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The outrage conundrum
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/02/2019
» There is outrage in the social media world.
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All change at Sukhumvit
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/12/2017
» An important high-level meeting this week resulted in my being driven down Sukhumvit Road from the Phloenchit intersection all the way to Asok. This was largely due to my driver taking a wrong turn.
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A song that unites Thais in their grief
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 22/10/2017
» The royal anthem is known as Pleng Sansern Phra Baramee, or "The Song that Praises the Glory of the King". This piece of music is 130 years old. It was the third national anthem of Siam for more than 40 years, from 1888 to 1933 -- the one prior to that was Britain's God Save The King/Queen with Thai lyrics.
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Farang behaving badly
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 28/02/2016
» There was a news story a month ago that made a splash in the Thai press but went under the radar here in the English-language news world. It happened at the Southern Bus Terminal in Taling Chan, and it involved two Australian tourists who were robbed at gunpoint of their belongings.
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The killjoys are winning
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 29/11/2015
» While the world was in lockdown over the threat of global terrorism this past week, here in Thailand we were in lockdown too, but for different reasons. Our lives were not in danger from crazed AK-47-wielding suicide bombers. Our danger came in the form of banana leaves, joss sticks and a candle.
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The ABC of HBD
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/09/2015
» HBD. Those three letters coursed relentlessly across my smartphone screen last weekend. The message came from students, friends and acquaintances.
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Le Tour de Death
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/05/2015
» Bangkok is a great city for anybody with a death wish. If you want to overdose on heroin, come on over. Try crossing the street on a zebra crossing. Just choosing the wrong song in a karaoke bar can get you killed.
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Freeze a jolly good fellow
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/08/2014
» No fan of crazes like Pet Rocks or the 'Macarena', this one sent a chill down my spine
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An Elle of a thing
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/08/2014
» It's been a week full of fashion and style for your columnist, two words not normally associated with him, as he sashays his way through the Elle Fashion Film Festival.And yes, dear reader, you may wipe that surprised look off your face. My life is not always languishing in the quagmire of Samut Prakan Big C specials on polyester work shirts that come with free clip-on neckties.
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The model of a charmless monk
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/04/2014
» It was like revisiting an old friend. The reappearance of a monk known as Phra Yantra in Thai newspapers last Wednesday sent me hurtling back in time.
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