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A guiding light
Life, Published on 13/08/2013
» Among the increasingly long list of charities and non-governmental organisations operating in Thailand, Urban Light may be the only one that focuses solely on teenage boys working in the sex industry.
Swept up in the royal wave
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 01/08/2013
» The many jubilant happenings in the United Kingdom are currently making the British well worthy of a spot on world's social radar and our undivided attention. The arrival of a certain baby may have commanded an unwavering spotlight, but another recent royal event is also worth a mark in the record books. To celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's 60th anniversary on the throne (she was crowned on June 2, 1953) the Coronation Festival was last month held right in the very gardens of Buckingham Palace for the first time.
Banned in Siam
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/05/2013
» Fah Tam Pan Din Soong, or Boundary, is the first film in Thailand to be banned, unbanned and then censored a bit.
The singing nun
Life, Karnjariya Sukrung, Published on 18/06/2012
» It is quite unusual to see people calling themselves "fans" of a Buddhist nun. But so seemed the norm last month when Bangkok celebrated the 2,600th anniversary of Lord Buddha attaining enlightenment.
The shadow of Buddha
Life, Somkid Chaijitvanit, Published on 10/04/2012
» Against the light, I could see shadows flitting across an expanse of cement blocks. They belonged to young novices waiting for a group photo after an ordination ceremony. Despite their shaved heads and saffron robes they were, after all, boys who wanted to have a good time as well.