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Chiang Mai Design Week this year emphasises living well
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 27/11/2019
» TCDC Chiang Mai is hosting its much-loved Chiang Mai Design Week from Dec 1-15, expanding this year to iconic venues like Three Kings Monument, the Chiang Mai Historical Centre and Lanna Folklife Museum.
Bangkok dreams
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 17/04/2019
» To any outsider visiting Bangkok for the first time, the first word they might use describe the city would probably be "chaos". From the polarity of old and modern, rich and poor, nature and synthetic, it's a lot for anyone to take in.
An egalitarian exhibition
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 03/04/2019
» Placed methodically across the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre's (BACC) 8th floor gallery are 200 little figurines of a boy pointing towards the sky. Each decorated, painted and reimagined in different ways by international and Thai artists tells a story of their own. There's one wearing a camo military uniform donning multiple watches, one lying on the floor in a pool of blood, and one on a wooden pedestal -- dressed in a traditional Thai headdress with tiny little zebras lined up on the floor next to it.
Biting the bullet
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/03/2019
» For the past year or so, I've had pretty much the same routine. Go to the office, write, eat lunch, chat with colleagues, interview someone interesting, write some more, rinse and repeat. It's been a fulfilling, secure and comfortable existence.
Dhamma 2.0
Life, Story: Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 19/02/2019
» Wrapped in saffron robes with his head and eyebrows shaved to the skin, no one could ever expect Ekkachai Arinthamo to be a digital creative with a significant number of online followers.
Learning to fly
Gary Boyle, Published on 01/02/2019
» A new project is helping students from Bangkok's Klong Toey neighbourhood see a better future.
The hovering eye
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/01/2019
» 'I shoot a lot of crap every day," said Thomas Hoepker after being asked what it feels like to be lauded as a master photographer. "You see something and a car comes, or the person I wanted to photograph turns around. I would say, if I walk on the street in the evening, I see 10 pictures, maybe one I keep from that scene."
Sadly, barbarism begins at home
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/01/2019
» Early last week, the world watched with bated breath to see if Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun would be sent back to what she feared would be her inevitable death in Saudi Arabia. The 18-year-old had renounced Islam (a crime punishable by death) and run away from her family, accusing them of physical and psychological abuse.
New festival celebrates the cultural riches of Isan
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 08/01/2019
» Boasting its own colourful culinary, cultural and musical traditions, Thailand's Northeastern region of Isan is packed full of creative potential that will be unlocked and uncovered at the Isan Creative Festival 2019.
What the children make
Life, Story and photos: Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/12/2018
» For 40 years, the Foundation for Children (FFC) has been protecting and providing opportunities for abused, underprivileged and neglected children by nourishing their souls through alternative learning methods.