Lakorn, popular Thai TV soap operas, are a national pastime enjoyed by many. Even if you're not a fan, you won't be able to escape them with your friends confessing their love for phra ek (male ...

In Thailand, lakorns have long been employed by juntas to instill within viewers a sense of nationalism and positive feelings towards the military. Few other TV programs outrate soap operas and the ...

Another, however, is a push for producers of lakorn to stop presenting rape as normal. The latter stole my attention. Have you watched Thai lakorn — those after-news melodramatic soap operas?