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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefSeveral dozen young protesters took to the streets of Bangkok on Monday dressed in Harry Potter costumes.

Eullenia was originally intended as a feature film, but was expanded to a six-part TV series when creator/director Paul Spurrier realised he’d created a character too captivating to restrict to 90 minutes.

BANGKOK -- If Hollywood is where dreams are made, Bangkok’s Scala theater for the past 51 years was where Thais immersed themselves in the old-fashioned blockbusters of war, the heart-felt romances and quirky comedies. Now only the memories will remain.

English novelist Lawrence Osborne, acclaimed for his enigmatic thrillers set in exotic locales around the world, is set to write a big-screen adaptation of Jon Swain's cult Khmer Rouge memoir River of Time. Osborne will executive produce the project alongside Nicholas Simon, CEO of Bangkok-based film company Indochina Productions.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefNetflix has secured the services of two of East Asia’s most in demand young stars Lee Seung-gi and Jasper Liu, for unscripted travel variety show “Twogether.” The show goes to air from June 26.The pair travel to destinations suggested by their fans and become friends despite their language differences.

A copy of the Quran in Indonesia — Photo: Masjid Pogung Dalangan / Unsplash

By Patrick Frater

"He told me that Spider-Man will turn into Ant-Man"

Thailand on Tuesday ordered the closure of cinemas and other entertainment facilities as part of a raft of measures intended to control the spread of the lethal coronavirus outbreak. It also said that the country’s biggest public holiday Songkran will not take place in April.

A Scots grandad lived off a diet of just tap water for eight days as he lay on the floor after suffering a stroke inside his Thailand holiday apartment.

Endemol Shine has cooked up new deals across Asia for its long-running format “MasterChef.”

U.S. rock band Green Day on Friday called off all of the Asian shows in its upcoming world tour because of the coronavirus outbreak, the latest music act to pull back from performances in the region.

The trio had been due to take their 'Hella Mega' tour to the continent next month

Green Day has canceled scheduled tour dates in Asia due to the coronavirus epidemic. The band’s Hella Mega tour would have taken them throughout the continent in March — and in countries with confirmed cases of the virus — starting in Singapore and stopping in Bangkok, Manila, Taipei, Hong Kong, Seoul, Osaka and Tokyo.

Time moves slowly, as ever, for Malaysian director Tsai Ming-liang’s, as seconds become minutes, minutes become hours, and hours become “Days,” a gentle return to form in which Tsai’s longtime star, Lee Kang-sheng, is shown suffering from some unknown physical ailment, finding short-lived solace in the hands of a stranger (28-year-old Laotian immigrant Anong Houngheuangsy) in Bangkok.