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No sex, please, we're skittish
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 04/03/2018
» I wonder how many of my Sunday readers could pinpoint the country of Gambia on a map.
Trump backs tighter gun-purchase checks
Associated Press, Published on 20/02/2018
» WEST PALM BEACH, Florida: US President Donald Trump offered support Monday for an effort to strengthen the federal gun background check system as he hunkered down at his private Florida golf course just 65 kilometres from last week's deadly school shooting.
Trump fumes about Russia investigation as nation mourns
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» WEST PALM BEACH, Florida, US: As the nation mourned, President Donald Trump kept largely silent about the Florida school shooting victims and the escalating gun control debate, instead raging at the FBI for what he perceived to be a fixation on the Russia investigation at the cost of failing to deter the attack.
US firearms 'debate' rages over school shooting
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida - Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.
The human condition, from a distance
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 21/12/2017
» Ai Weiwei's Human Flow is a film that spans the latitudes of a mural painting, vast and long, covering one end of the Earth to the other, many times with a top-down view. This documentary about forcibly displaced people around the world -- from Syria and Iraq, from Eritrea to Mexico -- plays out in the broad scope of Refugee 101, and it works as a (very long) campaign presentation of United Nations High Commission of Human Rights (UNHCR).
Wiggling towards nirvana
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 23/11/2017
» To me, Bang Saray, a short drive southward from the more touristy Pattaya and Jomtien, has always been synonymous with great seafood. There are quite a few famous restaurants there, especially near the fishing piers. Recently, however, I've gotten to learn first-hand that Bang Saray has a lot more to offer than that, thanks to expat friends. They've even helped me experience nirvana.
Coming to terms
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 20/11/2017
» A man with short hair -- wearing a sarong around his chest the way a woman would -- is seen frolicking alone happily on a crowded beach. Lost in his own world, he seems unfazed by the scrutiny and strange looks from children, women in hijab, and men in skullcap. In the background, the sound of Islamic prayers can be heard.
Guru's Weekly Pick: Oct 20-26
Life, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 19/10/2017
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Mitr Chaibancha remembered
Chinnawat Singha, Published on 08/10/2017
» PHITSANULOK: Fans flocked to a private museum in Muang district of this northern province on Sunday for a ceremony to mark the 47th anniversary of the death of movie legend Mitr Chaibancha.
Nigerian charged with robbing, shooting Russian woman
Achadtaya Chuenniran, Published on 01/09/2017
» PHUKET - A Nigerian man has been arrested for allegedly robbing and shooting a Russian woman during a break-in at her house in Muang district on Aug 30.