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Sitala to stay in H1-Key, says K-pop record label
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 09/12/2021
» Sitala Wongkrachang, a daughter of late actor and director-turned-activist Saranyu Wongkrachang, will remain a part of the soon-to-debut K-pop girl group H1-Key despite calls on Thai social media to ban her, the band's managers said.
From cinema ban to film festival: Saudi rolls out red carpet
AFP, Published on 06/12/2021
» RIYADH: Less than four years after lifting a ban on cinemas, Saudi Arabia is to host its first major film festival from Monday as it eyes a lucrative new industry.
Now showing
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 08/10/2021
» Cinemas are back! After another semi-lockdown that forced cinemas to close, we can finally enjoy a proper movie-going experience again. Sure, it might be capped at 50% capacity and you can only sit with one person beside you instead of the classic cinema experience of having your girlfriend on your left while a dude who munches popcorn loudly is on your right. Sigh, nostalgia! But we'll take what we can get for now. Though it's easy to simply go to the nearest mall to go to the cinema, we're spotlighting places that offer a different experience. These indie cinemas deserve as much love as any of the multiplexes do. After losing iconic places like Scala and Bangkok Screening Room, we should do what we can to keep these cinemas alive. Get the popcorn and settle in. It's time to go back to the movies.
Where art and culture coexist
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 07/10/2021
» As we're still facing travel restrictions, leaving home and lingering around the tranquil neighbourhood of Charoen Krung is the easiest way to fulfil my wanderlust without having to leave the city.
Actress hit with $46m tax fine as China targets celebrity culture
AFP, Published on 27/08/2021
» BEIJING: Top Chinese actress Zheng Shuang was hit with a $46 million tax evasion fine Friday while references to film star Zhao Wei were wiped from video streaming sites as Beijing steps up its campaign against celebrity culture.
From mansions to mangrove forests
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 22/07/2021
» Like many others, I am not in the mood to travel during the partial lockdown but that will not stop me from exploring. From my computer screen, I can explore various sites in Bangkok and also other parts of the country. This will at least give me an idea of places to add to my itinerary in the future.
Death by a thousand cuts
Life, Chris Baker, Published on 09/07/2021
» The film director Apichatpong Weerasethakul, is the most celebrated Thai creative artist in the world today, awarded the Palme d'Or at Cannes in 2010 and a string of other international prizes. After wrestling with the Thai censors, he decided first to stop showing his films in Thailand, and then to stop making his films here. He has recently been making a film with an international star cast in Colombia, almost exactly the opposite point on the globe, the farthest possible distance from Thailand on the planet.
Listen to the bunny. Stop animal testing
Life, Published on 15/04/2021
» While animal testing for cosmetics has been officially banned in 40 countries, the practice is still legal in most of the world, including Thailand. Save Ralph, an animated short film, aims to engage consumers and policymakers to ban it.
BTS hit song brings hope of further thaw in China-South Korea relations
Published on 23/12/2020
» Four years after South Korea and China had a falling out over the former's stationing of United States missiles ostensibly directed at deterring a North Korean attack, which led to a ban on Korean entertainment, K-pop supergroup BTS' newest hit song, Dynamite, was played on Beijing radio for the first time this week.
The art of K-Pop reaches new heights
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/12/2020
» Despite the cancellation of concerts and music gatherings in 2020, a lot of things have been happening in the world of K-pop.