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A lesson from the deep south
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/02/2017
» Anubal Narathiwat is one of the largest primary schools in the provincial capital of Narathiwat, the southernmost province of Thailand, right on the Malaysian border. Every morning at 8am assembly, the 1,437 children in Years 1 to 6 line up in front of the flagpole and sing the national anthem.
Conducting themselves with dignity
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 11/09/2016
» This week your favourite columnist met up with Somtow Sucharitkul, Thailand's famed composer, conductor and lapsed horror writer, at Emquartier for lunch and a chat.
Getting your karmic wires crossed
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 17/07/2016
» A mouse has bitten through the router cable at my office.
An explosion of self-hate
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 19/06/2016
» My heart broke as I watched a CNN anchor read the names of the 49 men and women shot dead in Orlando, while their happy faces flashed up on screen.
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.
Den of intrepidity
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/05/2016
» Den's name first appeared on a list of children whose parents had been killed in the 2004 tsunami.
Last stop on the Ghost Train
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 01/11/2015
» The skeleton sits amid the ornate serenity and decorative spires of the Buddhist temple. It is Friday, and we are here for a funeral. The coffin sits in the main chapel draped in purple flowers. A picture of the deceased is mounted on an easel; to the right is a golden Buddha statue.
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.
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.
The star of the Angkor Wat Marathon
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 21/12/2014
» Ten-year-old Gunsaray stepped on a mine earlier this year, blowing his left leg off. Such are the hazards of living in rural Cambodia, the most heavily mined country in the world.