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    Witch on the Deck

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 20/03/2020

    » Wanton Witch, whose real name is Miriam Alegria, is a Malaysian-born, Bangkok-based trans DJ. Besides making her name known in the nightlife scene playing at intimate club nights and last year's Wonderfruit, she also cofounded a queer underground music community called Non Non Non.

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    Predictions for 2020

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/01/2020

    » We're less than 72 hours into 2020 and I would like to help you, dear readers, ease back into your routines. Here are a few of my somewhat educated guesstimates of what this year has in store for us.

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    Jimmy Carr returns to Bangkok in January

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/09/2023

    » Fans of adult humour and deadpan delivery should mark January 27, 2024, on their calendars.

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    Centel earns three distinctions at IAA Awards

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/08/2023

    » Central Plaza Hotel Public Company Limited (Centel), Thailand’s leading hotel and restaurant operator, received three prestigious accolades in the Travel & Hospitality category at the IAA Awards for Listed Companies 2022-2023 held by the Investment Analysts Association.

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    Mango Art Festival returns with focus on diversity and discovery

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/04/2023

    » The third edition of the Mango Art Festival will bring together diversity in the Thai art scene to the same venue. Under the theme of "Rise", the six-day event at River City Bangkok, from May 2-7, aims to help launch careers of new-face artists. Besides local artists, art aficionados can also expect foreign artists and galleries, as well as brands to show that art transcends boundaries.

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    The Chadchart Effect

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 27/05/2022

    » It's only fitting that when Chadchart Sittipunt, the most meme-able political figure in Thailand, has been named the next Bangkok governor, it should be commemorated with, well, more memes. Let's take a look at some of the most viral moments inspired by his run and eventual landslide win for the post of Bangkok governor.

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    Rethinking Election Posters

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 08/04/2022

    » The English idiom goes "Don't judge a book by its cover" but I'll say "Let's judge candidates running for Bangkok governor by how they put up their posters". It's a mouthful but I think it's a legitimate point to ponder.

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    Stop the Madness

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/02/2022

    » A very eccentric man by the moniker of K Roy-lan (K Hundreds of Million), who is said to be a real estate businessman, has been on a scary spree lately. On Feb 1, he stopped his car in the middle of the road in front of CentralWorld and released snakes. He later poured red syrup on his body and threw a glass bottle, while being in Siam Paragon. He then threatened to release snakes at Thammasart University and, most recently, carried a bag of snakes with him while staying in a hotel.

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    The Sacredness Of Thai Degrees

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 21/01/2022

    » A Facebook post by a doctor went viral last week and sparked a much-needed and perhaps overdue debate regarding the graduation ceremony at Thai universities. She claimed her employer friends wouldn't consider hiring graduates who didn't attend the ceremony to accept their diplomas from a member of the Thai royal family for fear of them being troublemakers. Being conferred your diploma by a member of the Thai royal family is a relatively new norm that started in the reign of King Rama VII. I would like to offer my personal experience regarding the tradition and my two satangs on the topic.

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    #WhyDoesP'ToonRun?

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 31/12/2021

    » The short and sweet answer is that he invites people to join a recently-announced virtual run, which starts tomorrow, to raise money for 109 Matayom 3 students from very poor families so they can move on to an upper Matayom or a vocational level education.

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