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Thais get a chance to show their pride at the Mardi Gras
Spectrum, Published on 28/02/2016
» Noppadol “Bon” Thapanakriangkrai is on a mission to bring a touch of Thailand to Sydney’s world-famous Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras when it hits the streets next Saturday.
Fashion fit for a queen
B Magazine, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 17/01/2016
» The Queen Sirikit Museum of Textiles will be hosting activities throughout 2016 to mark the 84th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen. The events will also serve to highlight Her Majesty’s lifetime dedication to preserving Thai arts and crafts, textiles and other elements of cultural heritage.
Delight at the museum
Holiday Time, Published on 08/12/2015
» Stumped for something special to brighten your life or express your affection and admiration to someone special in the gift-giving season? There is a solution – actually hundreds of them – to be found inside Metropolitan Museum Art stores at Kian Gwan House, Peninsula Plaza and Anantara Siam Hotel.
Art without hostility
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/11/2015
» Thepnara Kongsawang was uncomfortable elaborating on how he was punished by his drill sergeants during his one-year conscription at a military camp. What's done is done, the 28-year-old artist said, and his art was never meant as an act of hostility against the military in any way. It's simply a set of works designed to make comments and poke fun.
Passion, unmasked
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 10/06/2015
» It was a moment of great pride for Saksit Pisalasupongs and Phisit Jongnarangsin when their eye-catching apparel, worn at the opening ceremony of the 28th SEA Games in Singapore last week, received rave reviews.
The final call
Life, Pattramon Sukprasert, Published on 28/05/2015
» The curtains are coming down on La Fête 2015, the annual Franco-Thai cultural co-operation festival, as it will be held for the 11th and final time from June 3-20. Next year, according to the Embassy of France, it's likely that shows and performances will be spread out all-year-round.
Venezuelan crowned transgender beauty queen in Thai contest
Reuters, Published on 08/11/2014
» PATTAYA — A 22-year-old Venezuelan was crowned "Miss International Queen" on Friday night at a beauty contest that bills itself as the world's largest and promotes the rights of transsexuals and transvestites.
Gate crasher
Guru, Richard Mcleish, Published on 31/10/2014
» Welcome to Guru’s Gate Crasher, your ultimate guide to finding something fresh to do in this big city.
Culture on a string
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 29/10/2014
» While the epic Ramakien is told through nang talung, the art of shadow puppetry from southern Thailand, a shadow puppet from Hamburg, Germany, will portray a child waking up in the middle of the night.
Dancer, actor, Renaissance man Geoffrey Holder dies at 84
AFP, Published on 07/10/2014
» NEW YORK - Tony-winner Geoffrey Holder, a cultural giant who dazzled fans with his dancing, acting and art work in a multifaceted career that spanned over six decades, has died at 84, US media reported.