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Out of the shadows, almost
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 25/04/2018
» The coming months could mark a turning point for Thailand as an art destination, as the country prepares to host not one but three major contemporary art events.
Cool China
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 16/02/2018
» Some 20 or 30 years ago, the fact that Somchai Kwangtonpanich spoke Chinese or carried out Chinese traditions in his daily life was looked down upon.
Commuters' enthusiasm about the Purple Line fades
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 27/08/2016
» Hardly a day went by over the past five or six years when I wouldn't hear enthusiastic chatter about the MRT's Purple Line. But now that it has finally opened, the long-awaited service has drawn mixed reactions from commuters.
Rangsit community up in arms over Red Line construction
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 26/03/2016
» A train enthusiast, national artist Suchart Sawasdsri never expected to one day to be in conflict with the State Railway of Thailand (SRT) until the recent arrival of the Red Line.
Stateless fight for their Thai identity
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 19/03/2016
» Thai by blood and culture, 88-year-old Arp Katukaeo has spent a lifetime trying to be officially recognised by Bangkok. All he had ever wanted was that critical Thai identity card that had been denied him and thousands of others.
A land dispute with grave consequences
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/01/2016
» ‘The cemetery land used to reach that Bengal almond tree over there,” Diao Thaleluek said, pointing to the tree’s broad, glossy leaves 20 metres from where he was standing. Followed by a swarm of mosquitoes, he took a few steps back, reached down and began to search the ground for a boundary marker.
The long wait for the truth
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 06/09/2015
» Five years on, relatives of victims of the 2010 crackdown on red shirt protests are still seeking justice for the dead. As the Department of Special Investigation and the National Anti-Corruption Commission announced they were wrapping up their probes into the 99 deaths that resulted from military operations to retake areas occupied by protesters, relatives say they have more concerns than hopes regarding the outcomes of the investigations.
On the cusp of a new life
Spectrum, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/08/2015
» A new house and a new life awaited Suwan Satman next year, the culmination of nearly a decade helping keep the Erawan Shrine a gleaming tourist attraction. The 30-year-old janitor, described by co-workers at the shrine as quiet and gentle, was on the cusp of marriage and moving into a recently finished house in Ratchaburi’s Suan Phung district.
The loneliness of the long-distance exile
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/05/2015
» A year into his political exile in France after the May 22 coup, Jaran Ditapichai describes himself as a soldier without a battleground.