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Belay that order! Thai film fans in the U.S., if you’re still thinking about getting that Taiwanese disc of Queens of Langkasuka ( Puen Yai Jome Salad ), you might want to pause for a bit — Nonzee Nimibutr’s historical pirate epic will … Read full story >>>

It’s film-festival season in India. In the first of two reports, Lekha Shankar looks at the retrospective for Nonzee Nimibutr and the other Thai films in the lineup of Goa’s International Film Festival of India. Story by Lekha J. Shankar India’s biggest film festival… Read full story >>>

THAI TAKES By PHILIP GOLINGAI SO what is really happening (politically) in Thailand?” a visiting American academician specialising in South-East Asian politics asked me. Instinctively, I glanced to my left and then to my right. It was a habit I picked up whenever… Read full story >>>

The title poses a big question and one you might burn off a few calories thinking about. Most Thai ladies in their late teens to early thirties have the kind of bodies men lust after and western women long for, but how do … Read full story >>>

Nearly two years since it was announced , the prayer ceremony to officially mark the start of shooting for Wisit Sasanatieng’s Red Eagle was held on Thursday morning. This is the much-anticipated reboot of the Red Eagle ( Insee Dang , อินทรี แดง ) series of the 1960s … Read full story >>>

Singer-actress Mai Charoenpura became a dance-music icon in 1990s and gained notice as an actress in 2001 when she played the plotting Lady Sudachan in Suriyothai. She starred in last year’s thriller Memory, for which she won best actress honors at the Star Entertainment Awards and shared love scenes with… Read full story >>>

There will be plenty of Thai action at the Fantasia International Film Festival, which starts on Thursday in Montreal and runs until July 29.Browsing through the full festival program, there are three Thai films, all making their North American premieres: Nonzee Nimibutr’s historical pirate fantasy Queens of… Read full story >>>

It’s only a matter of time before Kasit Biromya steps down as foreign minister, despite his strong statement on Channel 11 last night that he would stay on “because the terrorism charge filed by police is absolutely unreasonable.” PM Abhisit Vejjajiva has said Kasit doesn’t … Read full story >>>

One Democrat MP from the Northeast has been criticizing Abhisit for conceding the Northeast to Newin. It seems that the Democrats won’t be, but will include Newin in on their plans as Matichon reports – see Thailand Politics summary and commentary here . BP : It doesn’t necessarily mean a general election is in the… Read full story >>>

Since the time the People’s Alliance for Democracy started pushing its idea of “new politics,” the practical political question has been how to realize it. At the beginning, they had their protests at and around Government House and could thus impose the issue on the public agenda. … Read full story >>>

Babeling away… can you hear me?… About BabelWith.me BabelWith.me is a simple, free group chat tool that lets you communicate in one language or multiple languages (up to 45). Enjoy real-time conversations without language barriers – BabelWith.me … Read full story >>>

Five Star embraces the Macabre Thailand’s Five Star Production has stepped up its game as a distributor, picking up the rights to Macabre , a horror thriller produced by Singapore’s Gorylah genre label (love the name, lah) and directed by Timo Tjahjanto and … Read full story >>>

After six months of inactivity due to injuries from a motorcycle wreck last November, Ananda Everingham is getting geared up for his next big film projects, High Society , the sophomore feature by Wonderful Town director Aditya Assarat, and the much-anticpated Red Eagle by Wisit Sasanatieng. Lekha J. Shankar caught … Read full story >>>

Singapore-based Thai director Ekachai Uekrongtham was awarded the Cavaliere dell’Ordine della Stella della Solidarieta’ Italina award at a function last night in the residence of the Italian Ambassador in Thailand, HE Ignazio di Pace and his wife Helen di… Read full story >>>