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The lost cause
Spectrum, Om Jotikasthira, Published on 21/01/2018
» Sureerat Buanak, 53, hesitated when her ex-husband invited their eight-year-old son Naruedol "Oat" Yuanuwong to come stay with him and his new partner for one month in Samut Sakhon. During the year, Nong Oat was based in Bangkok with his mother, and she was used to having him around. But since it was summer holidays, it felt like a good time for him to get out.
Wake me up when Thaiism rings true
Oped, Kong Rithdee, Published on 10/02/2018
» It has been widely translated as “Thainess”. But “Thainess” may not be accurate when describing Thai Niyom, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha’s latest catchphrase and sort-of policy. The correct term in English, I propose, should be “Thaiism”, just like populism ( Pracha Niyom), nationalism ( Chat Niyom), conservatism ( Anurak Niyom), authoritarianism ( Amnat Niyom), or alcoholism, you know, the excessive use of alcohol to drown out grief and the pain of broken promises.
The inevitability of farewell
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/02/2018
» A truly remarkable Thai film, Malila: The Farewell Flower takes big risks and makes it seem the most natural thing in the world.
FBI admits failure to act on school gunman
Reuters, Published on 17/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida: The Federal Bureau of Investigation said on Friday it had failed to act on a tip warning that the man now accused of killing 17 people at a Florida high school possessed a gun, the desire to kill and the potential to commit a school shooting.
US firearms 'debate' rages over school shooting
Associated Press, Published on 19/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida - Pressure is growing for tougher gun-control laws after a mass shooting at a Florida high school, with thousands of angry protesters at state rallies demanding immediate action from lawmakers, and more demonstrations planned across the country in the weeks ahead.
Florida students turn up heat on lawmakers for gun action
AFP, Published on 22/02/2018
» TALLAHASSEE (UNITED STATES) - Student survivors of the Florida school shooting that saw 17 people killed in a hail of bullets last week descended on the state capital Wednesday to ramp up the pressure on lawmakers to enact tougher gun control measures.
The drugs don't work, bag snatch failure, turning tables on no parking zone
News, Mae Moo, Published on 25/02/2018
» Amy under fire
Bollywood star Sridevi Kapoor dies of heart attack
AFP, Published on 25/02/2018
» NEW DELHI - Bollywood superstar Sridevi Kapoor, considered by many to be one of the biggest names in Hindi cinema, has died after suffering a heart attack in Dubai, her family told PTI Sunday.
Bollywood legend Sridevi mourned by fans in Mumbai
AP, Published on 28/02/2018
» MUMBAI: Thousands of grieving fans gathered in Mumbai on Wednesday to pay respects to Sridevi Kapoor, the iconic Bollywood actress who drowned accidentally in a Dubai hotel bathtub over the weekend.
Student-survivors in emotional return to Florida high school
AFP, Published on 28/02/2018
» PARKLAND, Florida: With tears, fears and defiance, students made an emotional return Wednesday to their Florida high school where a former classmate went on a shooting rampage two weeks ago, killing 17 people.