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Exhibitions to end your year in high spirits
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/12/2023
» Looking for inspiration, strength or even a word of encouragement to wrap up 2023 and move on to 2024? Three exhibitions on view at River City Bangkok will help.
The thin line between confusion and confidence
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 24/05/2021
» With the mass vaccination programme against Covid-19 to be rolled out soon, confusion is rising among Thais as a deadly third wave spreads across the country.
Fight hate with love
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 22/06/2020
» Martin Luther King Jr once said: "Through violence you may murder the hater, but you can't murder hate." This statement could not be more true, especially today in a world full of unrest triggered by discrimination and intolerance towards diversity of any kind.
Messages of freedom
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 07/02/2020
» A man and a woman are lying face down on the grass. Their heads are covered with what looks like a plain white T-shirt. Fully naked, they are engaged in some sort of fight -- an arm wrestle -- in which no one triumphs.
A thousand cuts
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 06/11/2019
» At the zenith of her career in music, South Korean singer and actress Sulli appeared as if she was living a perfect life. Unfortunately, the dark side to her apparent fairy tale was revealed with her recent tragic death.
Hold the salt!
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 29/10/2019
» An estimated 8 million people in Thailand suffer from chronic kidney disease, according to 2017 statistics from the Ministry of Public Health. Of this number, around 100,000 patients are in the terminal stage and require haemodialysis on a regular basis, which works as an artificial kidney. This requires a national budget of over 20 billion baht per year.
A new harvest of play people
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 09/10/2019
» When asked who his role model is, Japanese playwright and stage director Makoto Sato gave a really long pause.
The art of fighting
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/09/2019
» Ancient Japanese warriors live and relive in front of people's eyes in films like The Twilight Samurai, The Last Samurai, 47 Ronin or even a more modern interpretation like Kill Bill. But even for the Japanese, it is a rare chance to see the elements of samurai pride off the screen.
Dialogue of a turbulent time
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 08/07/2019
» Rivalry between nations during wars from the 1960s up to the 90s tore some Asian countries into pieces and killed hundreds of thousands of the innocent. It also gave birth to a rise of nationalism, rapid modernisation and democratic ideology across the region.
Buyer and maker beware
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 18/06/2018
» The scandalous headline-making case of Lyn dietary supplements is not just a wake-up call for consumers in buying suspicious products. It is also a trigger for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to actively crack down on manufacturers that break safety regulations.