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Serving a higher purpose
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 04/06/2018
» The Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) made headlines last month owing to more than one reason. Even before (appointed) Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang articulated his irking comments -- by which he made it known to the world that he would like to see the art centre turned into a co-working space packed with chairs -- critics and defenders of the BACC's management were already arguing on social media.
Give trees a chance
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 12/03/2018
» As of late, the construction company Italian-Thai has made headlines due to the illegal wildlife hunting activities of its president Premchai Karnasuta and the now -- sadly -- iconic panther he slayed. While Premchai is a threat to Thailand's fauna, it appears the company itself is no friend to flora, either.
A new Bangkok is not a better Bangkok
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/09/2017
» "It was the best of times, it was the worst of times." Dickens's famous opening lines to A Tale Of Two Cities fits present-day Bangkok perfectly.