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Violence tests peace hopes
Oped, Editorial, Published on 08/05/2025
» The escalating violence in the restive South in recent weeks is abominable. The random killings of almost a dozen people, mostly civilians, have seen the office of Chularajmontri -- the highest-ranking Thai Muslim cleric, who generally stays neutral -- joining condemnation of such acts.
French divorcee who stopped having sex with husband wins court appeal
Published on 23/01/2025
» PARIS - A woman, who was blamed by French courts for her divorce because she no longer had sex with her husband, has won an appeal in Europe's top human rights court, the court said on Thursday, reigniting a debate in France over women's rights.
Bangkok United to face Prachuap in T1 opener on Aug 9
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 18/07/2024
» The opening game of the 2024-2025 Thai League 1 will see last season's runners-up Bangkok United take on PT Prachuap FC on Aug 9, the organisers have announced.
Cannes 2024 highlights
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/05/2024
» From Francis Ford Coppola's new epic to a Taiwanese drama starring a Thai actor and a Pol Pot drama, we pick hot titles from the French film festival that kicks off today.
Nothing glorious about bullying
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/01/2023
» After Netflix K-drama The Glory, which was about school bullying, was launched at the end of 2022, it raised awareness about the problem and many Thai netizens often discussed it. In The Glory, the female protagonist was beaten and her body was burned in several places with a hair curler by a gang of teenagers. It was a shock to know that the case was inspired by a true event.
A tale of redemption
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/09/2022
» A second chance in life doesn't come easy. But when it does come, will you take it or let it slip away again? British director Eddie Sternberg's feature debut I Used To Be Famous is a musical drama about a South London fairytale that involves a culture clash between a washed-up singer and a musically talented young man with autism who form an odd friendship and go on a musical venture in hope of a new chance in life.
In Bucha's morgue, autopsies begin on the victims of war
AFP, Published on 20/04/2022
» BUCHA, Ukraine: According to her death certificate, Lyudmyla Bochok, 79, was killed by a bullet to the head and the back on March 5.
Re-energising Thai-US relations
News, Published on 02/06/2020
» In the 12 weeks since Michael George DeSombre took up the post of US ambassador to Thailand, he has penned three articles and conducted several rounds of interviews, praising Thailand's extraordinary roles in public health, the Mekong sub-region and global and regional supply chains. It has been refreshing to see long-standing bilateral ties revived with good vibes. His public views, expressed both in Thai and English in the midst of the Covid-19 outbreak, have been in stark contrast to previous ambassadors who were cautious but held critical and stereotypical views that strictly followed the cast-iron narratives of the US State Department -- Thailand is undemocratic, has no free press, is pro-China and is an unreliable ally.
Mother arrested for taking daughter to sleep with men
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/12/2019
» A mother has been arrested for allegedly pimping her mentally handicapped daughter to seven men, then blackmailing them into paying as much as 250,000 baht.
Mother arrested for pimping mentally ill daughter
Yuttapong Kumnodnae, Published on 26/12/2019
» A mother has been arrested for allegedly pimping her mentally handicapped daughter to seven men, then blackmailing them into paying as much as 250,000 baht.