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Growing chorus of prejudice
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/03/2022
» Transgender beauty queen's immigration trouble in Dubai is yet another reminder of how Thai law has failed.
Slow but meaningful progress
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 27/09/2021
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When superpowers collide
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/08/2020
» Bulletproof skin, invisibility, Elsa-like freezing ability -- a mysterious pill able to unlock temporary superpowers is escalating crimes in New Orleans. To retaliate and reclaim his city, a local cop works with a teenage dealer and former soldier to stop the pills and the supplier at all costs, even if it means risking it all to use the dangerous pills themselves.
Stories from quarantine
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/06/2020
» When the Covid-19 pandemic resulted in a lockdown that put many industries on hold, a group of filmmakers and actors from Nadao Bangkok banded together to make a series of short films from their home. The process is done almost entirely online, with no physical meeting between the cast and crew.
Changes in Chiang Mai
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/02/2020
» The sound of the marching band sent a wave of excitement through the colourful crowd gathered at the Chiang Mai Religion Practice Center. Rainbow flags were flying. There were people of all ages, and even cute puppies, all eager to take their first steps at the annual Pride parade set in the beautiful northern capital.
Irish eyes smiling
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/02/2020
» Wedding bells are ringing. Celebrations of love take place worldwide this month.
A kiss is still a kiss
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/12/2019
» What's a better way to send off 2019 than a big smooch? The gay kiss at parliament last week shook the entire country. Outcries about the inappropriateness of such a public display of affection at a "sacred" place were loud. The symbolic expression was met with polarising responses, even from LGBTI people themselves. Even liberal politicians who called for equal rights apologised for it. Honestly, saying sorry for a kiss seems ironic under a roof where far worse things have taken place. Unfortunately, the public reaction has been mostly negative. The message was inadvertently lost, and many people forgot why the couple kissed in the first place: to advocate for marriage equality.
The wonder girl grows up
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 20/09/2019
» Bangkok's local concert calendar is now a nostalgic affair filled with 90s and millennium playlists. Stepping away from that slightly worn-out path is diva Tata Young, whose upcoming concert next month will be packed with English music from her days as one of the biggest stars from Asia.
A new take on a classic recipe
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/09/2019
» Ten years after its successful run on TV, the romantic comedy Sood Sanaeha (Love Recipe) is getting the musical treatment.
A stroke of genius
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/08/2019
» Playing a real-life professional athlete onscreen is a challenging task. But it is one that actress Krissiri Sukhsvasti has embraced. In a new sports biopic hitting Thai cinemas next week, Krissiri portrays golfer Ariya "May" Jutanugarn, the celebrated Thai sports star who reached No.1 in the Women's World Golf Rankings in 2017. The film, Ariya Jutanugarn or Pro May, Atchariya Tong Sarng (Pro May, Genius Must Be Built) in Thai, follows the life of Ariya from her childhood to the pinnacle of world golf.