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Office exploring lotto-style scheme
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/09/2025
» The Government Lottery Office (GLO) is studying the feasibility of issuing a "lotto-style" lottery, in which private companies would manage the issuance of the lottery instead of the GLO.
Govt cash cow
Oped, Postbag, Published on 21/04/2023
» Re: "Math expert slams govt lotto chances", (BP, April 17).
Privatise lotto
Oped, Postbag, Published on 22/07/2022
» Re: "Vendors picket over cut quotas", (BP, July 19).
Into the devil's lair
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 05/11/2021
» Like a session of cinematic séance, Rang Zong (The Medium) channels a cemetery-sized roll call of classic horror elements. The film, recently picked as Thailand's representative for the Oscar's International Feature, is proudly possessed by the ghosts of The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, the Paranormal Activity franchise, and Ari Aster's Midsommar, but with Southeast Asia's earthy voodooism, plus a serving of Korean-style blood-and-viscera gore as well as an icing of zombie scare-aesthetics. It's a full-course buffet of fright tricks, complete with an apocalyptic, 30-minute-long exorcism orgy that leaves no spell unuttered and no human unpossessed. All of this is couched in a faux-documentary setup, with handheld shots, grainy CCTV footage and characters speaking directly to the camera.
Prepare For Takeoff
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 12/07/2020
» As their name implies, Khruangbin ("airplane" in Thai) primarily drew inspiration from the musical heritage of Thailand, particularly during the glorious 60s-70s.
We need less 'content' and more journalism
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 25/01/2020
» Content, as media gurus keep preaching, is king. But such PowerPoint pep talk is shallow: "Content" -- an increasingly bastardised term that has come to signify TV newscasts, podcasts, movies, viral videos, Netflix series, memes, news articles, editorial features, real advertising, covert advertising, tweets and Facebook posts, organic or boosted -- is also an anaesthetic. It dulls the senses and kills meaning, then proceeds to belittle essence, promote shallowness and eventually undermine the practice of journalism.
Viral clicks that rocked the boat
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 29/12/2018
» In the year 2018, netizens widely used their Facebook pages and other social media platforms to scrutinise matters of public interest ranging from politics and crimes to social issues.
Bangkok gecko watch
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 21/07/2016
» This month, Bangkokians are looking for geckos and reporting any sightings through Line to the Bangkok Wildwatch Online project. You are invited to join in. Next month, be on the lookout for the golden tree snake.
The world is not just for humans
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 20/07/2016
» The gecko is a creature whose presence you can probably detect around your house at night -- its multi-hued body and the staccato voice seems to be straight out of a horror movie. It is also a constant reminder that despite all the modernity and development, something wild is always among us.