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To hell with the middle ground
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/03/2019
» The public's right to know has always been a fundamental tenet of media ethics that needs to be treasured and protected.
Situation normal: all fouled up
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 31/03/2019
» Den is back from upcountry, 250 baht richer, but confused.
The more things change ...
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 07/04/2019
» My Thai experience is bookended with two memorable explanations of impolite English phrases. The first was 30 years ago; the second this week.
Thailand's new day same as the old
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 10/03/2019
» It is difficult to choose an honorific or position for Prayut Chan-o-cha these days. Is he the prime minister or a prime ministerial candidate? We could refer to him as prime minister/ministerial candidate but that is clunky and takes up way too much space.
The big picture
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 24/02/2019
» Every day as I leave my home in Samut Prakan, I am greeted by the smiling face of Dr Natthaphong Robkob at the end of my soi.
Hub of madness
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 20/01/2019
» Greetings from the haze hub of the world.
Scholastics amid the sugarcane
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 27/01/2019
» "OK, remember the homework I gave you yesterday?"
Against all odds
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 03/02/2019
» Kru June is perpetually late for school. She is the first to admit it, and the last to arrive. On this particular morning, the teachers and students of Baan Kui school have already begun morning assembly as she arrives, hurrying across the arid sports field where the morning ritual takes place.
Living outside the comfort zone
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 13/01/2019
» It was Eleanor Roosevelt, sage diplomat and America's longest-running first lady, who uttered the famous quote: "Do one thing every day that scares you."
Cricket balls
B Magazine, Andrew Biggs, Published on 09/12/2018
» Thursday was day one of the first test cricket match of the Australian summer.