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  • LIFE

    Resurrecting a classic

    Life, Published on 04/09/2023

    » Along with his early directorial efforts during the late 1990s and early 2000s like Fun Bar Karaoke and Last Life In The Universe, 6ixtynin9 (1999) was remembered as the film that helped Pen-ek Ratanaruang become recognised as a trailblazer in Thai New Wave cinema and for bringing stories of crime and dark humour to a new generation. Due to its unique and unconventional story, 6ixtynin9 was not a commercial success in Thailand at the time, but it went on to become a cult classic and is highly regarded abroad. It won the Don Quixote Award, a Special Mention at the Berlin International Film Festival and Best Feature at the Brooklyn International Film Festival in 2000.

  • OPINION

    Audience of one is better than none

    Roger Crutchley, Published on 13/08/2023

    » There was a story from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival last week concerning English actress Georgie Grier whose one-woman show Sunsets attracted a grand audience of one. A tweet with pictures of a tearful Grier after the show prompted considerable sympathy and the following night she found herself performing to a near full-house which she joked felt the equivalent of "Wembley".

  • LIFE

    Lift up your voice

    Life, John Clewley, Published on 10/10/2023

    » South Africa has a long tradition of harmony singing, stretching back to Soloman Linda's famous 1933 song Mbube, which created a genre of its own to isicathamiya folk singing that led to one of the country's most potent popular genres, mbaqanga and on to gospel choirs.

  • GENERAL

    Planned takeover of 3BB by AIS still in limbo

    Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/10/2023

    » The takeover deal of Triple T Broadband (3BB) by Advanced Info Service (AIS) is stuck in limbo as the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) board continues to decline considering the deal on its agenda.

  • LIFE

    Memes of dissent

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/08/2023

    » It is not as whimsical as it seems. After the onset of the largest pro-democracy movement since the military coup in 2014, university and high school students cuddled hamster dolls and ran around in circles. "Delicious tax!", hundreds of them sang, from a cartoon jingle at Democracy Monument in late July 2020. Crowdsourced from a social media platform, Hamtaro, a shorthand for caged mice demanding freedom, spawned many internet memes, including a greedy caricature of junta leader Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha.

  • OPINION

    The rise of political stress syndrome

    Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/07/2023

    » As Thailand's new government formation will significantly impact numerous people, most are following the matter closely. However, the effort to stay informed has caused stress to both supporters of pro-democracy parties and those in favour of the junta and conservative parties.

  • THAILAND

    Police arrest serial rapist in Chon Buri

    News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 03/07/2023

    » Police have arrested a serial rapist with an extensive criminal record in Chon Buri.

  • THAILAND

    EC offers B1 million reward for info on election cheats

    News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/04/2023

    » The Election Commission (EC) is offering up to one million baht to anyone who can provide evidence of electoral corruption including vote buying.

  • OPINION

    Hazardous waste

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 06/06/2023

    » Re: "Get tough on plastics", (Editorial, May 24).

  • BUSINESS

    VAT refunds surge after reopening

    Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/05/2023

    » Tourist tax refunds have skyrocketed since Thailand fully reopened in June last year, according to Revenue Department director-general Lavaron Sangsnit.

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