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Thai cosmetics company pulls ad depicting blackface

January 17, 2016 By Northwest Asian Weekly

BANGKOK (AP) — “You just need to be white to win.”

A skin-whitening ad in Thailand featuring that slogan alongside a famous actress in blackface makeup sparked such outrage that the company pulled it Friday, Jan. 8, just a day after releasing it. The retraction did little, however, to stem a debate the ad ignited about the regularity of racist advertisements in the Southeast Asian country.

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2014, 2016, Associated Press, Black Man, CEO, Cris Horwang, Dunkin Donuts, Miss Thailand World, Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Nonthawan Thongleng, Seoul Secret, Southeast Asian, TV, Vol 35 No 3 | January 16 - January 22, attention, social media

School hazing gets stern penalty in military-ruled Thailand

October 10, 2015 By Northwest Asian Weekly

By Jocelyn Gecker Associated Press BANGKOK (AP) — At a military facility outside Bangkok, a drill sergeant barks orders at a group of film students learning the hard way that creative license has its limits in Thailand. “‘You are here to learn discipline,” the officer shouted. “‘Do you understand?” “‘Yes, sir!” shouted back the group […]

Filed Under: World News Tagged With: 2015, Associated Press, Bangkok Post, Chin Tangtarntana, Chulachomklao Royal Military Academy, DROP, Kongsak Klaeiklang, Natdanai Kedsanga, Nattasuda Anusonadisai, Pongpat Puchiangdang, Prayuth Chan-ocha, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University, Thailand, Vol 34 No 42 | October 10 - October 16, communication, editorial, social media

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