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A broken hourglass
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 08/01/2020
» While Thai people have shown more concern about environmental issues, especially plastic, air and water pollution, we may have overlooked sand shortages. A Canadian photographer has underlined the sand shortage issue through his photo exhibition "Sand By Tim Pelling", now on view at River City Bangkok.
Staying afloat on a sea of despair
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 13/12/2019
» Chakra (Sarm Heng) is a Cambodian peasant boy who wants to escape a rural existence that offers him no future. "How's Thailand?" he asks a friend who returns from working at a construction site in Bangkok. "If you work hard, there's no problem," his friend assures him. Through trafficking agents, Chakra is smuggled across the border, but instead of being sent to a factory or a construction site, the boy is thrown onto a fishing trawler and forced to work without pay in conditions resembling a floating prison.
See the spiritual side of the forest
Life, Published on 24/09/2019
» Phnom Penh-based artist Khvay Samnang is a gifted multimedia storyteller whose work never fails to leave his audience inspired. His latest exhibition in Thailand titled "A Forest Of Spirits" is on view today until Oct 31 at Nova Contemporary gallery on Ratchadamri Road.
Cambodia designer beats odds to bring Khmer fashion to Europe
Published on 28/08/2019
» Sor San, a disabled designer from Phnom Penh, is introducing ethnic fashion from her country in Berlin this year. She is one of five female designers to showcase her work at a fashion event.
A royal birthday extravaganza
Life, Published on 25/07/2019
» Special cultural performances from around the world will be held at the "Long Live Our Beloved King" event, which starts today and runs until Sunday at the Parc Paragon of Siam Paragon, Rama I.
Learn about film from industry insiders
Life, Published on 25/06/2019
» Learn the craft of filmmaking at an upcoming series of workshops and seminars from July 4-7 at Alliance Francaise Bangkok.
Pointillism in lotus ink at Serindia Gallery
Life, Published on 23/05/2019
» Australian artist and weaver Morrison Polkinghorne exhibits his grey- and grey-black-toned paintings made from lotus stems and artisanal petal ink at the "148913: Paths Of The Lotus Ink" exhibition, which is running at Serindia Gallery until June 30.
Expanding the friend zone
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/02/2019
» Friend zone is a place nobody wants to be in. Stuck in a limbo between friendship and wanting more, friend zone is sometimes a prison people want out of but just can't walk away from. In GDH's latest flick, Friend Zone (now showing in cinemas), this complex and bittersweet relationship is hilariously explored by filmmaker Chayanop Boonprakob.
Building them up
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/01/2019
» Construction workers are usually overlooked even though their work is fundamental to the building of cities. To shine a spotlight on them, German photographer Ralf Tooten exhibits construction-worker portraits in his exhibition "A.W.C. -- Asian Workers Covered", as a reminder of how and by whom Thailand's cities have been built.
Unesco lists 'khon' as cultural heritage
Online Reporters, Published on 29/11/2018
» Unesco has listed Thai khon as intangible cultural heritage of humanity.