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Paying homage to Hua Lamphong
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/03/2023
» To celebrate the 126th anniversary of the State Railway of Thailand, the Hua Lamphong station became a part of the Unfolding Bangkok event, which aims to boost tourism in the capital. From a centre for passengers travelling to Bangkok from all around the country, Hua Lamphong's traffic is now confined to a few train lines, but this classic station and its historical building remain significant.
Italians in Siam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/01/2023
» When Mariannina Zuccaro arrived in Bangkok for her marriage with Mario Tamagno, an Italian architect who worked in Siam from 1900-1925, she encountered a stark contrast between her fiance's self-effacing character and monumental creations. According to Italians At The Court Of Siam, she referred to a photograph of the inauguration of a railway, on the back of which Tamagno listed everybody around King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), except himself.
Planned movie screening at Hua Lamphong station called off
Online Reporters, Published on 14/07/2022
» City Hall has called off a free open-air movie screening and musical performance at Hua Lamphong station planned for Sunday, after an awkward lack of forward planning.
Powered by passion
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/04/2022
» At the exhibition "Bangkok Model Railway 2022", train enthusiasts can enjoy model trains from different countries, such as the high-speed Amtrak Acela from the United States, a diesel locomotive from the Deutsche Reichsbahn in Germany, and a diesel-electric from Alsthom in France. These trains run on landscapes that include railway stations, cities, bridges and tunnels. Some railway stations are miniature replicas of real places such as Hua Hin and Baden–Baden in Germany.
A big and bold return
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/03/2022
» After two years without a physical event, bookworms should be delighted to hear the Thailand National Book Fair has returned. The 20th Bangkok International Book Fair and 50th National Book Fair, organised by the Publishers and Booksellers Association of Thailand (PUBAT), has relocated from their previous venue in Muang Thong Thani and is taking place at Bangkok's Bang Sue Grand Station from now until April 6 under the concept of "Future" and features books that will take us to the world of a distant time.
Make a romantic getaway to Lop Buri dam
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 11/02/2022
» Are you planning a romantic getaway to spend Valentine's Day with your loved one, but are at a loss? Then, the Rod Fai Loi Nam (floating train) day trip may be an excellent alternative when the State Railway of Thailand marks the month of love by extending a weekend schedule from Bangkok to the Pa Sak Jolasid Dam in the ancient town of Lop Buri.
Exhibition highlights Hua Lamphong's history
Life, Published on 29/12/2021
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) is staging the "Hua Lamphong In Your Eyes" exhibition about Bangkok's historic central railway station, daily from 9am to 5pm until Jan 16.
National artist Chalee Intarawichit dies at 98
Online Reporters, Published on 05/05/2021
» Chalee Intaravijit, a national artist and well-known film director, song writer and theatre actor, died at Sirijaj Hospital late on Tuesday night aged 98 years.
In School Town King, the kids are not all right
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/01/2021
» There's a sense of immediacy in School Town King, a Thai documentary about two teenage rappers from the Klong Toey slums. On the surface, this is an advocacy film, one that patiently follows the two underprivileged ghetto boys with an unorthodox dream and their misadventures in Thai schools. But what makes School Town King feel urgent is its exposé of structural narrow-mindedness and the ideological straightjacket that leaves no room for kids who do not fit the mould. The conservative school policy, the film suggests in its visual clues and off-the-cuff asides is a chronic condition that has worsened by the arrogantly old-school regime of past years. In the year of Bad Students and Free Youth upheaval, School Town King is a deafening confirmation that the kids are not all right -- and it's surprising only for ignorant adults why they no longer want to put up with it.
Full steam ahead for Ayutthaya
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2020
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will launch a special trip to Ayutthaya with a good old-fashioned steam locomotive to celebrate the 68th birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on July 28.