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    All change, no change, cold call, katoey from hell?

    News, Published on 31/08/2014

    » Outspoken actress Pattarida "Tangmo" Patcharaweerapong is thanking God for Channel 7's decision to release her from her contract after she accepted work for a rival channel.

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    The volcano that erupted quietly

    B Magazine, Published on 12/10/2014

    » Meuk resigned last Friday. He filled out the official resignation form, scrawled a thank you note to a colleague, then disappeared … off the face of the Earth.

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    Facing the music

    Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 21/10/2014

    » In the 1960s, Filipino musicians ruled the nightlife music scene in Bangkok. Popping into a bar or hotel lobby to watch them perform was once a mark of sophistication, at a time when the ability to sing in English was special and rare.

  • News & article

    Mind over manners

    B Magazine, Michael Ruffles, Published on 23/11/2014

    » From time to time, the Land of Smiles seems like it's anything but. It becomes the land of smirks when you're waiting for change and the motorcycle taxi rider insists he doesn't have enough. It becomes the land of scowls when you suggest to a middle-aged woman with the khunying hairdo that she wait her turn at the 7-Eleven counter. It becomes the land of blank stares when you point out to the smartphone zombies that they shouldn't block the door of the skytrain.

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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).

  • News & article

    That's entertainment!

    Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 24/12/2014

    » The year in Thai movies, music and theatre

  • News & article

    Good food is only half the battle

    B Magazine, Published on 28/12/2014

    » The technique of managing a restaurant is usually taught at schools that offer courses in hotel and restaurant management. It is a standard curriculum taught internationally.

  • News & article

    Food from the heavens

    Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 02/01/2015

    » December 2014 marked an exceptional milestone for Thailand's gastronomic scene as it's the first time the country's capital has enjoyed the high-profile presence of three Michelin-starred establishments.

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    Model of expertise

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/03/2015

    » Proportion, muscles, tiny freckles, human hair — the level of detail that goes into replicating a person's likeness for a wax figure is simply amazing. Over 700 hours of work in the studio is required to make one lifelike wax figure, but the process begins with experts having a sitting with the subject. This is when meticulous measurements and photographs are taken.

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    The voice of the northeast

    Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 17/03/2015

    » By the haystack next to a rice field, Yothin Kijbai sung out in high-pitched, rhyming Isan verses that he apparently knew by heart. Dressed in a light blue costume adorned with glittering sequins, the 68-old-year is not a madman but a well-known "comedy molam".

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