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Student filmmakers focus on Thai society for 'Voices Of The New Gen'
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/05/2023
» After screenings in August last year, "Voices Of The New Gen", four short films by university students, are once again revisiting the gamut of social and political issues of 2022 on Netflix.
Breaking the cycle of land inequality
News, Editorial, Published on 02/04/2023
» Thailand's land ownership disparity is one of the worst in the world. As such, land reform should be a crucial campaign policy for the upcoming general election. Unfortunately, it is not.
Sweat it out for good health
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 05/09/2022
» In two years' time, baby boomers born in 1964 will turn 60. I happen to be one of the last born in the boomer years counting down to retirement in the Year of the Rabbit.
At the crossroads of history
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/03/2022
» In a career than spans three decades, photojournalist Vinai Dithajohn has risked his life covering several coups and protest movements mostly using Democracy Monument as a vantage point. An exhibition of some his most harrowing shots and others that humanise protesters and police officers alike is currently on display at Bangkok's VS Gallery.
More to 'seeking the truth' laser campaign than meets the eye, academics say
News, Published on 17/05/2020
» The laser projection of political messages on landmarks in the capital by the Progressive Movement is more than just a bid by the one-time party to build momentum, observers say.
Straying from the course
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/12/2020
» Learning history from new sources has led to the "political awakening" underlying the youth-led movement's stance against "royalist nationalism", academics say.
Arkhom secures finance post
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/10/2020
» His Majesty the King has endorsed the appointment of Arkhom Termpittayapaisith as the new finance minister, ending the month-long vacancy left by the sudden resignation of his brief predecessor, Predee Daochai.
Sustainability, environment take centre stage for 'Cinema Diverse 2020' documentaries
Life, Published on 19/08/2020
» "Cinema Diverse 2020" is back with a screening of four documentary films on environmental issues and sustainable energy, at the Auditorium, 5th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, on two weekends -- Aug 22-23 and Aug 29-30.
Horror haunts
Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 25/10/2019
» For countless generations, superstitions have loomed large in the Thai psyche, often interweaving themselves into hundreds of horrifying tales, both factual and fictitious. Regardless of one's inclination to believe in them, there is no denying that a few real-life events in our fine city send shivers down the spine. Guru has listed places in the city with purported paranormal activity and macabre pasts. If you dare to experience them, you have been warned: proceed with caution.
Rapper has more to say as election nears
Published on 16/02/2019
» The rhymes came to Nutthapong Srimuong before dawn, when Bangkok is as still as it can be and the night jasmine overpowers the capital with its perfume.