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My only son to be drafted? Over my dead body...
News, Michael Ruffles, Published on 10/04/2016
» So it has come to this: Army chief Teerachai Nakvanich has told his subordinates not to murder or torture each other. That this even needs saying is a national disgrace.
Don't lose your cool
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 10/04/2016
» When it's this hot and humid, Netflix and chill really does mean watching House of Cards with a cold drink in your hand and an ice pack on your neck. It's too sticky for anything else.
The boys are back in town
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 24/05/2015
» Well, he said it was jetlag, but that was clearly a joke. After all, they were five young men in a pop band who had been let loose in Bangkok while on their first major tour. The year was 1994, and Boyzone were still teenagers.
Expats who made an impact
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 15/03/2015
» The best bits of Americans in Thailand are up the back. And starting there isn’t as dumb as it sounds: There will be people out there picking it up at Asia Books or Kinokuniya and giving it a flick, looking for familiar names in the index. Choose a name, turn to a page, and you will find an interesting story told well. Chances are you will continue reading, and you will probably be intrigued enough to turn back to the previous chapter, and the one before that, to figure out what came before.
Hating Thailand ... and loving it
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 07/12/2014
» We've all been there. You come to Thailand, get your bag/passport/shirt stolen and you are left wandering the streets shouting at policemen, throwing rocks at cars and sulking at a cute girl who hands you an orange juice and a phone charger. It's essentially a rite of passage all young men have to endure on their first weekend in the country. Right?
Making a splash
B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 10/11/2013
» Earlier this year we may have witnessed a watershed moment in the sexualisation of Thai pop music. At the very least it was a water closet moment.