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The Cannes spectacle begins
Life, Published on 08/05/2018
» The 71st Cannes Film Festival opens tonight and for the next 10 days its red-carpet glitz, cinematic debates and potential controversies will dominate the news cycle -- exhaust it, to be precise. While security was a talking point last year, the world's largest movie event in 2018 has already invoked discussion through several structural changes -- from moving the opening to Tuesday instead of Wednesday, the revamp of the press screening schedule that has never changed for decades, and notably the selection of films that hints at Cannes' readiness to become less predictable.
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Young gun Parit follows in uncle's formidable footsteps
News, Taam Yingcharoen, Published on 08/04/2018
» One can't help but be reminded of Abhisit Vejjajiva when they meet Parit Wacharasindhu, a 25-year-old political novice and would-be member of the Democrat Party.
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Wind of change hits military
News, Wassana Nanuam, Published on 15/03/2018
» The mid-year military reshuffle has shown signs that the Wong Thewan faction is clawing back influence from the Burapha Phayak camp which has dominated senior appointments in the promotion process for more than a decade.
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Time on their side
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 18/03/2018
» They took down the Interpol Red Notice to locate, arrest and hold for extradition Thailand's most infamous wilding child last week. Vorayuth "Boss" Yoovidhya is further off the hook than ever.
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Top 5 social media stories of the year
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 30/12/2017
» The influence of social media on society today is of profound importance, and 2017 was no exception. This past year was one when netizens widely used social media platforms to scrutinise matters of public interest. Below are the top five news stories of the year that spread online mostly through social media initially in a much faster and wider manner before the mainstream media picked up and pursued them.
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Silence rewarded
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 05/11/2017
» The prosecutor of Pattani province officially dropped the army's charges under the criminal defamation and Computer Crime Act laws against three civil rights veterans who had the audacity to detail 54 incidents of torture in the deep South and publish a book about them, entitled <i>Torture</i>.
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Whitewash at Chiang Saen
News, Published on 02/10/2016
» Last week, word reached the upper echelons of power that a movie was being released in Hong Kong and the cold sweat was obvious.
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Kan Air seeks go-ahead for Airbus deployment
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 29/06/2016
» Commuter airline Kan Air has sought official permission to deploy up to six Airbus A320 family aircraft as it enters the jet service era after six years in operation.
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Somyot jail sentence reduced
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/02/2017
» The Supreme Court has ended a legal battle involving two articles insulting the monarch seven years ago by reducing to six years the 10-year jail term of lese majeste convict Somyot Prueksakasemsuk, a former editor of a red-shirt magazine.
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Our top 10 stories in a year that will be hard to forget
Spectrum, Published on 25/12/2016
» Over the past year 'Spectrum' has reported a wide range of issues to give readers valuable insights. Our reporter ambushed the monk who helped Leicester City to their shock English Premier League title to get an exclusive. Another reporter blended in with Chinese yuppies in the new business district of Bangkok to find out why they decided to migrate to Thailand. Two reporters did a series of stories on the Tiger Temple by hanging out with the veterinarian, monks and national park officers to listen to all sides. We were determined to find the truth. Last month we also went up to Chiang Mai to talk to Hmong girls wrongly accused of stealing a British tourist's watch. Here are the top 10 stories in another exciting year of reporting.
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