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Too Hot for Thai Army Canteen – Pad Kaprao

September 30, 2013by kaewmala 2 Comments

Two curious incidents happened in two separate canteens in Bangkok earlier this week. Who would have thought that ordinary canteens could be such a happening place, and that there are […]

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Thailand’s stupidity politics

September 15, 2013by kaewmala 1 Comment

Thai PM was called a “stupid bitch” by the leader of the opposition Yes, it really happened, to the shock of some and surprise of many. Why the surprise? Verbal aggression […]

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Culture & Society, Personalities, Politics, Sexuality-Gender, Thai Men, Thai Women
Right to file petition with Constitution Court under Section 68

How the meaning of “and” starts a constitutional crisis in Thailand

June 8, 2012by kaewmala 4 Comments

Thailand may be heading to its first major constitutional crisis in history. Thai Constitution Court has performed an interesting exercise in semantics with one of the most basic words: the […]

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On Porn, Jokes and Thai Lawmakers

April 22, 2012by kaewmala Leave a comment

Thai lawmakers made world headlines this week. It wasn’t exactly the kind of international press that would make them or Thailand proud. A BBC world headline on April 18, 2012 […]

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Ignorance, Fury and Blind Faith in the Wrath against Nitirat

February 6, 2012by kaewmala 2 Comments

A few days ago someone posted an audio file on YouTube. The clip is cut from a call-in radio talk show called “Kid Dai Kid Dee” (English title: Talk News […]

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“We don’t know if she really is a witch.” – Thammasat Rector on Kanthoop

January 18, 2012by kaewmala 6 Comments

Matichon published its interview of Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon on 4 January 2012. Dr. Somkit Lertpaithoon is the rector of Thammasat University who also teaches public law.  The entire interview covered […]

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Kan-thoop, A Witch or A Kid? – Matichon Interview

January 15, 2012by kaewmala 5 Comments

So who is Kan-thoop? Kan-thoop is a name that is familiar to those who have closely followed Thai politics over the past two years, especially if they are embedded in […]

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The message or the accent? Hillary and Yingluck’s first meeting

December 27, 2011by kaewmala 4 Comments

This article was first published on 19 November by SiamVoices, on Asian Correspondent. Haven’t got around to re-post it here (for my own record) until now. Source: US Embassy Bangkok […]

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Personalities, Politics, Thai Women

Bangkok Feminists, Where Are You?

November 15, 2011by kaewmala 5 Comments

UPDATE: A slightly different Thai-language version of this article is available on Prachatai: เฟมินิสต์ไทย คุณลืม Feminist Mind ไว้ที่ไหน? ………………………………….. Nearly two weeks ago many in the Thai social networks were […]

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Bugged by a Thai Phrase

June 4, 2010by kaewmala 4 Comments

There is a new Thai phrase that’s been bugging me these last few days: กระชับความเหลื่อมล้ำ /krà-cháp khwaam-lùeaam-lám/. What the hell does it mean? And who was the genius who coined it? (I couldn’t help wondering.)

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