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Queer Film Festival calls on Southeast Asian auteurs
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/08/2025
» The second edition of the 29 Queer Film Festival is now accepting submissions until Aug 15.
Transgender lawyers blast council snub
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/07/2025
» A group of transgender lawyers has criticised the Lawyers Council of Thailand for failing to accept a petition asking for its dress code regulations to be more inclusive of gender identity.
Hong Kong court upholds transgender challenge to public toilet rules
Published on 23/07/2025
» HONG KONG - A Hong Kong court has ruled in favour of a transgender person who challenged laws that criminalise them for going into public toilets that match their chosen gender identity.
You're a TV star, Harry: Potter series to debut in 2027
AFP, Published on 15/07/2025
» NEW YORK - Filming has begun on a Harry Potter TV series that will debut in 2027, bringing the Hollywood hit to the small screen for the first time.
Thai textiles shine on Belgium’s iconic Manneken Pis statue
Online Reporters, Published on 13/07/2025
» In a striking fusion of cultural diplomacy and creative design, Thailand’s Department of Intellectual Property has teamed up with celebrated young fashion designer Shone Puipia to dress Belgium’s world-famous Manneken Pis statue in traditional Thai textiles.
Forgetting what democracy is for and all about
Oped, Published on 10/07/2025
» On June 2, I got a sense of history coming full circle in the Polish town of Sopot, on the Baltic Sea just a few kilometres from the Gdańsk Shipyard. Sharing a stage at the Plenary Session of the European Financial Congress with Lech Wałęsa, the legendary trade unionist who led the 1980 Solidarity strike at the Lenin Shipyard and later became Poland's first post-communist president, I felt I was witnessing the end of an era.
ICC seeks arrest of Taliban leaders for persecuting women
AFP, Published on 08/07/2025
» THE HAGUE - The International Criminal Court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for two senior Taliban leaders, accusing them of crimes against humanity for persecuting women and girls.
Long live the Dalai Lama, but who is next?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 08/07/2025
» The whole business of succession would be a lot simpler if the Dalai Lama could just regenerate, like Doctor Who -- a long-running British science fiction series. When the time comes for The Doctor to stop looking like David Tennant and start looking like Matt Smith, there's flame coming out of his head and gushing out of his sleeves, and then he explodes. When the smoke clears, there's the new Doctor.
Tiffany's Show Pattaya marks 50 years with new production
Life, Published on 05/07/2025
» Thailand’s world-renowned Tiffany’s Show Pattaya was celebrating its 50th anniversary and unveiled an entirely new performance,“Crystalise a Dream,” for the first time in its history, promising a world-class spectacle and a new dimension of entertainment.
City Hall dress code supports gender identity
Published on 01/07/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has announced that city employees can now dress in accordance with their gender identity.