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Laos turns up a winner
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/04/2017
» Stepping off of the red carpet, the gorgeous Lao star Vilouna Phetmany -- known by her stage name Tot Lina -- began to greet us in perfect Thai. On Wednesday, she attended the gala opening of the Bangkok Asean Film Festival, shining among the regional superstars. Tomorrow the festival will screen the film she stars in, a new-wave Lao horror called Nong Hak, before it goes into general release on May 18.
Into the holistic
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 06/03/2017
» Each day at the break of dawn, 40-year-old Sa-nga Karnin emerges from the bamboo hut he shares with his wife and daughter wearing his uniform of blue denim, with a colourful pha khao ma wrapped around his neck. Then, it's work time. His priority as a mahout is Thongma, his trusted elephant who is in her 40s.
Calling last orders on transgender discrimination
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/02/2015
» Just two months in, and 2015 is already promising to be a momentous year for the LGBT community. From a transgender person allegedly being banned from a pub to a gay singer’s big Grammy Awards win, here are some of the LGBT moments that have been met with either sighs or applause.