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Going West
Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 14/07/2015
» Wakey wakey, Thailand. Look at what the winds are bringing in: Thai remakes of American series. How well is any of this is going to go down? So glad you asked, because we did our homework.
Myanmar gets first 'sex-ed' magazine
Published on 06/12/2012
» A new monthly magazine filled with erotic images from front cover to back has hit the news stands in Myanmar, where sex had previously been a taboo subject under military rule.
'Thin-skinned' politicians ban books, beef, TV
News, Published on 23/03/2015
» "Don't eat it, read it, see it, feel it", sings the Michael Jackson impersonator as she raps her way through a list of pleasures banned by India's conservative government before chorusing: "Just beep it!"
Sexual remark censored
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 28/11/2012
» Prasit Chaisrisa, a Pheu Thai Party MP for Surin and one of the party’s chief defenders during censure debates, went a little too far in his objection to an accusation by Democrat Party MP Rangsima Rodrassami.
Culture Ministry bans 'Tropico 5' game
Associated Press, Published on 04/08/2014
» Censors under the military junta have banned a city-building simulation computer game, saying it could hurt the country's security, a video game distributor said Monday.
Can Myanmar cinema get a second act?
Spectrum, Published on 14/07/2013
» During its 93-year history, Myanmar's film industry has experienced more than its fair share of ups and downs. However, to say that its downward spiral began following the 1962 coup that brought the military and a socialist regime to power _ as many commentators contend _ isn't entirely accurate. Total shutdowns preceded the coup and an arguably more sinister atmosphere developed decades afterwards it.
The Lady is heard
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/11/2010
» Aung San Suu Kyi, affectionately known as “The Lady” gives her first major speech since being released from house arrest.
Refugee workers
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/04/2024
» Re: " 'Brain drain' follows military coup", (BP, April 8).
US-funded broadcaster exits Hong Kong
Published on 29/03/2024
» HONG KONG — The US-funded news service Radio Free Asia said on Friday that it had closed its office in Hong Kong because of concerns about the city’s recently enacted national security law that targets so-called foreign interference.
Seeing through Thai haze
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 20/02/2024
» According to the Thailand Development Research Institute, the government became aware of PM2.5 pollution in 2018 when the Pollution Control Department included PM2.5 in the calculation of the air quality index.