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Cambodian classics re-emerge
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/03/2012
» The Khmer Rouge, headlong and senseless, arrived in Phnom Penh and spoiled the party. During the so-called Golden Age of Cambodian cinema, from the 1960s to the early '70s, almost 400 films were released in the country. A number of them travelled across the border and were screened in Thai cinemas, some gaining the status of popular entertainment, and at least one, featuring a chattering snake and his love affair with a beautiful woman, becoming a classic remembered today by Thais as a lost, distant dream.
Power games
Life, Published on 28/02/2012
» AGame of Thrones, the first novel in the fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire by US writer George R.R. Martin, is a book that is set in medieval times like The Lord of the Rings. This novel won the 1997 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel, a literary honour awarded by the magazine about science fiction and fantasy publishing.
Of power and ideals
Life, Anuraj Manibhandu, Published on 27/02/2012
» Amnat _ or "Power" _ looks at Thai political history differently, and irrefutably makes the statement: In Thailand, politics within the parliamentary system is inseparable from the politics outside parliament's hallowed halls.
H Project Space
Life, Published on 22/02/2012
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A Washington thriller
Life, Bernard Trink, Published on 20/02/2012
» No country is free of corruption, least of all the US as stateside author David Baldacci has been reiterating in his two dozen political thrillers to date. He doesn't name names, but he names titles all the way to the top.
Keeping the spirit of the country
Life, Published on 13/02/2012
» King Bhumibol Adulyadej: A Life's Work _ Thailand's Monarchy in Perspective is in the mould of official histories commissioned by democratic societies.
Keeping an eye on global affairs
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 05/02/2012
» Anna Coren is an anchor and correspondent for CNN International, and hosts World Report, broadcast live every weekday from CNN's Asia-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. Although she made a name for herself in "tabloid" television in Australia, she is now the regional face of the international 24-hour news network. She reported on last year's red shirt riots, has interviewed former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva among a host of world leaders and was in Bangkok at the end of last year for a week of "Eye on Thailand" programming.
A lukewarm effort from hot chelle rae
B Magazine, Published on 15/01/2012
» On their second outing, the US pop quartet still provide plenty of fun filled tunes, but the aptly named 'Whatever' offers little of substance