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OPINION

Here's to all the useful ghosts of our history

Oped, Kong Rithdee, Published on 28/08/2025

» Ghosts are useful because they remind us of the unresolved, the unsettled, the unfinished -- in life, love, politics, or history. The film of the moment hitches onto that idea and takes it far, as far as the Cannes Film Festival, and now it has been picked as Thailand's representative for the Oscars.

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THAILAND

Cyber cops send leaked Hun Sen audio file to OAG

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 09/08/2025

» Cyber crime police have submitted their investigation file on a leaked audio clip linked to Cambodian Senate President Hun Sen's order to target political dissidents in Thailand to the Office of the Attorney-General (OAG), to determine whether it is a criminal case committed outside the country.

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WORLD

Chile taking back land linked to Pinochet-era torture

Published on 23/07/2025

» VILLA BAVIERA, Chile - The government of Chile plans to expropriate a settlement founded by a German cult leader where torture took place under former dictator Augusto Pinochet’s military regime, as the government takes another step to shine a light on a dark period of the past.

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THAILAND

In fear of Hun Sen's wrath

News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 11/07/2025

» A 37-year-old Cambodian activist has gone into hiding in Thailand, fearing for his life after publicly criticising the Cambodian government and military.

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LIFE

Putting numbers to diversity

Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/06/2025

» Around 1.6 million individuals identify as gender-diverse, according to Thailand's first LGBTI census by Mahidol University and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).

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OPINION

When films speak louder than missiles

Oped, Published on 26/06/2025

» Jafar Panahi tells it as he sees it: "An attack on my homeland, Iran, is in no way acceptable," the Iranian filmmaker wrote on Instagram last week. "Israel has violated Iran and should be tried in an international trial as a war aggressor."

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LIFE

Agents of change

Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/05/2025

» Awash with saturated colour and steeped in Brazil's history of authoritarianism, Kleber Mendoça Filho's The Secret Agent has emerged as a serious contender for the Palme d'Or. A former film critic, programmer and now a leading voice in Brazilian cinema, Mendoça Filho's fourth feature -- and his third in Cannes Competition -- is a political thriller, a tribute to disappeared dissidents, and a deft ode to the way memory is passed through time and technology.

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WORLD

German archive where victims of the Nazis come back to life

AFP, Published on 14/04/2025

» BAD AROLSEN — If it was not for the Arolsen Archives, half-sisters Sula Miller and Helen Schaller would never have met.

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THAILAND

Uyghurs are safe, EU told

News, Published on 15/03/2025

» The Foreign Affairs Ministry has acknowledged the European Parliament's resolution on Thursday condemning Thailand over the deportation of Uyghurs to China and issues related to its lese-majeste law, saying it is committed to maintaining cooperation and a partnership with the European Union (EU).

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THAILAND

European Parliament condemns Thailand for human rights violations

Online Reporters, Published on 14/03/2025

» The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Thailand for its lese-majeste law and the deportation of Uyghurs to China.