Regional Monitors In, International Monitors Out for Charter Vote
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — A regional election monitoring group based in Bangkok plans to field up to 10 people to observe the August charter referendum, while the European Union will sit it out.
Senior Staff Writer
BANGKOK — A regional election monitoring group based in Bangkok plans to field up to 10 people to observe the August charter referendum, while the European Union will sit it out.
500 Monks Gather to Censure Buddha Isara
Nakhon Pathom — Hundreds of monks gathered in Nakhon Pathom Saturday morning to censure the activist monk Buddha Isara.
Soap Star's Singapore Shopping Spree Sparks Social Media Backlash
BANGKOK — Flaunting one's wealth is a popular avocation among the well-to-do, but one actress may find it as costly as a few high-fashion handbags.
Junta’s Desperate Quest for Legitimacy
By Pravit Rojanaphruk
Senior Staff Writer
Senior Staff Writer
'80s Action Star to Make Films Promoting Thailand
BANGKOK — Like in many ‘80s action films, it’s the story of a bygone master who’s laid down his weapons in seek of peaceful pursuits.
8 Days of Pride Kick Off Sunday on Phuket
PHUKET — The southern resort island of Phuket will show its LGBT love by celebrating the rainbow of sexual diversity for eight days starting Sunday.
Rallying Public for Release of Watana Exposes Hierarchy of Rights
By Teeranai Charuvastra and Pravit Rojanaphruk
BANGKOK — They came for the reporters and political cartoonists, and hands were wrung.
BANGKOK — They came for the reporters and political cartoonists, and hands were wrung.
Cannes First, Then Thailand for Restored ‘Lost’ Classic
BANGKOK — A long-lost Thai film from the 1950s has been completely restored and will show at Cannes next month.
Civil Servant Denies Copy-Paste Doctoral Thesis Was Plagiarism
By Teeranai Charuvastra
Staff Reporter
BANGKOK — “A Thai Buddhist temple, or wat, is not a building but a place, a complex that serves as a community centre for religious rites, learning, social life, recreation and even festivals," read Wattana Boonjub’s 2009 thesis on Thai architecture.
Staff Reporter
BANGKOK — “A Thai Buddhist temple, or wat, is not a building but a place, a complex that serves as a community centre for religious rites, learning, social life, recreation and even festivals," read Wattana Boonjub’s 2009 thesis on Thai architecture.
Banned Doc on Murdered Activist Comes to Bangkok
BANGKOK — While the Cambodian government shut down a planned screening today of a documentary about an activist’s murder, “I Am Chut Wutty” can be seen in full next week in Bangkok.
