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Rice paddy art in Chiang Rai
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/01/2024
» A five-rai rice paddy in Son Sung Village of Chiang Rai has become a unique canvas for its owner Tanpong Jaikam and local artists to create three images of cute cats from strategically planted rice of various types and colours.
In da paddy, yo: Thai hip hop's new homegrown stars
Published on 19/01/2020
» In geography and in culture, the rice paddies of northeastern Thailand are thousands of miles away from the birthplace of hip hop in New York City's Bronx, but for Thai rapper RachYo, the language of hip hop is universal.
In Loving Memory
Guru, Nimarta Narang, Published on 27/10/2017
» 20 amazing tributes to the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej from across the country.
Fruit of the loins
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/12/2016
» The annual Jim Thompson Farm Tour took place last weekend, kicking off with a Fun Run at the farm site in Pak Thong Chai District, Nakhon Ratchasima. Runners of all ages and skill level, from kids to serious joggers, lined up on the starting line at six in the morning to compete on one of the three circuits that ranged from a gentle 1.5km jog to a more serious 17km race.
Evocative hymn to Thai rice
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 23/01/2015
» This is the film you simply have to see this weekend. Uruphong Raksasad's Pleng Khong Kao (The Songs Of Rice) is a lyrical poetry of image and sound, as beautiful as 19th-century pastoral paintings and as evocative as murmured hymns. In a compact 75 minutes, we see muddied beasts stomping the paddies and whirring tractors aglow with nocturnal eyes; we hear the chanting for the Rice Goddess and rhythmic windpipe numbers for the harvest dance. We even marvel, unlikely as it seems, at a zonk-out sci-fi rendition of a northeastern rocket festival, ablaze with fire and sparks and songs and joy.
Tropical treasures
Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/10/2014
» 'This is really the most vibrant, the most contradictory, the most exciting land I know," writes former diplomat Philip Coggan in the introduction of A Journey Through Indo-China by David Bowden and Mick Shippen.
The romanticisation of scars
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/08/2014
» Is it fair to compare art? To compare, with the case at hand, the new movie version of Plae Kao (The Scar) with the movie version of Plae Kao, out in 1977 and still remembered (even revered) as a classic?
Now we are eight
Guru, Published on 27/09/2013
» OMB, we've turned eight years old! Without getting too teary, we think it's a good time to reflect a little on our beloved Bangkok. We talked to eight different authorities in eight various scenes of Bangkok from music to food and fashion, to get an insight into their respective fields eight years past and eight years from now. Thank you for reading us, and here's to the next eight!
Tropical Joy
Life, Published on 06/03/2013
» A short trip from the centre of Chiang Mai to Ne'-Na Contemporary Art Space in Mae Rim calls to mind Basho's haiku poem Narrow Road To The Deep North. As we rolled down the pleasant path towards the gallery, we realised how art can be ironic: as it tries to get closer to ordinary life, it insists on its extraordinary quality. When it works, it leaves an impression.
Sounds of the cinema
Life, Published on 04/01/2013
» People remember the movie Ban Sai Thong as much as they do its theme song. "This is the Golden Sand Mansion, where I'm headed... I don't know if they'll welcome me..." Those two verses never fail to evoke the image of a girl with pigtails, Pojaman, one of the most beloved characters in Thai movies, who'll grow up to face the tumult and melodrama of life to the cheers of viewers.