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Photojournalist in the eye of the storm no more
News, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2016
» The horrible traffic jams, the disgusting air and the "sh*tty" place at Khao San Road were the reasons that German photojournalist Nick Nostitz hated Bangkok when he first arrived in 1989. Arriving as a backpacker carrying a surfboard, the 21-year-old wrote in his diary that "I will never come back to this awful place".
Tipping the scales
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 09/10/2016
» 'They are disgusting, they scare me, they hurt with their deadly saliva, and they destroy the trees." These are among the seemingly endless complaints made against water monitor lizards by the many people who use Lumpini Park for workouts and recreation. After extensive complaints, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration decided to remove the "uneasy on the eyes" animal from the park last month.
Backward thinking
News, Postbag, Published on 25/09/2016
» It's "rear-end backwards" time again in Thailand. While the rest of the world enjoyed the Thai tourism video made with khon figures, including the Thai community here in California, only the Thais in Thailand complained. Oh ye of narrow vision and little faith. Wake up and see Thailand for what it really is, and how it is perceived, certainly not a country of only beautiful beaches and temples.
Grandma’s ghost
Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/08/2016
» Horror films are big business in Thailand. Even though many follow the same basic formula and themes, audiences keep coming back for more. Ama (Grandmother) is the latest comedy-horror from Sahamongkol Films and sees a Thai-Chinese family haunted by the ghost of their grandmother as they fight over her fortune.
The future's made of augmented reality
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 27/07/2016
» With more than 30 million downloads in less than a month since its release, calling Pokemon Go a social phenomenon is hardly an overstatement. An augmented-reality mobile game (AR) released earlier this month in some regions, Pokemon Go has made daily headlines around the world ever since its launch.
Police allow Rohingya group a partial press conference
Published on 23/06/2016
» Police on Thursday interrupted a planned press conference on the problems of the Rohingya people on the grounds it would disrupt a visit beginning Thursday by Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who refuses to recognise Rohingya as citizens.
Street fighter's fall from grace
Spectrum, Chaiyot Yongcharoenchai, Published on 12/06/2016
» Before HD gaming consoles, gamers in the '90s spent most of their time at arcades or on home video units.