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Navy Seal ditches politics for paddy
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 19/08/2017
» A retired vice admiral who fought a battle on the Bangkok streets at the height of the anti-Yingluck Shinawatra protest more than three years ago has vowed to live by his personal motto: "I cannot stand watching people get harmed."
In Singapore, family feud deepens over Facebook posts
New York Times, Published on 05/08/2017
» BANGKOK - Singapore’s government has been trying for two weeks to get Harvard University economist Li Shengwu, a grandson of Singapore’s founder, Lee Kuan Yew, to apologise for comments he made in a private Facebook post that were seen as critical of the country’s leadership.
Heavenly views
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 04/07/2017
» Last week, news surfaced that Bangkok will soon be getting a new observation tower.
Revolution's legacy back from the brink
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Meanings assigned to specific persons and objects change through time. Once they were defined as supreme, then redefined as degenerate and consigned to oblivion.
What has happened to Khana Ratsadon's architectural heritage?
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 25/06/2017
» Eighty-five years after Khana Ratsadon staged a coup which ended Thailand's absolute monarchy, its architectural heritage faces oblivion. Some buildings have been forgotten. Some have been demolished. Most are not protected by the law. Just like Khana Ratsadon's controversial figures who have been given different accounts of their acts. Chatri Prakitnonthakan, associate professor at Silpakorn University's Faculty of Architecture, a specialist in Khana Ratsadon's architectural legacy, reviews their current status.
Passing laws regime's biggest success
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 20/05/2017
» Three years after the 2014 coup, the task of enacting legislation stands out as the most concrete achievement of the regime and the bodies it has appointed, observers say.
The night a Bangkok protest turned deadly
Spectrum, Published on 14/05/2017
» 'You don't want to go down there," lamented one colleague. "There's bloody running street battles." It was Monday, May 18, 1992, and peaceful protests on the streets of Bangkok had taken an ominous turn. Military security personnel had opened fire on protesters the previous night, and Thailand's struggle to free itself from a seemingly endless cycle of military dictatorship was rapidly spiralling out of control.
We can prescribe it for you wholesale
Spectrum, Nanchanok Wongsamuth, Published on 09/10/2016
» At first glance, it would be easy to mistake the dozens of large pharmacies sitting across the road from Siriraj Hospital in Thon Buri for registered wholesale distributors. Crowds of customers bringing along samples of their prescribed medication are a familiar sight in any one of the stores, which employ dozens of staff.
Changing their stripes
Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 02/10/2016
» In the corner of a hall at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, performance artist and writer Jittima Pholsawek invites five audience members to join her for a meal during her evening show.
Smooth sailing so far
News, Published on 17/09/2016
» 'This is a good idea," said Pornsri Yangkijja as she was riding the recently-launched boat service at Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem, initiated by the government. "But a few things need to be done to ensure best services for commuters."