Thai Film Minus Crying Monk Approved by Censors
BANGKOK — A film set in Isaan was approved by state censors after its makers did away with what they say was its most powerful scene: A monk bawling over his ex-girlfriend’s coffin.
Art Out of Time: How a French Cinephile Became a Thai Cinema Expert
She remembers it was a Saturday in the spring of 2007 that she entered a Paris cinema to see her first Thai film.
She Was a Maid. Now She Has a Michelin Star.
North of Bangkok the Chao Phraya River flows more languid and clear than in the city. Mats of water hyacinth bob past a weathered...
Nation Gears Up for Full-Blown Loy Krathong (Photos)
BANGKOK — After a two year hiatus, the river lantern festival of Loy Krathong is making a comeback in its blazing glory this evening.
Isaan Turkey Farmer Talks About His Gobble Gobbles
BUENG KAN — The first turkey farmer in Thailand’s newest province says although he won’t be carving up turkeys for Thanksgiving today, he knows...
Censors Pulled Thai Film Due to Crying Monk Scene
BANGKOK — A monk despairing at his ex-girlfriend’s funeral is the scene that caused a Thai film to be censored just days before its...
Thai Film Pulled Over ‘Sensitive’ Buddhist Scene
BANGKOK — Only two days before its scheduled release in cinemas, the censorship board indefinitely postponed a Thai film set in Isaan for alleged inappropriate content.
The Jim Jefferies Show Coming to #Trigger Bangkok
BANGKOK — Expect to hear a lot of c-bombs at a stand-up show coming early next year.
Seasoned by Spanish Greats, Expat Translates Tapas Into Thai
Most nights find Jacobo Astray sawing off slices of jamon iberico and pouring sangria at Ekkamai tapas joint Broken Eggs.
There, the Galician native, a...
See Miss Universe Transform into White Elephant (Video)
SAMUT PRAKAN — The chiseled beauty walked out in a bejeweled, Thai evening dress with a white-veiled contraption on her back. Soon, after she...
