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  There's no truth, There's only cinema

  22 May 2013 : Cambodian director Rithy Panh's new documentary film pays tribute to and questions the power of image. With a tender, evocative and self-reflective tone, the film is about images that can be shown and that cannot, that should be seen and that should not, that are lost and that are found, that are touchable and that are invisible, that are ethically dubious and that are movingly, irredeemably personal.

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  Cannes and misdemeanours

  22 May 2013 : At the 66th Cannes film Festival, off-screen drama attempts to steal the limelight from on-screen offerings. Last Friday, the news of a diamond robbery at a hotel room from which a burglar made off with US$1 million (about 30 million baht) worth of Chopard jewellery astonished (and amused) festival-goers; the crime took pace hours after the screening of Sofia Coppola's The Bling Ring, about brazen heists of celebrity homes.

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  The farang who lied to get laid and the woes of thai women

  19 May 2013 : It's a bad week to be male and Caucasian in the Land Of Smiles _ and we can thank an American called James for that.

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  'Weekend' warriors: Vampire boys still have bite

  19 May 2013 : The New York indie rock outfit take their idiosyncratic pop sound to dizzying new heights with their third studio album, showing musical growth and the intelligent songwriting for which they have become known

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  'National Geographic' snapper wants young people to get into the wild

  19 May 2013 : 'What are you focusing on?" National Geographic photographer Joe Riis asks a teenager taking a picture of a deer at Chon Buri's Khao Kheow Open Zoo. "Usually if I use the big ones [cameras], I'll go down low on the ground like this."

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  Back to buddhism's basics in sri lanka

  19 May 2013 : 'Ayu Bowan! May you live a long life!" When you hear this greeting, which is often accompanied by a gesture similar to a Thai wai, you know you are in Sri Lanka, a lush green tropical island with an ancient culture.

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  Termites make right with mushrooms

  19 May 2013 : Many of the mushrooms found in Thailand are particular to one region. There are a wide variety of mushroom types, and they vary according to the local terrain and weather. Some mushroom thrive in soil nourished by rotted leaves, other grow in heaps of rice straw, decaying wood, or crevices in rocks. Local people know where to find each type, and which to select for a given dish. But sometimes they make dangerous mistakes. There are poisonous mushrooms that strongly resemble the familiar, edible ones, and incorrect choices have resulted in death.

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  What's the secret to a great garden? Understanding plants needs

  19 May 2013 : When I read last week's column, I realised that I had been day-dreaming at the keyboard about what I would include if I were to write a book on plants and gardening in Thailand and did not actually answer Jan Steuten's letter. A resident of Chiang Mai for 21 years and an avid gardener, he wanted to know how to take care of indoor and garden plants, which was why he was asking whether there was such a book in English to guide him.

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  A dream unmasked as 'Phantom' debuts in bangkok

  19 May 2013 : It was a dream come true for Takonkiet "Boy" Viravan, whose lasting impression of The Phantom of the Opera compelled him to build the Rachadalai Theatre with the goal of eventually presenting the legendary musical in Bangkok.

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  Cannes report: 'A Touch of Sin' an early favourite

  18 May 2013 : Good year? Bad year? Average year? The question is common, extraneous, and yet on everyone’s lips after three days into the 66th Cannes Film Festival.

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  Chai draws a fine line

  18 May 2013 : A towering figure in comic journalism, Chai Rachawat has for decades amused readers with the wit and jabbing satire of the endearing characters in the Phuyai Ma Kab Thung Ma Mern cartoon in the mass circulation Thai Rath daily. The cartoonist's recent "evil woman" remark on his Facebook page has upset Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who has filed a defamation lawsuit against him. In an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post, Chai Rachawat, whose real name is Somchai Katanyutanan, speaks for the first time since the controversy broke. He stands by his remarks and says he has no regrets.

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  Heartbreak & Happiness

  18 May 2013 : It's hard to admit, but we all have experienced lovelorn moments. As much as we want to deny it, we've done the heartbreak routines. From internet stalking to binge eating, love lost can be cured by the tiniest peculiarity, and one of those purging methods is none other than banging your head along to slow, heart-wrenching songs while wailing every word - tortuously, painfully off key.

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