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Taunt too far; Dad turns on killer son; defiant druggie
News, Mae Moo, Published on 08/06/2025
» Poking the bear in his cave
Artists rally to save the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/08/2023
» Hemmed in on all sides by construction, colourful paintings are nailed to the metal sheet fences of an age-old community. Inside, there is thoughtful mixed-media artwork, performances and memorabilia left behind in the wake of displacement. Artists are campaigning all-out for the protection of the Chao Mae Thap Thim Shrine ahead of a first court ruling that could result in demolition at the end of the month.
A city's lifeline
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/07/2022
» The uniqueness of street food stalls add a charm to Bangkok, and this is what inspired artist Kiettisak Moungkum to create art when he was an undergraduate student. However, as a graduate student at the Faculty of Painting Sculpture and Graphic Arts, Silpakorn University, he had to do field surveys of street vendors for his thesis and that's when he discovered the negative side of the business. As a result, Kiettisak's solo art exhibition, "Rules", reflects the problems of organising street vendors on pavements and public spaces.
Expelling the family pest, killer 'mouse', brave canal hug
News, Mae Moo, Published on 19/09/2021
» Don't bag that head
Visitors flock to Klong Ong Ang
News, Poramet Tangsathaporn and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 28/03/2021
» It has been five months since Klong Ong Ang (formerly known as Saphan Lek) of Phra Nakhon district was reinvented as a popular tourist attraction for people to enjoy street art and a weekend night market. The canal has been restored and hailed as a tremendous success by the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA).
Drawing what the eye sees
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/02/2021
» Residents of the Mahakan Fort Community were evicted from their homes in 2017 after the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) decided to turn the historic area into a public park. Before everything was torn down, Bangkok Sketcher, a group of artists who draw on location, visited the site to capture the final moments of the community. Three urban sketchers in the group -- Suppachai Vongnoppadondacha, aka Louis Sketcher, Pitirat Yoswattana and Sompong Ngamsangrat -- were overwhelmed to witness the scene and were drawn to the architectural structures that would soon be demolished.
'Til marriage do we part, prison tragedy, Kan in court
News, Mae Moo, Published on 10/01/2021
» Bar girl fails to measure up
A look at Bangkok's developing landscape in 2020
Life, Story: Sirinya Wattanasukchai, Published on 29/12/2020
» As a result of 2020 being hit hard by the Covid-19 pandemic, the world has seemed to come to a halt.
Finding inspiration around us
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/12/2020
» Many aesthetic artworks begin with a simple line but drawings are often something beyond just a line. At the art exhibition titled "The End Is Now, Now Is Here: The Exploration Of Drawing", 25 Thai young artists explore and interpret techniques of their own "drawings" in different ways.
Fraudster ex-monk caught, billionaire lies, Eve tips out Sek
News, Mae Moo, Published on 06/10/2019
» I didn't mean to rip you off