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Getting soft power right
Life, Published on 08/01/2024
» After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.
Behind closed doors
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 27/05/2022
» If you've been missing out on all the fun and staying active with outdoor activities -- it's the rainy season's fault -- fret no longer. Come rain or shine, Bangkok has a few places where you can be active while having fun indoors, weather permitting or not. Guru has places where you can boost your spirits on a gloomy day with physical activities.
What's happening in Thailand's music landscape this week
B Magazine, Published on 09/02/2020
» Grass On The Moon (Feb 15)
All there at the square
Life, John Clewley, Published on 05/03/2019
» Busy Victory Monument, with its buses, taxis and motorcycles, is one of Bangkok's few traffic circles (or roundabouts, as we call them where I come from). It's a busy intersection of roads that lead to all points on the compass.
Branded art
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 26/09/2018
» For their final international art showcase of the year, Sofitel SO will be hosting "Beyond Bangkok" -- a solo exhibition by French London-based contemporary artist Louise-Nicolas Darbon from tonight until Nov 10, 2018.
From ideology to action
Life, Published on 03/04/2018
» 'Sex and bombs, all you need is sex and bombs to make the world go round," says veteran Thai artist Vasan Sitthiket, commenting on a 2011 painting from his "Sex Bomb: 24 Hours" series -- a portrait of himself drawn atop a scantily clad woman's body in a seductive pose, a bombshell by his side. Although the series is a denunciation of the modern pornography -- money, power and lies -- that we are fed on a daily basis, there's more to Vasan's work than just lust and violence.
Gung-ho newcomers and tireless veterans
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 23/11/2017
» And yet another Bangkok Theatre Festival (BTF) has come and gone, almost in a flash.
Party with 80s nostalgia
Life, Published on 24/07/2014
» Nostalgic love will fill the air in the main hall of Thailand Cultural Centre on Aug 7, as numerous love songs of the 80s will be sung by two legendary bands of yesteryear.
Jaa's confusion, Tackling the fans, Dog-Gone shame
News, Mae Moo, Published on 06/10/2013
» Not such a long memory