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Intricate, abstract, wild
Life, Kaona Pongpipat, Published on 08/04/2015
» More than anything, Filipino artist Louie Cordero's paintings at Bangkok University Gallery's (BUG) current show, "Golden Rule", are fun. On the floor, traces of spilled paint are still visible — as BUG's artist-in-residence, the gallery's second floor was used as Cordero's studio.
Remembering cinema's comic heritage
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/02/2015
» A great way to unwind from the Oscar hullabaloo has arrived this week. "Memory! International Film Heritage Festival — Reprise In Thailand" opened last night and will continue until March 6, featuring 11 classic films, from Chaplin to Ozu, Buster Keaton to Jacques Tati, plus a rare Mongolian epic and a Thai comedy classic. For filmgoers who regularly feast on Hollywood's new releases — intensified by the award-season blitz — watching old films on the big screen is an opportunity to find perspectives on cinema history and contemplate the ongoing evolution of the art form.
Land of the rising samba
Life, Noel Maclean, Published on 02/12/2014
» Panorama restaurant has been quietly picking up plaudits for bringing originality to the Bangkok buffet scene.
Photo evidence: Volunteer traffic police
Jon Fernquest, Published on 28/09/2012
» Trained volunteers will take photos of drivers breaking laws and post to police website as evidence.
M16 'snipers' claim they only fired blanks
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/08/2012
» Two army snipers admit to DSI investigators they were deployed above the red-shirt protestors near Lumpini Boxing stadium in 2010, but say they only fired blanks.
Story-telling with Google Street View
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 11/06/2012
» It is fun telling people about things you really know and with Google Street View you can actually show them what you are talking about. Follow along as I take my trip to work.
Sinkhole probe goes hi-tech
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 22/03/2012
» City engineers have been attracting attention in the Rama IV area as they use their high-tech gadgets to try to find what caused a Sunday's large sinkhole.
Road inspections ahead
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/03/2012
» The large hole that appeared in Rama IV road on Sunday night is not all that unusual, city officials say – there have been 20 collapses in recent years – and several major Bangkok roads will now undergo inspections
Hole in busy Bangkok road (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 19/03/2012
» A large crater in the busy Rama IV road last night disrupted traffic and prompted a quick repair job
Red-shirts losing faith in govt
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/01/2012
» For many red-shirts who were either injured or lost loved ones during the April-May 2010 clashes, the change in government has not had a positive impact on their lives.