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Japan's emperor meets families of WWII occupiers in Vietnam
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2017
» HANOI - Japanese Emperor Akihito and Empress Michiko met Thursday in Hanoi with Vietnamese family members of Japanese soldiers deployed in Southeast Asia during World War II.
Chinese envoy slams Japan-US security ties
Kyodo News, Published on 03/03/2017
» Chinese ambassador to Japan Cheng Yonghua on Friday lashed out at Japan and the United States, criticising the two countries' agreement to further boost their bilateral security alliance as a move to position China as an "enemy".
Thai prisons: Fall far short of world standards
Jon Fernquest, Published on 03/03/2017
» Thais most likely to land in jail on minor drug charges, get stuffed into crowded cell, work for 8 baht a day with guards abusing them.
The romance of the Siamese war elephant
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 03/03/2017
» 'Some so superb surpass a city's worth."
Giving women a voice
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 03/03/2017
» A robust line-up of films is coming to us in HeForShe Arts Week Bangkok Film Festival. Organised by UN Women, next week's festival has selected films with messages on gender equality -- or inequality -- and unfair treatment of women in different cultures (not just in the "Third World" countries, to be sure). It sounds heavy, but the good thing is that the titles picked for the event this year are entertaining and heartfelt on top of being socially relevant.
20 years on, 'Ghost Tower' haunts city
Business, Associated Press, Published on 03/03/2017
» The 49-storey Bangkok high-rise was supposed to feature luxury condos for hundreds of newly affluent Thai families, but it was abandoned unfinished when the Asian financial crisis struck in 1997.
No longer the mainstream
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 03/03/2017
» TrueVisions, the veteran cable TV service provider, in January sent viewers reeling after a decision to discontinue six major TV and film channels -- most notably those under the HBO brand. The company then announced plans to drop an additional 11 channels from its line-up just a month later and though the operator has replaced the cancelled channels with seven new ones, plus giving other incentives to its million-plus subscribers, the clamour has been audible.
Black day for nation
News, Postbag, Published on 03/03/2017
» Re: "Court upholds death for Koh Tao pair", (BP, March 2).
Blast from the past
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 03/03/2017
» Vises Kaiyang's culinary legacy dates back to 1954 and it has long been a well-treasured establishment in its Bang Sue neighbourhood and across Bangkok.
A Gist of the Different Types of Thai Facebook Posts
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 03/03/2017
» This week, I give you the low-down on the different types of "friends" and facebook posts you'll most probably have lining up your newsfeed. In this world of chaos, it's always nice to be able to spot some sort of pattern. See if any one of these applies to your "list". I'm 99% sure you'll be able to find at least five you know IRL or online.