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Widening access to education
News, Published on 24/07/2023
» A recipient of a scholarship from the Bangkok Post Foundation said the financial assistance she received has helped her make her dreams of becoming a dentist a reality.
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Lessons of history
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021
» After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
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Humour best weapon against strongmen
News, Published on 13/02/2017
» When Egyptians gathered in Tahrir Square to protest against the regime of Hosni Mubarak in 2011, they brought with them a sense of humour -- a weapon of fun against the guns and tear gas of the military. They carried cartoons, sang parodies and renamed the central garbage heap after one of the president's agencies.
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Coming to terms with a brutal history
News, Kritsada Supawattanakul, Published on 06/10/2016
» Neal Ulevich's awarding-winning picture of a man who was about to beat a dead man hanged from a tamarind tree as a group of people looked on in Sanam Luang is one of the most recognised records of the brutal crackdown on pro-democracy students that took place 40 years ago today.
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Filming history
Muse, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/10/2016
» Anocha Suwichakornpong's first degree is in jewellery design, but you won't see any gleaming items on her. A small woman with a pixie cut, the film director is more interested in crafting images than making necklaces (or wearing one) -- and that's good for her and even better for us on this side of the screen. On a recent afternoon she showed up to meet us, and the long talk was about film, memory, feminism, frozen ovum, political heartbreak and how the scourge of history has found a way into her latest film.
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Thai independent films going strong
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 12/08/2016
» History, identity, cavemen, dwarves -- independent Thai films taking on those subjects (and curiosities) are making the rounds at the film festival circuit this season. While the big multiplex release of the year is likely to be Fanday, the first output from GDH 559 (previously GTH) slated for Sept 1, some Thai indie titles are busily injecting necessary edge and provocation to the scene.
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'Wolf Bride' activists plead guilty
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 30/12/2014
» Two young activists charged with lese majeste after appearing in the political play The Wolf Bride pleaded guilty to the charges yesterday.
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Let the people write their own histories, govt told
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 06/10/2014
» History may be written by the victors but the current government should allow different people to retell their histories as it may help fix conflicts without violence, a seminar was told yesterday.
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'Unelected' Prayut warns against political forums
Published on 19/09/2014
» Prayut Chan-o-cha reminded academics and activists on Friday that he is not an elected prime minister and said he will not allow political forums to derail his reconciliation campaign.
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Fresh leadership
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2010
» The UDD have a new and very different kind of leader in Thida Thavornseth, the wife of Dr Weng Tojirakarn.
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