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Scandal
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 19/09/2014
» A) Because they spoke out against the coup.
The Why Files: Thai Edition
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 29/08/2014
» 1. Why do cashiers at convenience stores offer you a plastic bag even when you’re just purchasing a pack of gum? Do they have a quota of plastic bags they must give away in a day to fill?
Pets
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 15/08/2014
» What can you do to honour your pets after they have died?
Game of groans
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 08/08/2014
» Hey guys! You must be excited about this upcoming four-day weekend (if your company was nice enough to grant you the extra Aug 11 holiday, that is). I hope you’ve got fun things planned like sleeping all day, watching copious amounts of TV, and spending some time with your mum, of course.
Cafe
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 11/07/2014
» Why was a branch of Cafe Amazon in Nakhon Si Thammarat shut down for a week?
Every coup has a silver lining
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 13/06/2014
» It has been about three weeks since our military overlords took over the country in the May 22 coup. Despite some valiant efforts by the army to repay rice farmers money owed to them, a plan to revise various state projects, and the military junta chief using an hour of his precious time to pen the sappy song “Returning Happiness to the People”, there still seems to be some confusion over what sort of real reform will actually be achieved.
Marshall law 4 dummiez
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 23/05/2014
» Yo peepz of Thailand, how’s it going?! I hope everything has been OK since Tuesday (May 20) morning, when some dude called “Marshall” took over the airwaves at 0300 hours and decreed that the law of the land shall now be under his name.
Why I’ll never take a cab again* (*Unless I have to)
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 25/04/2014
» This week I thought it would be super-duper fun to analyse every single political group that has ever cropped up in Thailand’s history, and then provide you with every painstaking detail of their demands. But I realise that no one actually cares, so let’s talk about something much more interesting… me!
In loving memory of bangkok shutdown
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 07/03/2014
» And so Bangkok Shutdown has ended, not with a bang, but with a confused whimper. While you were probably still sleeping off Saturday night’s debauchery, Sunday morning saw protesters leave their bases at Asok, Pathumwan and Ratchaprasong to form one super-stage at Lumpini Park.
The Whistle Games: Catching Deafness
Guru, Sumati Sivasiamphai, Published on 22/11/2013
» The "whistle", from the ancient Latin word meaning "to emulate a shrill noise comparable to Satan's fart", has emerged as the latest icon of activism. Protesters have resorted to "whistle-blowing" smear campaigns to loudly and annoyingly voice their disapproval towards members of parliament.