• LIFE

  Immerse yourself in queer bathhouse art

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 23/06/2023

  » A bathhouse. A place for a romantic encounter. A community space. A gay sauna can also be a gallery that consolidates sexual and artistic experiences. Located in the heart of Phra Khanong, Krubb Bangkok is showcasing a photographer's collection of erotic artwork that explores the taboo subject of sexual expression and healing.

• TRAVEL

  Complicated history and a comeback

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/06/2022

  » On the partition of a quiet seaside wood house is more than an old photo from circa 1881. It is hard evidence that King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and his entourage, including his half-brother Prince Damrong Rajanuphap, visited the island in the easternmost province of Trat before it was subject to French rule. Despite the withdrawal of troops, colonial legacies remained for years.

• LIFE

  Joy amid hardship

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/05/2021

  » Rusty tin shacks sprawl under high-rises and billboards. Rubbish scatters and floats down the foul-smelling river. Last year, fire broke out near a local mosque. With the third wave of the coronavirus outbreak, the Klong Toey neighbourhood is hanging by a thread.

• OPINION

  No one benefits as old regime drags out its end

  Oped, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2021

  » Standing together in a space demarcated as a forbidden area, two actors began to spread red paint over their bodies and create flags out of ropes and twigs. When they ran wild and cried out "Long live the people!" the message could not be clearer. Performed by the Layyim Theatre group, the gig was a part of the rally held by the United Front of Thammasat and Demonstration (UFTD) to commemorate the first year of the movement. It was held in front of the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre on Sunday.

• THAILAND

  Debate host a model in cool

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/03/2021

  » With her intense gaze and a pen in her right hand, Jomquan Laopetch has become a household name as she moderates heated debates between those on different ends of the political spectrum. The termination of her contract with Thairath TV at the end of January made headlines and prompted widespread speculation about her next move. She is now host of new programme The Matter every Friday.

• LIFE

  Recognising gender dysphoria

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/02/2021

  » For years, Pat* was haunted by the moment her father said he was disappointed that she was not a male. She had not come out intentionally at that time but as the situation unfolded, her father's rejection cast a long shadow over her life.

• THAILAND

  The Finn spearheading a charge to make Thailand's rubbish go round in circles

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/10/2019

  » As Finland is the world's first country to launch a national roadmap for its transition to a circular economy by 2025, the northern European nation is encouraging Thailand to adopt the model where resources are continually reused for the sustainable future of our planet.

• OPINION

  A cult of nothingness

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 06/09/2021

  » Last week, coup-installed senators convened in the corridors of power. When one senator tabled a motion for the virtuous council, I felt like we had travelled back in time to the Second World War. In 1939, the government of Field Marshal Plaek Phibunsongkhram issued cultural mandates to strengthen Siam in the context of the global war.

• LIFE

  Tech is helping create moral flexibility among the young generation

  Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/08/2021

  » Young digital natives use online platforms to explore and express their identities, resulting in a new moral landscape different from older generations, new research has found.

• THAILAND

  Young protesters add fuel to fire lit by extinguished Future Forward

  News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/11/2020

  » After first being inspired by the now-defunct Future Forward Party (FFP), young protesters are now looking to the past as they revive the spirit of the 1932 Siamese Revolution, a forum was told.

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