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Courting controversy
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/01/2016
» When creativity crosses the line into insensitivity, there's usually a pattern of uproar, apology and cancellation. In the past many years, there's been a number of notorious cases of insensitive creativity in Thai commercials, series, films and visual representations that have made international headlines. The offensive issues often involve race, skin colour, ethnicity and historical interpretation. There are many more that never made the front page, for example the casual mockery of minorities and genders that is normalised by the audience, such as jokes on the accents of hilltribe people that often appear in movies and TV series.
UPDATE: Foreign investment in Thailand plunges 78%, Vietnam sets record
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/01/2016
» While Vietnam saw record investment with fastest growth in 5-years in 2015, Japanese investment in Thailand fell 81%. Temporary glitch from policy change says Board of Investment (BoI).
Venezuelan legislature suspends session voided by court
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» CARACAS - Venezuela's opposition-controlled legislature suspended its session Tuesday after the Supreme Court declared it null and void on grounds that the new speaker defied the judiciary by swearing in three banned lawmakers.
Eight Germans killed in Istanbul suicide bombing
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» BERLIN - At least eight Germans were killed in Tuesday's suicide bombing attack that struck the heart of Istanbul's tourist district, Chancellor Angela Merkel said, adding that Berlin would put up a determined fight against terror.
Denmark to seize migrants' cash, valuables
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» COPENHAGEN - Denmark's government said on Tuesday it had secured a parliamentary majority for a controversial plan to seize migrants' valuables to pay for their stay in asylum centres.
BP says to axe 4,000 jobs globally on oil price slide
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» LONDON - British energy major BP said Tuesday that it will axe more than 4,000 jobs worldwide over the next two years in response to collapsing oil prices.
US authorities say VW diesel recall plan 'not approvable'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» WASHINGTON - The California Air Resources Board rejected Tuesday Volkswagen's recall plan for diesel cars equipped with emissions cheat devices, and the federal Environmental Protection Agency agreed the plan was not acceptable.
Russian doping whistleblowers 'have no regrets'
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» BERLIN - The whistleblowing couple who blew open doping allegations in Russian athletics insisted on Tuesday they regretted nothing despite threats that have forced them into hiding.
London's Saatchi gallery opens landmark women-only show
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» LONDON - For the first time in its 30-year history, London's influential Saatchi Gallery is to hold a female-only exhibition, showcasing 14 of the brightest stars in the art world.
Hiddink backs misfiring Hazard to hit former heights
AFP, Published on 13/01/2016
» LONDON - Chelsea interim manager Guus Hiddink believes Eden Hazard can respond to his disappointing season and win the Ballon D'Or in the future.