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Stop the fancy words in battle against Covid
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 30/04/2021
» The small drop in the number of new Covid-19 new cases to under 2,000 yesterday may look like a good sign.
City's history being lost to fake facade of beauty
Oped, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 05/11/2020
» The new graffiti on the walls along the recently facelifted Klong Ong Ang became the talk of the town so I decided not to miss out on it. City Hall wrapped up the artwork just in time for the recent Loy Kratong festivities.
The irony of the Bangkok Art Biennale
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 25/10/2018
» This month, the Big Mango may take pride in itself for hosting the Bangkok Art Biennale, which Bloomberg News said has turned our capital into "a giant art gallery".
Is Leipzig set to be the new Berlin?
B Magazine, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/07/2017
» 'Why don't you check out the Spinnerei? My son and I go there a lot," said a man who was hanging out with his young son by the canal, as I asked him for directions to the old industrial part of Leipzig, the largest city in Saxony, Germany.
City Hall lit up amidst streets of darkness
News, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 20/01/2016
» True to its name, "Light of Happiness" -- two entrances, six panels, one tunnel with butterfly curtains and a few light installations on the ground -- is illuminated. All at once, Lan Khon Muang Plaza in front of the City Hall on Din So Road looks spectacular.
Orwellian treatise still relevant for our times
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 03/02/2014
» There's no need to ask her what the first thing she did yesterday was.
Striking colonial heritage
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 13/09/2013
» The colonial buildings in most Southeast Asian countries are often a reminder of less-than-great moments in history.
Inspired by nature
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/08/2013
» Li Junsheng was probably unfortunate to be born into a poor family, but he was lucky to be born with a great passion for art.
The fight to stay green
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 26/06/2013
» 'If you could design Bangkok, what would it be," asks Jatuporn Tansirimas, campaigner of Makkasan Hope, a group advocating for a new public park. He's open to every resident's opinion.
On the walls in Mandalay
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 02/05/2013
» More than two centuries after Ayutthaya villagers were captured by the Burmese and taken to Mandalay, some artistic traits are still evident in the township of Amarapura. But don't expect to find traditional Thai stilt houses from the period dotting Amarapura streets or Ayutthaya's narrow chedi abounding in Myanmar temples.