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Embracing diversity on the screen
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/06/2020
» Thailand and the world have come a long way when it comes to diversity of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression of characters on our screens. On the occasion of Pride Month, Netflix facilitated a talk with filmmaker Chookiat Sakveerakul (Love Of Siam and Dew) and Sanchai Chotirosseranee, deputy director of the Thai Film Archive, where they discussed onscreen representation, visibility and political correctness of today's LGBTI content.
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Laugh big and loud
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/12/2019
» Not many comedies can make you laugh until it hurts, but Tootsies And The Fake pulls it off with ease.
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Born this way
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/03/2019
» What is it like to be a transgender woman living in Asia?
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Bad education?
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 11/02/2019
» Sex is rarely a topic we discuss freely in Thailand. Shunned in our conservative culture, sex -- as a topic of discussion -- is received with either embarrassment, shame or laughter, not to be taken seriously or with a straight face.
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Taking care of the nation's lifeblood
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 22/05/2017
» The recent news of a planned mass resignation by state sector nurses came as a shock to society. Nobody expected it. Not even the cabinet that initially rejected the listing of over 10,000 contract nurses as civil servants, which prompted resignation threats by a network of nurses who feel they are not getting what they deserve for all the efforts they've been putting in to care for people.
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The roles of a lifetime
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/09/2017
» 'I think I'd like to bring a cassette tape back," a tall figure next to me said as we were discussing what we would like to bring back from 1990s.
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Snapping up the bad guys
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/07/2017
» In deep jungle, a forest ranger in his black uniform slowly climbed up a tree. With trained, quick hands, he strapped a camouflage case to a high branch that could oversee an area underneath it at a wide angle. Inside the case was a camera trap that can monitor the movement of animals, and especially humans who may enter the forest illegally.
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Of grief and gender
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 31/10/2016
» A round-up of queer-related entertainment and happenings in Thailand.
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From the ground up
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 16/05/2016
» A sufficiency economy is a concept very close to Thais' hearts. But, as widely known as it is, not many seem to realise its potential and possible application, especially in the world of business.
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Shortening the supply chain
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 13/10/2014
» Following the government's decision to make long-awaited rice payments to some of the farmers affected by the previous administration's failed rice-pledging scheme, the topic of the domestic rice market has once again become a hot-topic.
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