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Planning for the inevitable
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2026
» Death Fest, a fair promoting meaningful well-being and peaceful death, returns for its second year from Friday until Sunday at Impact Exhibition Center, Hall 6. Death Fest is organised by Peaceful Death, an expert group on illness, care and death; The Cloud, an online magazine; and Choojai & Friends, a creative agency.
A world of dinosaurs
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/04/2025
» The gigantic size of dinosaurs has always fascinated people and seeing them up close is an exciting experience. At "Dinolab Bangkok 2025 Jurassic Domination", organised by Japan Anime Movie Thailand and Inception, people can see life-sized dinosaurs created using animatronic techniques.
Memories remain
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/08/2023
» Growing up in Surin, the border region between Thailand and Cambodia, Marisa Srijunpleang developed a keen interest in the histories of both countries. However, she noticed that some historical stories were missing from written records. After talking to family members, she was surprised to discover they were survivors of the 1975 Khmer Rouge genocide, and how they had been directly and indirectly affected by the war.
Refuse accepted
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/03/2023
» Born and raised in Songkhla, Narongyot Thongyu liked to collect trash from beaches and turn it into toys in his youth. With those childhood memories in mind, Narongyot has created a collection of hanging sculptures resembling quirky toys, each made from discarded objects such as balls, sandals, helmets and bottle caps likewise collected from beaches.
A green future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/01/2023
» When Schle Woodthanan, managing director of Textile Gallery, was a young journalist, he visited many factories, including his family-owned factory, and discovered that the working environments were poor. The bad conditions had a negative effect on the health of workers, so when Schle took over his family business, he decided to build a new green factory, Pasaya, manufacturing home textile products.
Through the lens
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/12/2020
» Most art exhibitions attract only people who work in the art industry.
One breath at a time
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/09/2020
» Chiang Mai is well known for its spectacular landscapes and natural attractions, but in the past few years, this beautiful city has topped the world list of worst air quality as ranked by Air Visual, an app monitoring air pollution. When artist Rattanakan Kanchanaphanbun moved from Chiang Mai to work in Bangkok, she experienced a high level of PM2.5 dust in the capital. However, the Chiang Mai native was surprised to see that the reaction to air pollution in Bangkok gained greater attention. That inspired her to speak out for Chiang Mai people through the art exhibition "796 Kilometers Hear / Say: Chiang Mai -- Bangkok Dialogue", which is one of eight exhibitions in the "Early Years Project #5 By Millcon: Fluidity Of Change" created by selected young artists at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC).
Hands off!
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2020
» Before the Covid-19 lockdown, Dino Detective used to be the most popular play zone at Bangkok's Children Discovery Museum. Usually crowded with eager children digging for fossils of dinosaurs buried under the sand, now only 10 young participants at a time are allowed in the zone due to the social distancing measures.
The ignorance of convenience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/01/2020
» It's fair to say that the campaign to reduce single-use plastic bag at major retailers and convenience stores since the beginning of the year has not been entirely smooth. While many understand the environmental concerns driving the campaign, there are still a great deal of people who can't look past the minor inconvenience of doing without plastic bags.
To use is to reuse
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/01/2020
» Funny photos taken at supermarkets and convenience stores across Thailand were circulated on New Year's Day, showing customers carrying unusual containers like a construction cart, a cement bag, a plastic bucket and even a stainless-steel cooking pot to use as substitutes for plastic bags.