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WWI centenary commemoration honours Siamese soldiers
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/11/2014
» Yod Sangrungruan died on Oct 9, 2003. He was the last remaining soldier of the 1,284 members of the Siamese Expeditionary Corps, who fought with the Allies in World War I against the Central Powers.
From the void, a light
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 01/11/2014
» ‘If one day you get the chance to read this memoir,” wrote Khaisri Wisutthipinetr to her unborn son in the first entry of Tales From The Tip Of An Iceberg, which won this year’s Naiin Book Award in the nonfiction category, “it means you survived and grew old enough to do so."
The formula to success
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 13/10/2014
» In December 1995, 10-year-old Lewis Hamilton walked up the McLaren team principal Ron Dennis at the Autosport Awards ceremony and and said "I want to race for you one day. I want to race for McLaren."
Building Lego houses
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 09/10/2014
» For Teerawat Mulvilai, veteran performer and B-Floor Theatre’s artistic director, Thailand moves forward by balancing on a ball and people seem glad to start all over again after tumbling down.
In and on the air
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 06/09/2014
» Tanida Hantaweewatana's full-time job is to be up in the air. But when she's on the ground, she writes the script for the TV hit, Hormones The Series, a programme known for its bold and honest portrayal of teenagers, which started its second season two months ago.
A very hairy journey
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 26/08/2014
» Armed with scissors and a comb, Japanese Jun Kuwabara set out earlier this year to travel the world and, while he's at it, cut the hair of 1,000 people. In a recent interview with Life, the 26-year-old hairdresser took us through the leafy and vibrant Rambuttri in the Khao San area to set up "a temporary salon".
Banking on the future
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 20/08/2014
» Everybody from the Baan Koh Tiab fishing community in Chumphon knows Jang Fungfeung.
Finding fortune
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 11/08/2014
» Philippus Albertus Van Wyk was born into a very wealthy farming family in South Africa's Pretoria, but money didn't give his life meaning. The 39-year-old is now a volunteer teacher at Baan Koh Payam School, a local Prathom school on Koh Payam, a two-hour boat ride off Ranong province, and says he has finally found his purpose.
The foetus between us
Muse, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 09/08/2014
» Dancer Kittiphon Udomrattanakulchai has literally found her muse within herself. A few months into her pregnancy, she became amazed and inspired by how her body had developed to protect the baby in her womb. That sense of wonder has turned into A Fetus’ Dream, an ongoing butoh performance at Crescent Moon Theatre.
Butoh invades Bangkok
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/08/2014
» The recently opened Thong Lor Art Space presents "Butoh Bangkok", a three-day show with three butoh performances by Thai and international artists from tomorrow until Sunday.