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When art gets stifled
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/11/2022
» 'Art is short, a case is long," read a banner. Students apparently hijacked the well-known motto "art is long, life is short" by Prof Silpa Bhirasri, the father of Thai modern art, in protest of Chiang Mai University's legal action against its own lecturers and a student who "trespassed" on the art centre to exhibit works, some of which might challenge those in power, last year. It is a case in point for stifling democracy in Thai art.
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Showing off
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 18/04/2011
» Three teenage girls added some excitement to the Songkran festivities on Silom road when they removed their tops as they were dancing very suggestively.
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Democratic justice
News, Postbag, Published on 13/04/2019
» I wish to thank the 12 diplomats and their respective democratic countries for finally supporting the Thai people. Foreign Affairs Minister Don Pramudwinai's comment, "It's an intervention in our justice system" is a joke. Without a truly democratically elected government there is no justice.
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Grace, beauty - and self-discovery
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 01/12/2017
» Unfolding Kafka Festival 2017 ended in Chiang Mai on Sunday. This year, under themes of gender identity, animals and folding and unfolding of the body and objects, the festival's performing arts programme doubled in size. Life reviews all the seven performances presented in Bangkok.
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A recipe for harmony on the streets of Bangkok
B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 28/05/2017
» When the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) announced its decision to clear vendors from the city's streets, they didn't present a clear-cut plan for the procedure. Many wondered where the vendors would be moved to. Others asked if sellers would quit their livelihoods altogether and find a different job once and for all.
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While the kitties NAP, we nibble
Guru, Narada Sai-ngam, Published on 14/04/2017
» Over the past few years, animal cafes have proven to be a thing in Thailand, judging by the number of ones operating in Bangkok and major provinces like Chiang Mai and Phuket. And cat cafes are the first subset of this group that have pawed their way into purr-pularity (two puns intended).
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Bonkers for Burgers
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 02/09/2016
» Bangkok has become the capital for burgers and Bangkokians seem to be going bonkers over them. The city's overrun with them and you'll find them everywhere, at fast food chains, food trucks, restaurants and 7-Elevens too.
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M2F: Free mass-market newspaper
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/10/2011
» First issue hit streets of Bangkok yesterday with snappy & concise news for office workers & early morning commuters.
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Important arrest
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/12/2010
» The DSI believes it has captured one of the men responsible for the May grenade attacts at the Sala Daeng skytrain station and other locations.
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**RENT** Panburi (Silom) 4bed 450sq.m. 150K/month
By AriesLSC, Created on: 28/05/2015, Last updated on: 08/06/2015
» Exceptionally spacious and desirable, these partly furnished luxury apartments are located on a quiet road linking Silom and Sathorn with a free shuttle bus service to nearby Surasak BTS station. Large bright rooms, spacious balconies, well-equipped kitchens and excellent building facilities characterise...
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