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Kosovo's 'hidden Catholics' baptised as Pope Francis mourned
AFP, Published on 22/04/2025
» LLAPUSHNIK, Kosovo - Around the time the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, music floated out from a church in a Kosovo valley where dozens of Muslims were participating in an unusual ceremony: they were converting to Catholicism.
Violence no way to discipline kids
Editorial, Published on 13/10/2024
» The recent rejection of the draft law against child spanking by the House of Representatives for further review should alarm us all.
Double-edged sword of democratic hope
Oped, Published on 29/07/2022
» Thailand is not new to virulent exchanges of polemical opinions between supporters of opposing political factions on social media and beyond. However, the latest outcry from diehard fans of the newly elected Bangkok governor Chadchart Sittipunt against unfavourable criticism, proves one thing -- Thais still have much to prove before calling themselves democratically reasonable interlocutors.
Apec needed now more than ever
News, Published on 01/11/2021
» Many people might be unfamiliar with the work the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) forum does, but those four letters represent an economic and trade powerhouse that affects all our lives, from the price of a new car, to promoting renewable energy.
Highlighting the ills of pollution through art
Life, Published on 14/07/2021
» The issue of air pollution in the northern part of Thailand is highlighted through art in "One Generation Plants The Trees, Another Gets The Shade", which will kick off tomorrow and run until Sept 15 at Warin Lab Contemporary.
Howling into the void? US wolf recovery endangered by Trump
AFP, Published on 28/12/2020
» SOUTH SALEM (UNITED STATES) - They thrive at teamwork, fight for their homes, and cherish their families above all else.
An egalitarian exhibition
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 03/04/2019
» Placed methodically across the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre's (BACC) 8th floor gallery are 200 little figurines of a boy pointing towards the sky. Each decorated, painted and reimagined in different ways by international and Thai artists tells a story of their own. There's one wearing a camo military uniform donning multiple watches, one lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and one on a wooden pedestal -- dressed in a traditional Thai headdress with tiny little zebras lined up on the floor next to it.
New exhibition raises questions
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/02/2019
» From March 1 to April 12, various artists from Hong Kong, Singapore, Japan and Canada will display more than 200 Tian Tian figurines at the exhibition "Tian Tian Xiang Shang: Arts Is Learning, Learning Is Arts", 8th floor Main Gallery of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC).
Spitting image
News, Published on 04/08/2018
» Re: "Taking Cambodia's bogus election to task", (Opinion, Aug 3).
Afternoon Person
Life, Published on 02/05/2018
» Tae Parvit's first solo show comprises of narrations and human relations, told in full colors and mostly with unplanned compositions of figurative objects. His works are mostly spontaneous and communicate through accidentally beautiful images and characters where viewers are invited to freely feel, contemplate and interpret the meaning.