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New movies out this week: Oct 2-8
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 02/10/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand, including highlights from the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025
A human tragedy
Life, Saw Kha Pay Mu Nu, Published on 03/05/2021
» Just over a month ago on the night of March 27, the Armed Forces Day of Myanmar celebrated with a reception organised in the presence of the military attache and diplomats from various countries in Myanmar's capital city Nay Pyi Taw. Yet on the same day, jet fighters of the despotic Myanmar Army were dispatched for an airstrike on the town of Day Bu Noh Mutraw, where the headquarters of the Karen National Union's (KNU) Brigade 5 is located. The mission caused a number of casualties and sent thousands of villagers running for their lives into the forest and towards the Thai border by the Salween River in Mae Hong Son.
Endangered peafowl find haven in Phayao
News, Saiarun Pinaduang, Published on 14/12/2019
» Human intervention is pushing the green peafowl towards extinction -- but it could also be key to the survival of these beautiful birds.
Misty mornings
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 04/04/2019
» Roosters crowed an hour before dawn. Since every family in the hilly village of Ban Huay Tong Kor (also spelled Ban Huai Tong Ko) in Mae Hong Son raised chickens, the cry was pretty loud and seemed to be nonstop. It could wake up even those drunk on local rice wine from the night before.
Reliving an era through film
Life, Story: Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/04/2018
» The 70-year reign of King Bhumibol Adulyadej overlaid decades of Thai cinema history, from the golden age of 16mm movies in the 1950s to the country's first and only Cannes Film Festival winner in 2010. To mark the two courses of history, the Ministry of Culture last week announced the "70 Best Films In The Reign Of King Rama IX", an extensive survey that covers seven decades of Thai cinema, essentially comprising the country's cinematic canon.