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Call Dial-A-Poem Thailand to be cool, calm and collected
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 09/04/2026
» 'This is an invitation to stay calm," said the voice on the other side of the line, followed by the sound of waves. "Breathe in and out. I am helping you find inner peace."
Signal interference
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/02/2026
» Akkara Naktamna and Manit Sriwanichpoom are intertwined by two similar events.
When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.
Thai-Danish short story contest open to submissions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/10/2025
» Danish Nobel Laureate Karl Gjellerup's novel The Pilgrim Kamanita (1906) recounts a borderless tale of a spiritual quest -- a journey of an Indian merchant's son from carnal desire to nirvana -- that captured the public's imagination. Now, it is time to pen stories that draw inspiration from this Buddhist masterpiece.
The primordial comes to the present at Panic Room show in Chiang Mai
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/10/2025
» A new exhibition by Arnont Nongyao and NooN Collective presents their recordings of fungus at Panic Room (DC Collection) in Chiang Mai.
Sci-fi author Chen Qiufan joins Bangkok Climate Action Week
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2025
» Chinese sci-fi author Chen Qiufan will join Bangkok Climate Action Week today.
The gift of literature
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/09/2025
» Hailing from a rural village, Hin Pa toils back-breaking hours until he runs into his childhood friend, Bak Berd, who makes a living as a parasailor in Phuket. Spurred by his invitation, Hin Pa relocates to the island for better opportunities. In a memorable scene, a traveller hands him a book midair. Who would foresee that it inspires him to read more, venture into painting and cycle around the world?
Two art exhibitions worth checking out
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/08/2025
» Art4C Art Centre invites all to "Wander Wall" by Happyduis -- his first solo exhibition.
Reclaiming motherhood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 19/08/2025
» A woman slowly grows into a mother over time. It is a full-time job that never ends until the lights go out. After nine months of pregnancy, she nurtures her child for years until adulthood. Her reward? It is said that the child is the apple of her eye. It is expected for a woman to sacrifice her body, career and everything for this role.
Written in blood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/07/2025
» In 2015, Joe Freeman and Aung Naing Soe noticed the prominent status of poetry in Myanmar politics. At the time, both journalists heard that Maung Saungkha, a 23-year-old poet, posted a poem about having a tattoo of an unnamed president on his penis on Facebook. Saungkha, however, was charged for defaming former president Thein Sein under telecommunication law, serving a six-month jail term.