Freedom of speech is once more a hot topic. For one, we got a crap ranking in the yearly Press Freedom Index. And then the Democrats tried to shut Yingluck up for saying their government was not democratic. Yingluck followed suit by suing everyone who called her a female dog and prostitute, be they...
published: May 17 2013 - 12:00am
You might have read the recent controversy about our prime minister having been compared to a prostitute. In retaliation, we here at the union of anti-Pheu Thai cartoonists would like to reaffirm the strict media guidelines we adhere to: 1. Politicians will only be insulted on the basis of...
published: May 10 2013 - 12:00am
According to an ABAC poll, 80 percent of Thais would be disappointed if the 4.6 sq km around Preah Vihear was managed by Cambodia under a plan to make the temple a World Heritage Site.
“Disappointed”? The two other options available were “moderately disappointed” and “...
published: Apr 23 2013 - 12:00am
Whether you made it back in one piece or never even left, we’re just happy you’re here. But is this really a post-Songkran weekend or is it just the beginning of the end of Songkran? This year’s lunar calendar has us all confused, with half the office gone one week, another half...
published: Apr 19 2013 - 12:00am
Thailand is on a fast track to modernity. And yet, for a few days every year, millions pile into buses and pickups, hundreds die in horrible road accidents, and one half of the nation gropes the other half’s breasts. It’s just not very civilized. As such, the Honorable Prime Minister-at...
published: Apr 5 2013 - 12:00am
Oh boy, it’s our birthday again. You probably expect us to celebrate in style, take you all to Badmotel and pay for everyone’s drinks? And in exchange, you’ll probably get us something funny from Daiso. A flashing LED hand-held fan that plays “Gagnam-style” perhaps?...
published: Mar 29 2013 - 12:00am
You heard they banned that debate on Article 112 on Thai PBS? And thank goodness they did. You understand, television is sacred in our country. We have it turned on all the time, in every room. Even at work—and we don’t just mean in the guard hut out front. We mean the offices of...
published: Mar 22 2013 - 12:00am
As summer draws near, and the gubernatorial election fades from our memories, there’s a sweet feeling that bacteriologically unsound buckets of water, overturned pickups and sexually confused teenagers flashing their nipples are just around the corner. We can feel it in our very bones. Simply...
published: Mar 15 2013 - 12:00am
Oh Gubernatorial Greatness, we salute your glorious triumph over the forces of evil. Three cheers for Mom Ratchawong Sukhumbhand Paribatra! (Your noble name being a bit on the long side, you’ll forgive us for shouting an abbreviated, but deeply affectionate, “Sukhi! Sukhi! Sukhi!...
published: Mar 8 2013 - 12:00am
Despite pedaling the “Land of Smiles and Sanuk” line for as long as we care to remember, some survey by a global dating-focused social networking site has deemed us to be, well, not so fun. We rank a lowly 12th in their list of World’s Most Fun Nations, below even those miserable...
published: Feb 22 2013 - 12:00am
