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Dancer in the light
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/08/2015
» Kanyanan Jittreenit performs traditional Thai dance for a living. It's a relatively safe job, unless you perform at the Erawan Shrine. Though rare, there are a few occupational hazards for <i>nang ram</i> -- female dancers -- at this world-famous, four-faced Lord Brahma shrine on the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection, a site of many political demonstrations and, most recently, a bomb attack.
Sickening, disgusting celebration of violence
Published on 24/02/2014
» It is sickening beyond wildest imagination. Yes, I am talking about the conduct of a red-shirt leader from Chon Buri, identified as Dab Daeng and believed to be a policeman, or former policeman, and his cheer leaders during the meeting of red-shirt core members in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday.
19 killed, 123 hurt as bomb blast rocks Bangkok tourist attraction
Online Reporters, Published on 17/08/2015
» A bomb explosion inside one of Bangkok’s most popular tourist attractions killed at least 19 people and injured 123 others – mostly foreign tourists – on Monday.
Cabbie says shrine bomber 'a foreigner'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/08/2015
» A 44-year-old male taxi driver who drove the Erawan shrine bomb suspect last Monday told police the yellow-shirted suspect was a "foreigner", an informed source said yesterday.
Tell truth on terrorism
News, Editorial, Published on 01/09/2015
» Last week's arrest of a suspect in the Ratchaprasong bombing murders also rekindled a recurring controversy. It is the use and actual definition of terrorism. Serious and informed minds have tackled this argument for decades. Some senior authorities have argued since the bomb exploded at the Erawan shrine on Aug 17 that the atrocity was not terrorism. This only raises another question: If it was not terrorism, what was it?
Erawan bombing defendant: 'I'm not an animal'
Reuters, Published on 17/05/2016
» One of two ethnic Uighur Muslims from China accused of involvement in the deadly bombing at the Erawan shrine last year broke down in front of the cameras on Tuesday as he made his way into a Bangkok court.
Police after Ratchaprasong bomb suspect
Online Reporters, Published on 18/08/2015
» Police are going after a man believed to be involved in deadly bombing at Erawan Shrine in Ratchaprasong intersection on Monday which killed 20 people and injured 125.
What does Capo do, except spend money?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 16/05/2014
» Their names are not familiar. Most people do not remember Lilaiwan Promchai and Nattaya Rotsungnoen.
The (sur)real world
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/03/2015
» Chulayarnnon Siriphol can't keep his jokes to himself. He has the boyish — some might say nerdy — looks of a milk-fed goody two-shoes mama's boy, but in his films, the 29-year-old often thrives on pranks, satire, mischief and a brand of droll, childlike humour that cuts through the slough of hypocrisy.
Censorship: Preah Vihear documentary
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/04/2013
» Cambodian soldier interviewed in film may have wrong information that may be threat to national security.