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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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  A faithful, fulfilling phantom

  16 May 2013 : The audience loved it _ and simply did not shy away from expressing their affection for the legendary musical The Phantom Of The Opera that finally came to town, ending the long wait for the much-loved production.

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  ART REVIEW

  Skull and cross-examinations

  16 May 2013 : What is the distance between the birth and death of a human being? The question has dogged us for many centuries: what is at stake? Can we measure that distance in years or feelings or memories? And how?

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  Making Hua Hin a haven for art

  16 May 2013 : Artists from Baan Sillapin (Artists' House) in Prachuap Khiri Khan's Hua Hin district have currently teamed up to display their works at Lanna Art Gallery and Shop at Evason Hua Hin and Six Senses Spa Hotel Pranburi.

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  STYLE

  Prints charming

  16 May 2013 : Even though it's the Year of the Snake, Kingkan Salakonthanavat didn't take astrology as inspiration for her autumn/winter 2013 collection. The up-and-coming designer was drawn to the physical beauty of the reptile and its inner nature that, to an extent, reflects her own personality.

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  Glamour and sensuality

  16 May 2013 : Italian high fashion brand Versace unveils its spring/summer 2013 ready-to-wear collection for women and men as well as accessories at Central Chidlom.

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  Cinemas refuse to cut ticket prices

  15 May 2013 : Thailand's leading cinema operators, Major Cineplex and SF Cinema Group, insist they will hold ticket prices at current levels, and claim their popcorn is expensive because it is imported.

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  Thailand to propose single-visa plan to Laos

  15 May 2013 : Thailand is to invite Laos to sign up to a single-visa scheme for foreign tourists when the country's leaders meet at a summit in Chiang Mai on Sunday, a government source said.

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  Weathering the change

  15 May 2013 : Small ants carry their eggs at a certain time of the year, usually in the middle of May. For traditional farmers, the migration heralds a change of season. Within three days, rain will start to pour and farmers will till their soil and sow seeds for rice or other crops.

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  The bold and the musical take to the stage

  15 May 2013 : Moradok Mai Theatre presents a new production that makes fun of the incessant eruptions of lip-service politics in Thailand.

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  Focus on staple grain at suburban Red Cross fair

  15 May 2013 : Thailand has a long tradition of rice cultivation and most Thais eat rice on a daily basis. But how much do we really know about the types of rice grown in this country?

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