Khunying's ripping yarns?

[GWR]

One (truly) suspects that the Khunying Minister is herself a closet afficionado of those Mills & Boon bodice-rippers that one so frequently sees translations of here:

Minister: novels to be rated
Published on December 11, 2007
Culture Minister Khunying Khaisri Sri-aroon yesterday said she disagreed with a proposal to cut "romantic" scenes from translated novels.

She said it would ruin the taste for readers and affirmed that she would invite national artists, academics and publishers to formulate a rating criteria.

Following the ministry's plan for book ratings - especially for romantic and translated novels - as proposed by the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT), many public members posted their concerns that love scenes in books might be cut and placed their objections on www.m-culture.co.th.[Mod: Bad link!]

They argued that romantic scenes were not obscene as the translators and publishers used "sensitive descriptions" and urged the ministry to hear the opinions of the public and related parties before making a decision.

Khaisri said most of those who expressed opinions on the ministry's website agreed to the book rating according to readers' age but disagreed with the content cutting.

The Nation

http://www.nationmultimedia.com/2007/12/11/national/national_30058679.php

[Stephen Cleary]

And while Khunying and her fancy hair-do are rather busy attempting to start a book ratings system, i advise she also focus some attention on Thai newspapers.

One of the headline stories in today's Thai Rath is of a Coyote dancer grinding away topless at the Motor Show. Even though it's been censored a bit, you can still admire half her boobs poking through.

Then, just a couple of days back there was a horrific front page pic on the Khom Chat Leuk of a guy who had fallen down from a roof and got his entire torso entangled in devilishly spiked railings - not the kinda thing ya wanna enjoy with yer morning coffee.

I'm happy with the election coming up, if it were only for the fact that we will be seeing the end of this current Min of Culture.

[Wisarut]

Now, at the TV Drama, Doctors and Physicians are protraited as either villians or thugs in medical gowns. They have threatened the protagonists that

Get out of My way! Don't Mess around with My Grilfriend - I'll give your mom (who is now under intensive care whcih the villian doctors taking charge on) with Protassium Cyanide instead of drug for ailing hearts!

I have full right to turn your girlfriend into mine as I please and you have no right to complain about it! After all, I can RUIN your live ANYWAY!
:eek:

[Wisarut]

Khun Ying Khaisri (Minister of Culture) Pointing out that Cultural Exchanges are necessary medicines to prevent the youths (HGeneration Y) from becoming Culturally ROOTLESS people.

Note: Many Senior people and colunists constantly ATTACK Generation Y teens as "ROOTLESS people" ... unworthy youths! :eek: