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Pussy Riot member leaves Russia disguised as delivery courier
AFP, Published on 11/05/2022
» Pussy Riot member Maria Alyokhina has left Russia, she said in an interview, after disguising herself as a food delivery courier to escape police.
Pink Floyd release 1st new song in 28 yrs to aid Ukraine
Kyodo News, Published on 08/04/2022
» British rock band Pink Floyd released their first new song in 28 years to support Ukraine on Friday, with proceeds from "Hey Hey Rise Up" going to relief organisations.
Pipe dreams: Pakistan sewage workers hope for better future
AFP, Published on 04/04/2022
» LAHORE: Nearly naked and covered with a black, foul-smelling muck, Shafiq Masih struggles out of a sewer he has just cleaned by hand in an upmarket district of Lahore, Pakistan's second biggest city.
Grammys are anyone's game as music's A-listers descend on Vegas
AFP, Published on 01/04/2022
» LAS VEGAS: The top names in music will gather Sunday to honor their own at the Grammys, now in its 64th edition, with pop juggernauts joining jazzman Jon Batiste as the leading nominees.
Beyonce to sing at Oscars but Van Morrison skipping gala
AFP, Published on 23/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES: Beyonce and Billie Eilish will perform during Sunday's Oscars, but outspoken vaccine skeptic Van Morrison is skipping Hollywood's biggest night, organisers said Tuesday.
Calmly dispatched, shooter's lament, thief repents
News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/03/2022
» The Buri Ram ranger who shot his ex-wife's son dead before fleeing into a forest sanctuary last week had threatened to slay the entire family, his former wife says.
Marriage bill lags LGBTI rights, activist says
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/03/2022
» Tunyawaj Kamolwongwat, a member of the Move Forward Party, said the civil partnership bill and marriage equality bill cannot be tabled together because they differ in principles.
At the crossroads of history
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/03/2022
» In a career than spans three decades, photojournalist Vinai Dithajohn has risked his life covering several coups and protest movements mostly using Democracy Monument as a vantage point. An exhibition of some his most harrowing shots and others that humanise protesters and police officers alike is currently on display at Bangkok's VS Gallery.
Campion wins top Hollywood director prize for 'Power of the Dog'
AFP, Published on 13/03/2022
» LOS ANGELES - Jane Campion hailed the shattering of Hollywood's glass ceiling as her movie "The Power of the Dog" was named the year's best film by her fellow directors Saturday -- a major accolade which historically leads to Oscars glory.
Remembering the history that some want forgotten
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 11/03/2022
» Royalist history paints 1932 as a coup by a self-interested clique which thwarted King Prajadhipok's wish to introduce a constitution and led Thailand to militarism and fascism. In 2017, the plaque commemorating 1932 was ripped out of the Royal Plaza -- symbolising the wish to cancel all memory of the event. Democratic history claims 1932 as a revolution which launched Thailand towards democracy and a modern society in which the majority can participate and benefit. In 2020 the youth activists reinstalled the plaque in cyberspace and called themselves the New People's Party. The event matters, one way or the other, down to today.