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The good, the bad, and the lovely
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/12/2017
» Joyful tears were shed inside Bangkok Art and Culture Centre earlier this month when the Ardhanareeswara Award was given to individuals and groups who worked tirelessly to advocate for LGBTI rights and gender equality. And no one could've said it better than veteran activist Anjana Suvarnananda of the Anjaree group, a long-time organisation that advocates for lesbian and gay rights. This line of work is not something people usually get praised or recognised for.
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To catch a (wildlife) criminal
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 30/08/2017
» A small round sample of smuggled ivory is put in a zip-locked plastic bag. Although the piece is the size of a bead, it is hard and must be hammered many times before being broken into little pieces. The specimen is put in a test tube so a freezer mill can grind and pulverise the ivory sample for a DNA test.
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Chuvit's next move
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 20/01/2017
» Chuvit Kamolvisit walked into the top floor suite in his hotel on Sukhumvit and suddenly with no words of greeting or introduction launched into a rapid-fire monologue as if he were hosting a talk show.
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Royal passion for military affairs
Published on 02/12/2016
» When His Royal Highness Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn ascends the throne, he becomes the ex-officio head of the armed forces -- the army, the navy and the air force -- as stipulated by the constitution and royal tradition.
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Epicurean Esperanto from Ecuador
Special Publications, Published on 04/11/2016
» Cali's Grill (Suk 23, near the crossroad turning into Asok), Thailand's first known Ecuadorean restaurant, speaks a culinary language that's surprisingly easy to relate to.
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Political fights, human rights
Life, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 26/09/2016
» It's not the cruellest scene from Oct 6, 1976, but cruelty was never in short supply that morning. What Somchai Homla-or experienced is just one of many unfortunate examples that remind descendants and survivors of how ugly mobilised nationalist mobs can turn modern Thai history into a bloodbath.
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More subversive than an ikea ad
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/07/2016
» On a recent trip to Mega Bangna, I had a brochure thrust into my hand.
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Shelter from the storm
Life, Published on 18/04/2016
» April 25 marks the first-year anniversary of the Nepalese earthquake that killed almost 9,000 people and caused damage in excess of US$10 billion.
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Home improvement
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 08/03/2016
» Despite decades of campaigning, gender equality is still the main agenda of the women's rights movement.
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Unconventional conservationist
Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 02/03/2016
» By look and temperament, Sasiprapa Raisanguan, a 22-year-old staff member at the Centre for Protection & Revival of Local Community Rights (CPCR), doesn't fit the stereotype of a Thai conservationist. She is no starry-eyed tree-hugger clad in natural-dye cotton, nor does she have a hemp rucksack or ride a bicycle to reduce her carbon footprint. At our interview in Chiang Mai, Sasiprapa arrives on her motorcycle, which she calls "a practical choice" to getting around the northern city where her office is.
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