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The price of achievement
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/04/2026
» Loneliness is a very common issue in urban societies, yet it is often romanticised and not many explore its deeper layers. It is therefore encouraging to see it in a stage play.
Finding meaning in a fragmented city
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/03/2026
» Fragments Of Loneliness, a new play by Chakorn Chamai, will stage on Friday at LiFE Studio in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district, inviting audiences to examine an urban malaise in an achievement society. Instead of giving answers or moral conclusions, the play raises questions about the meaning of human existence.
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.
New WHO report highlights global loneliness epidemic
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/07/2025
» A new report from the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that loneliness affects one in six people. In the report titled "From Loneliness To Social Connection", social isolation refers to the state of interacting less with others. Meanwhile, loneliness is a negative emotion that results from a gap between desired and actual relationships.
Dough therapy
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/04/2025
» Oranong Chanasit, an activist, took a bakery course to learn how to knead dough in the hope of teaching hilltribe children, but encountered a life-changing experience.
Evolving language
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/04/2025
» During a medical check-up, Pin consulted a doctor about receiving gender-affirming care. In an ideal setting, a sign language interpreter would communicate with her by painstakingly finger-spelling the concept "hormone". But when such assistance was not available, she and the doctor resorted to writing on paper.
Teaching gender diversity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/03/2025
» "I am bisexual like a papaya flower," said Jirajade Wisetdonwail.
Pin-up stars
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/04/2023
» In the erotic novel Hom Dok Praduan (1968), Rong Wongsawan hints that a teenager fondled his flesh in front of her. “On the door is a cover photo of a socialite in Bangkok. Clad in her swimsuit, she allows waves to break on her thighs. But someone with restless hands drew overgrown grass so that he can rub it gently until it is torn. (In Mathayom 4, he often fantasised about her. The first syllable of her name begins with the mor letter. He feels thankful whenever she comes into his mind [...]).”
Abode of the gods
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/08/2022
» Cicadas sang a chorus as the forest opened out. I peered into the darkness and traced the distant contour of a monumental religious complex, a remarkable feat of human civilisation. Keyed up with my first visit, I crossed a floating bridge, a soon-to-be-dismantled construction, over a large moat in the midst of lush vegetation. Before dawn, I arrived at Angkor Wat.
Riding the green wave
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/06/2022
» Only two weeks after decriminalising cannabis, Thailand is experiencing a green rush. Since June 9, when the legalisation of marijuana for home and commercial use took effect, almost 1 million people registered to grow it with food and drug officials, while more than 40 million have checked out the registration platform. There's a growing public interest in the cash crop -- though some farmers remain doubtful -- and it is paving the way for "cannabis journalism".