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Lessons from Korea on soft power
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 28/03/2022
» South Korean actor Lee Jung-jae recently bagged the Best Actor title at the 27th Critics Choice Awards in Los Angeles earlier this month. This makes him the first Korean actor to take home the Best Actor accolade in the Drama Series category. Lee is known internationally for his lead role in the nine-episode survival drama Squid Game.
Beware the TV bookshelf backdrop
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 14/02/2021
» Since the arrival of Covid we have been accustomed to watching television programmes with pundits, politicians and celebrities interviewed in their homes, invariably with bookcases being the backdrop of choice.
Ban Plainern's glory under threat
News, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2018
» Ban Plainern, a residence of the late Prince Narisaranuvattiwongse -- the Great Craftsman of Siam -- is under grave threat from a gigantic condominium construction project on a nearby plot of land.
Stop the racist monks before it's too late
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 07/09/2017
» Will the ongoing genocide of the Rohingya in Myanmar's Rakhine state stoke tensions between Buddhists and Muslims in the region? Definitely.
We can't all be starry eyed in busting graft
News, Surasak Glahan, Published on 27/01/2017
» Afriend of mine recently posted a message on Facebook asking why a contractor, which had made the lives of Bangkok commuters miserable for years as it repeatedly missed many deadlines in a road tunnel project, had been chosen by the government for another lucrative road construction deal. My answer? We don't know.
Macedonia's 'Colourful Revolution'
News, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/06/2016
» Abstract expressionism is no longer cutting-edge art in most places, but in one country it is enjoying a massive popular revival: Macedonia. The artists are at work day and night in the capital, Skopje, decorating public buildings and statues with splatters of every colour in the rainbow in a style clearly inspired by Jackson Pollock.
Asking the eternal why?
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 30/11/2015
» I've just indulged in a few museum visits in London, an activity that doesn't often present itself in Thailand.
State religion a no-no
News, Editorial, Published on 10/11/2015
» The campaign to convince the constitution writers to adopt an official state religion has taken an unfortunately nasty turn. Monks have directly attacked fellow Thai citizens of a different faith, claiming they are on a lower level. Supporters of a constitutional clause setting Buddhism as the official religion of the nation have directly threatened or countenanced violence. These are disturbing events.
Violence in South doesn't discriminate
News, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/11/2015
» To give you an update on Buddhist nationalism, Phra Apichart Punnajanto has “temporarily” closed his Facebook page, after the Sangha Council sent him a warning letter in the aftermath of the monk’s call for a crusade against the Muslim South.
Nip unholy hate speech in the bud
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 04/11/2015
» For a Buddhist monk killed in the deep South, a mosque should be burned down in retaliation. This violent proposal from a Buddhist monk stirred a heated debate on social media last week. Is it merely a storm in a tea cup? The answer is no.