Too Hot for Thai Army Canteen – Pad Kaprao
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 […]
Category Archives: Politics
Thailand’s stupidity politics
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 […]
How the meaning of “and” starts a constitutional crisis in Thailand
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 […]
On Porn, Jokes and Thai Lawmakers
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 […]
Ignorance, Fury and Blind Faith in the Wrath against Nitirat
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 […]
“We don’t know if she really is a witch.” – Thammasat Rector on Kanthoop
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 […]
Kan-thoop, A Witch or A Kid? – Matichon Interview
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 […]
The message or the accent? Hillary and Yingluck’s first meeting
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 […]
Bangkok Feminists, Where Are You?
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 […]
Bugged by a Thai Phrase
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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