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Private art museum Dib Bangkok opens in Thailand in honour of late collector
South China Morning Post, Published on 13/01/2026
» With his curly hair and thick-rimmed glasses, the late Thai collector Petch Osathanugrah cut a distinct figure. An industrialist, musician and heir to a popular energy drink company, he amassed a vast collection of more than 1,000 artworks and was in the early stages of building a private museum in Bangkok when he died from a heart attack in 2023.
A year in art
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/12/2025
» Since Thailand's art scene flourished this year, especially in Bangkok, city residents had access to a diverse range of art. As the year draws to an end, Life spoke with Sukontip Nakasem, founder of Warin Lab Contemporary & La Lanta Fine Art, and Voravuj Sujjaporamest, founder of VS Gallery, about highlights and significant art events that happened this year. While Warin Lab Contemporary is renowned for presenting prevailing issues related to ecology and the environment, VS Gallery stands out for presenting issues related to marginalised people.
New movies out this week: Dec 25-31
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/12/2025
» 14 new releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
Sho Shibuya's mindful art comes to Bangkok
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/12/2025
» New York based artist Sho Shibuya uses the Bangkok Post as a canvas for his artwork, which is on show at the new contemporary art museum Dib Bangkok.
Bangkok welcomes Dib, the city’s first contemporary art museum
BitesizeBKK, Published on 23/12/2025
» The city is raving about the opening of the contemporary art museum @dibbangkok, a stunning and modern space in the heart of the capital, overseen by founder and chairman Purat Osathanugraph, who drew inspiration from his late father, renowned collector and champion of the art world, Petch Osathanugrah.
The moral cost of survival
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 31/10/2025
» The deputy bank manager faces immense pressure when he learns that his position is soon to be replaced by artificial intelligence. Struggling with his family's growing financial burdens, he decides to find a desperate way out -- by stealing money from the account of a deceased person, one with no living relatives to verify their identity.
Would you take B30 million from a dead person's account?
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 14/10/2025
» When the promise of easy money appears, can anyone truly escape the cost?
Latest Nithiwat Tharatorn movie set to release on Netflix in October
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/09/2025
» Netflix has given us the first glimpse of upcoming Thai film Everybody Loves Me When I'm Dead, which is set to premiere on Oct 14.
Centara Grand Ladprao highlights Thai soft power
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 18/06/2025
» Centara Grand at Central Plaza Ladprao Bangkok is hosting the first edition of "Splash Hotel Soft Power Showcase 2025”, under the theme "Thai Art ∞ Thai Cuisine: Eat Food Like Medicine" until July 15.
The jazzman of Bangkok
Life, John Clewley, Published on 22/04/2025
» The Bamboo Bar at the famous Oriental Hotel was set up in 1953 during a period when the hotel had several owners, including pioneering photographer and social activist Germaine Krull, and the art collector and silk king Jim Thompson. It quickly became one of the Bangkok's top nightclubs, known for its live jazz sessions.