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The infinite anomaly
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/12/2025
» Genki Kawamura returned this year with his second feature film Exit 8. His debut, A Hundred Flowers (2022), follows Yuriko, an ageing piano teacher, who unravels in the grip of dementia and her son, Izumi, who comes to term with losing her again. While Yuriko's mind is fading, her son's memories are vivid. In particular, her disappearance still haunts him.
Taiwan's comic characters make a push into the Thai market
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/09/2025
» The Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has been actively promoting comic characters in Thailand to explore new opportunities.
A bitter farewell
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/05/2023
» The Robot Building on Sathon Road is a childhood superhero that comes to life. Standing on staggered floors, the chunky android is studded with nuts and bolts. Its head boasts metallic-lidded eyes and two communication antennae and its frontal body is outfitted with black glass and blue stripes like armour. It is ready to fight a monster in the urban jungle.
In a king's footsteps
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/09/2022
» The sea breeze blew in as a group of visitors arrived at Mrigadayavan Palace, the former summer retreat of King Vajiravudh (Rama VI) in Cha-am district of Phetchaburi. After more than two years since the beginning of the pandemic, the heritage site remains closed for a restoration project that unveils traces of its early days.
A call for help
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/08/2022
» We pull on layers to protect our vulnerable core. When they break, we are exposed and desperate for new shells, but they take time and do not come easily. Sometimes, we borrow them from the dead.
Symbols of eternal love
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/03/2022
» 'We teach them humans are not friends, but foes," said Tanet Uttaraviset, an animal scientist at Nakhon Ratchasima Zoo, while opening the door of the nursery for young sarus cranes. Inside this leafy circular enclosure is a green puddle where his words echo the conflict between humans and tall waterbirds under threat of extinction.
Debunking the endgame theory
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/01/2022
» Like all viruses, SARS-CoV-2 adapts for survival. First identified in South Africa in November, the new variant of concern, Omicron, has now swept across the world. It carries a large number of mutations, including those on the spike protein, which are thought to increase transmissibility. However, studies have found that it causes milder infection than previous variants.
Exhibition explores the impact of air pollution
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/01/2022
» From open burning to toxic emissions, clouds of smoke curl and drift before entering our bodies. Thai artist Supmanee Chaisansuk has launched her new exhibition of semi-abstract paintings to explore the impact of air pollution.
Reviving old traditions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/12/2021
» Despite face masks, local artisans put their heart and soul into the annual creative festival amid the rush of the winter breeze. Amid Covid-19, the 7th Chiang Mai Design Week brought the northern city back to life. Shedding its superfluous layers, the subdued event finally came to fruition by exploring its roots.
State of confusion
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/06/2021
» The Mor Prom platform met its doom on the day of its launch. A large number of people flocked to register for the Covid-19 vaccination, causing the system to break down temporarily due to overwhelming demand. Bookings for people over 60 and patients with seven chronic diseases experienced a bumpy ride ahead of the mass vaccination starting earlier this week. While the application's name is translated as doctors are ready, people joked that doctors are actually not.