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Immersed in the past
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/02/2023
» Thai Buddhists believe in karma and that people who commit evil deeds will be punished after death. So, it was a surprise to discover that Korean Buddhists have similar ideas about life after death, even though most Koreans are Hinayana Buddhists and most Thais are Theravada Buddhists.
Jungle Boogie
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/09/2019
» It's been an exciting year for fans of The Lion King in Thailand. The remake of the classic 1994 Disney film came out a few months ago. Now, the eagerly awaited musical production finally hits town, the curtain being raised tomorrow night at Muangthai Rachadalai Theatre.
Saint and sensibility
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 16/05/2019
» A Christian fable or a Marxist allegory? A magical-realist myth or a political cry against neoliberalism (or feudalism, which produces the same catastrophe anyway)?
The way we were
Life, Published on 23/11/2018
» The history of Bangkok is fascinating. But the textbooks in history class or the stories told by our grandparents can only tell us so much. We need to take a closer look if we want an understanding of what life here was really like more than a century ago.
Sex, truth & politics
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 11/09/2017
» In Uthis Haemamool's new novel, the protagonist's erotic adventure runs parallel to Thailand's political education. A man's carnal quests and sexual outbursts become, in a way, an allegory of a larger social context as the country goes through three coups d'etat and several convulsive protests in the past 25 years. The awakening of the loin as a metaphor for political orgasm, physical penetration as an analogy for abuses of power -- Rang Haeng Pratana (Silhouette Of Desire) is a novel that, Uthis admits, presents him with many risks as a writer.
A new Lanna gem
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 27/07/2017
» The Chiang Mai National Museum has a new face after four years of renovation. Reopened on June 14, it brings exhibitions to life using state-of-the-art technology and presentations, and hopes to attract younger visitors.
The art of exile
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/06/2017
» The snowy mountaintops of Sweden, France or the United States, painted on Paphonsak La-or's canvases, aren't dispatches from the artist's overseas travels.
Once lost, now found
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 01/02/2017
» The 69th Cannes Film Festival begins today in southern France with its usual fanfare. Regarded as the world's most prestigious event of cinema professionals, the festival celebrates film as art, commerce, glitz and as cultural treasure. Fittingly, this year Cannes has invited only one Thai film to screen in the Cannes Classics programme -- the recently discovered 1954 Santi-Vina, which was once thought to be lost and has now been restored to its celluloid glory.
In musical tribute
Life, Published on 25/10/2016
» After the passing of His Majesty the King, several pop singers have released songs reflecting their grief. From rap to rock and ballads, we take a look at some of the most memorable
Exhibiting their wild side
Life, Duangphat Sitthipat, Published on 18/02/2015
» Lion carcasses, taxidermic vultures and a set of man-made animal models, including enormous elephants, tigers, monkeys, and a somewhat adorable leviathan, have been artistically brought together for a new exhibition.