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    Longing for a better Comic Con

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/05/2016

    » Very little squealing went down at this year's Bangkok Comic Con -- at least from yours truly. The massive geeky gig last weekend, now in its third year, was again hosted at BITEC this past weekend, although this year by True Visions and not the old co-host, BEC Tero. If you missed it, you didn't miss very much, as the smaller, local booths (distributors of books, DVDs, merchandise) that did not join BCC made for a pretty dull affair.

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    Small step forward

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/08/2016

    » When it was announced that the popular model-seeking reality show The Face Thailand -- which is coming back for its third season -- is accepting transgender women into competition for the first time, it caused a joyous glee in many parts of the LGBT community. Another step towards gender equality is always cause for celebration.

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    By lens, stage and paint, truth

    Life, Published on 10/12/2014

    » In 2009, Tanwarin Sukkhapisit made I'm Fine Sabai Dee Ka, a three-minute satirical film/performance art piece in which she locks herself in a cage placed in front of the Democracy Monument. Passers-by (both actors and unsuspecting pedestrians) take photographs and stop to ask her what happened. She smiles and repeats the same answer: "I'm fine in here." Tanwarin, who once served as the president of the Thai Film Director Association, is a prolific filmmaker who has made independent and mainstream films. In 2010, her low-budget production, Insects In The Backyard, made headlines when it became the first film to be banned under the 2006 Film Act (censors said the film depicted inappropriate images of student prostitutes and a penis).

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    Blast from the good old past

    Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 10/11/2023

    » A jukebox musical titled Fan Chan (My Girl) recently transported theatregoers on a nostalgic journey. This week's opening undoubtedly thrilled audiences of all age groups with its curated selection of popular hits from the 1980s to the 2000s, a young cast of talented children, teen heartthrobs and a special guest star.

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    Never forget

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 27/01/2020

    » Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day, a solemn moment when we reflect on one of the darkest periods in human history: the Nazi genocide of 6 million Jews along with 5 million Slavs, gypsies, blacks, homosexuals, political enemies and members of other persecuted groups.

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    Your horoscope for 26 April - 2 May

    Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 23/04/2019

    » Spot-on horoscope for work, money, coupled & single life from famously accurate Guru's fortuneteller. Let's see how would you fare this week & beyond!

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    Your horoscope for 23-29 Nov

    Guru, Chaiyospol Hemwijit, Published on 22/11/2018

    » Spot-on horoscope for work, money, coupled & single life from famously accurate Guru's fortuneteller. Let's see how would you fare this week & beyond!

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    Poompuang spirit restive, doctor calls, strong-Armed

    News, Published on 10/06/2018

    » Fans and family of the former queen of country music Poompuang Duangjan have rounded on a medium who claims she was channeling her in a recent temple performance which ended with her collapsing in front of her shrine.

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    Rollingwith it

    B Magazine, Published on 13/08/2017

    » There's total silence in the taxi to Hanoi International Airport. It's the kind of silence that reminds you that there's normally something humming or creaking or chirping or playing in the background. The young taxi driver, with a band-aid on his forearm, is clean cut. He doesn't have his phone out to chat. He doesn't make an attempt at conversation with me. He doesn't turn the radio on.

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    Blackmail 'plot' thickens, Pauline achieves goal, Instagram blackout

    News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/08/2017

    » Three people accused of blackmailing entrepreneur and self-help guru Thitinart "Kru Aoy" Na Pattalung say they are baffled by the police charges, as they don't know each other and are barely connected to the case.

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