their schools.
Trashing the party
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 29/11/2012
» If you are among those who inhabit the Bangkok night, you may have heard of or even joined a party by Trasher, Bangkok, a group which celebrates 90s pop music, from Top-40 hits to guilty pleasures.
Real Songkran sinners evade exposure
Life, Yanapon Musiket, Published on 25/04/2012
» As expected after Songkran, it was inevitable we would have a piece of controversial news to talk about once the great water battle was over. Last year, the country's media was in a frenzy about two girls dancing bare-breasted among the celebratory crowds on Silom Road. This year, another topless dancer sparked social criticism, only this time it was a 19-year-old transvestite.