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In the 'kingdom of silence', the caged bird raps
Oped, Published on 18/07/2025
» In Syria, the caged bird raps. On my first night imprisoned, I began to write:
A Joycean nightmare
Life, Published on 22/01/2024
» Filmmaker Michel Auder is showcasing a selection of his works at Bangkok Kunsthalle which is on display from now until Feb 11.
By artists, for artists
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 05/10/2022
» There were rugs, cushions, couches and chairs. There were TVs. There were books for browsing and perusing. There were vegetable gardens. In one, there was a beautiful woven bamboo structure, under which people cooked, ate and talked. There was a room for children, too. For the bigger kids, there was a small skateboarding ramp.
Contemporary mediocrities
Life, Apinan Poshyananda, Published on 03/05/2021
» At the recent ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture's (OCAC) Art Collection in the spacious art hall on Ratchadamnoen Avenue, a group of ageing male artists covered in sanitary masks surrounded the director of OCAC, Vimolluck Chuchart, who gave a self-congratulatory speech. She proudly announced that the public will be able to view for the first time the national collection of the Ministry of Culture's contemporary Thai art. Beside these elderlies stood a white giant fibreglass sculpture by Sutee Kunavichyanont in Thai military uniform wearing a helmet with a rifle erect. Sutee's Equality; Thai Soldier (2016) is inspired by the cultural mandates between 1939 and 1942 during the premiere of Phibul Songkhram that aimed to uplift the national spirit and moral code of the nation and instil progressive tendencies and newness into Thai life.
Amid new lockdowns, EU threatens AZ export ban
AFP, Published on 20/03/2021
» PARIS: France, Poland and Ukraine introduced new lockdown measures on Saturday to fight a surge in coronavirus infections, as the European Union threatened to block exports of AstraZeneca jabs in an escalating row over vaccines.
Swan Late: Mourning bird delays 23 German trains
AFP, Published on 29/12/2020
» BERLIN: A swan mourning the death of its companion on a German railway track held up 23 trains for almost an hour and had to be removed by firefighters using special equipment.
Man on trial for synagogue attack that shocked Germany
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» MAGDEBURG (GERMANY) - A German man went on trial on Tuesday for a deadly shooting targeting Jews in the eastern city of Halle last year, one of the worst acts of anti-Semitic violence in Germany's postwar history.
Man on trial for synagogue attack that shocked Germany
AFP, Published on 21/07/2020
» MAGDEBURG, Germany: A German man goes on trial on Tuesday for a deadly shooting targeting Jews in the eastern city of Halle last year, one of the worst acts of anti-Semitic violence in Germany's postwar history.
Jews demand action from Germany after deadly anti-Semitic attack
AFP, Published on 10/10/2019
» HALLE (SAALE) (GERMANY) - Jewish leaders demanded action from Germany Thursday to protect the community and face down resurgent right-wing extremism, as a deadly anti-Semitic gun attack on the holy day of Yom Kippur underscored the rising threat of neo-Nazi violence.
Two dead in German synagogue attack on Yom Kippur
AFP, Published on 09/10/2019
» HALLE (SAALE) (GERMANY) - At least two people were shot dead on a street in the German city of Halle on Wednesday, police said, with witnesses saying that a synagogue was among the gunmen's targets as Jews marked the holy day of Yom Kippur.