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Tongue-Thai’ed!: An insult to the PM, a libel suit and an avalanche of poor decisions

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, May 10, 2013 11:00AM UTC 0 Comment

This is part XIX of “Tongue-Thai’ed!”, in which we encapsulate the most baffling, amusing, confusing, outrageous and appalling quotes from Thai politicians and other public figures – in short: everything we hear that makes us go “Huh?!”. Check out all past entries here. In her tenure for almost two years now, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra generally comes...

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Should porn be banned in India?

By Mocking Indian Sat, Apr 27, 2013 12:12PM UTC 0 Comment

Indian police officers lock the gate of the police station during a protest condemning the gang rape of a 23-year-old student on a city bus late Sunday in New Delhi, India in December. Pic: AP.

India’s Supreme Court is deliberating banning Internet pornography. The trigger has been the brutal sexual and physical assault on a 5-year old girl in Delhi by two perverts, allegedly after drinking alcohol and watching porn. Interestingly there is no call to ban the sale of alcohol, which is a much greater social evil due to...

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Thailand lifts ban on Preah Vihear border conflict documentary

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Fri, Apr 26, 2013 9:30AM UTC 0 Comment

A Cambodian temple security guard on patrol at Preah Vihear temple. Pic: AP.

Earlier this week, the Thai independent documentary “Boundary” or “ฟ้าต่ำแผ่นดินสูง” (literally “Low heaven, high ground”) on the Thai-Cambodia border dispute around the ancient Hindu temple Preah Vihear was banned from commercial release by a sub-committee of the Thai national Film and Video Board (see previous coverage) for endangering “national security and international relations” and misinforming...

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Thai documentary on Preah Vihear border conflict banned

By Saksith Saiyasombut & Siam Voices Wed, Apr 24, 2013 9:55AM UTC 0 Comment

A Cambodian police officer, right, stands near the 11th century Hindu Preah Vihear temple, near the disputed border of Cambodia-Thailand, in Preah Vihear province. Pic: AP.

A Thai independent documentary about the disputed border region with Cambodia and the ancient Hindu temple Preah Vihear has been banned from screening in Thailand for “national security” reasons, according to the filmmaker. The movie “Boundary” or “ฟ้าต่ำแผ่นดินสูง” (literally “Low heaven, high ground”) by Nontawat Numbenchapol revolves around a young Thai soldier from the violent crackdown...

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Singapore Attorney-General’s Chambers mulls action against filmmaker

By Kirsten Han Sun, Apr 21, 2013 2:22AM UTC 0 Comment

Channel NewsAsia has reported that the Attorney-General’s Chambers (AGC) are considering whether to take action against documentary filmmaker Lynn Lee after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) found that allegations made by ex-SMRT bus drivers in interviews she carried out were baseless. He Jun Ling and Liu Xiang Ying had granted interviews to Lee after...

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