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Comedy without borders
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/05/2024
» Comedic maestro Vir Das will be in Bangkok as part of his Mind Fool Tour on Sunday at KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha. The evening promises to be full of laughter, wit and profound insights.
Bangkok hosts Metalheadz celebration
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 07/12/2023
» In a thrilling crescendo of beats and bass, the vibrant city of Bangkok welcomes English music producer and DJ Goldie and his elite crew as Metalheadz Records marks an impressive three decades at the forefront of the global music scene. The celebratory tour, spanning iconic destinations, lands in Southeast Asia promising an unforgettable night at Siwilai Radical Club in Thong Lor on Friday night.
Connecting the past with the modern world
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 14/09/2022
» From Sept 22 until Oct 23 at the William Warren Library, The Jim Thompson Art Center will host "Timirbhu: The New World Order", an exhibition by Nakrob Moonmanas. The opening day will include the panel discussion "Literature / Digital / Art: Connected Borders?".
Opportunity knocks
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 06/10/2021
» While movie theatres and the film industry on a whole are still affected by the pandemic, streaming services have become the latest medium to help save entertainment. The information revolution is breaking down even more barriers between people and countries.
Discovering the origins of the kingdom
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/07/2021
» Season 2 of Kingdom ended in quite a shocking fashion, leaving all of us global fans wanting to find out more about all the unanswered questions. Especially when we got a glimpse of South Korean megastar Jun Ji-Hyun, who plays the mysterious character Ashin, at the end of the season.
Get ready for some girl group mania
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/06/2021
» Girl group fans, get ready to be dazzled as "AKB48 Group Asia Festival 2021" is making a virtual return on June 27. Led by Japanese girl group AKB48, the festival will bring together a total of 145 participating members from all its sister groups (JKT48, BNK48, MNL48, AKB48 Team SH, SGO48, AKB48 Team TP and CGM48), who will perform at various venues across Asia. This hybrid event, which combines virtual and offline elements, will utilise XR technology to create an engaging and memorable experience for fans.
The Covid conundrum
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 26/04/2021
» From the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic, Thailand has been a relative success story with low infection rates. However, a third wave is now hitting hard and ruining the hopes of people just as the country was gearing up for a rebound. Despite the increase in cases with over 1,000 plus infections being reported for several days and 120 deaths, there's no sign that Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha and his government will announce a nationwide lockdown. Some members of the opposition suspect that the government may be facing financial problems and that there is a possibility that public debt has surpassed 60%, which means there is not enough cash to pay subsidies like the last lockdown. So, it's almost as if we've been told by the government that this time around, it's every man for himself.
Preventing the next pandemic
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 02/12/2020
» A lot of effort has been made by people around the world to find ways to stop the current pandemic from impacting the planet. Since Covid-19 is a viral illness, it knows nothing about man-made borders as it leaves doctors and frontline healthcare workers scrambling to contain it. Yet, there's another front in this fight; infectious diseases researchers, also known as virus hunters, who are trying to find viruses before they find us. One such person is American scientist Dr Kendra Phelps, a field researcher and ecologist who stars in an upcoming National Geographic documentary titled Virus Hunters which is set to premiere in Thailand tomorrow.
Laughter is the best medicine
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/06/2020
» Educating children about the Covid-19 pandemic is a critical mission. The popular Kai Hua Ror (Laughter For Sale) comic magazine recently launched its special edition KnowCovid, which seeks to demystify for kids the disease that has so far infected more than 7 million people globally.
The sounds of society in flux
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/01/2020
» From Saturday until March 14 at Gallery Ver, see "Where Echoes Never End", the latest solo exhibition by celebrated contemporary artist Piyarat Piyapongwiwat who resonates disparate voices of our current political climate that pronounce many voices of the voiceless through her series of multimedia installations.