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Fair winds
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 10/11/2016
» In the waters off Hua Hin's coastline, all was calm at first. Then, all of a sudden, a strong wind picked up, sending a young boy and his sailing dinghy to clash with another boat, which was leading the race.
Recalling Thailand's darkest hour
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 15/09/2016
» Next month marks the 40th anniversary of the Oct 6, 1976, event, or Thammasat University Massacre -- a tragedy in which arguably more than 100 students were killed by Thai state forces and far-right paramilitaries, and in commemoration of that, critically-acclaimed director and choreographer Teerawat Mulvilai of B-Floor Theatre presents his latest performance Fundamental which is running at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre.
Born, bred (and perhaps brewed)
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 19/08/2016
» The place looks like a regular house in the suburban Pak Kret district, roughly one-hour drive out of Bangkok. Look closer, however, the house appears unlived, more like a warehouse with some sort of operation going on inside, and a walk round to its backyard reveals five massive hothouses which span 1,600m².
Another week, and another Bangkok mall
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 04/05/2016
» Just when we thought we have had enough of community malls in Bangkok, yet another one has popped up. This time it's Suanplern Market on Rama IV, across from Channel 3 headquarters. The mall was officially opened in March but restaurants, shops and stalls have only just started to occupy the space.
Learning to let go
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 17/10/2015
» If the stage play Cloture De L’Amour (Lerk! in Thai) last year hadn’t been a production by Chulalongkorn University, chances are actress Sasithorn “Heen” Panichnok would have won 2014 Best Performance By A Female Artist from the International Association of Theatre Critics (Thailand). But, as it was — and the awarding criteria excludes productions by educational institutions — the Thai-Indian Muslim unfortunately did not.
The shape-shifting form of protests
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/10/2015
» The streets remained empty and all was quiet when thousands of people gathered last Wednesday night to protest against the government's Single Gateway proposal. Protesters weren't, however, down at major landmarks like Asoke or Ratchaprasong intersections, but simply in front of their computer screens. By merely punching the refresh button, these protesters let their resentment known to the authorities by crashing at least six government sites, including the Ministry of Information and Communications Technology.
Finding fortune
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/08/2014
» Philippus Albertus Van Wyk was born into a very wealthy farming family in South Africa's Pretoria, but money didn't give his life meaning. The 39-year-old is now a volunteer teacher at Baan Koh Payam School, a local Prathom school on Koh Payam, a two-hour boat ride off Ranong province, and says he has finally found his purpose.
Bleeding Ink
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 18/12/2013
» Michael Miner aka KJ Bleeds Ink's poetic journey began with two girls. First, there was a "Leslie" in the seventh grade who, for some reason, began hugging him after school. And though he thought it was crazy and weird and had no idea what was going on, they soon started going out.
Special delivery
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/08/2013
» Rather bulky and not very tall, Pol Sen Sgt Maj Mana Jokkok-sung doesn't have the ideal physique for chasing thieves. Late in the evening as he and his colleagues are about to mount their motorcycles, ready to go home, a voice comes through his police radio.