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Outpouring of love for princess
News, Published on 18/12/2022
» Sripanna Kamrudee stays focused as she grabs a pen and starts writing down her most impassioned get-well message for Her Royal Highness Princess Bajrakitiyabha Narendiradebyavati.
Novelist Botan’s writings strike a chord
News, Chananthorn Kamjan, Published on 26/10/2019
» The novels of Botan — a pseudonym for novelist Supa Sirisingh — one of the country’s most-loved writers, have enchanted readers across the generations, even though her endings aren’t all happy. Supa has always remained true to her unique writing style which has made her a household name. She finds that sad endings don’t always translate into emotional misery for her readers.
Happy hippos in 'heaven'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 18/05/2019
» When the curtain fell on Dusit Zoo last year, many questioned where the menagerie of wild and exotic animals at Thailand's oldest and most popular zoo would be sent.
The spectral art
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 09/04/2019
» Sexy women, ghosts, simplistic plot, tendency to be naughty and violent. These are the stereotypical characteristics people have come to associate with the old-school Thai-style pulp comics that are close to disappearing from the market.
UK murder mystery of Thai 'Lady of the Hills'
Published on 31/03/2019
» The discovery of an unidentified woman’s body on an English hillside more than a decade ago sparked a mystery still as yet unsolved. For 15 years her remains, found as a hill walker posed for a photo in England's Yorkshire Dales in 2004, had no name -- and were later buried in an anonymous grave.
Girls just wanna make movies
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/03/2019
» The movie industry has always been a men's club. Take a look at Hollywood. Last year, only 8% of the top 250 grossing films in the US domestic box office were directed by women. And though no official statistics are available, the Thai movie scene has also long been a male-dominated campsite.
School of pop
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2018
» If you like to argue that modern pop music sucks, here's some ammunition. Beyoncé's 2016 album Lemonade had no less than 72 writers involved, and her single Hold Up had 15 alone. Compare that with, for example, Billie Jean, whose songwriting credits in their entirety read: "M. Jackson."
Top of the world
B Magazine, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 07/10/2018
» Miss Thailand World 2018 Nicolene Pichapa Limsnukan has plans of rising to the top, and does not intend to go alone.
Sometimes less is more
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 18/09/2018
» Nitcharee Pen-eakchanasak lost both her legs in an MRT accident in Singapore eight years ago. But it is projects like "Less Is More: Short Film Production By Young Persons With Disabilities" that play an integral part in helping her prove her worth and showcase her hidden talents and passion for the art of cinema.
Ghosts of various stripes
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 14/09/2018
» Refugees, human-trafficking and a ravenous ghoul show the real and fantastical facets of Thailand in the movies showing this week at the Toronto International Film Festival.