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Waking the dead
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 18/01/2019
» Walking along Khon Kaen's historic Srichan Road, you might expect tumbleweed to roll past at any given moment. The shophouses that line the street are shut -- empty and abandoned. Roadside restaurants are scarce and vacant. Apart from the one café and jazz bar down the street, there's nothing to see or do. Srichan Road, put simply, is dead. Thankfully, the Creative Economy Agency (CEA) and Khon Kaen Municipality, are planning to change that.
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Picnic at Soi Sam
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 14/09/2018
» If anyone had a name perfectly suited for an eponymous fashion label, it would be Shone Puipia. Short, catchy and intriguing, the 25-year-old's brand has been rising quickly through the Thai fashion world within the past two years.
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Who pays for art?
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/07/2018
» Should museums be funded by the state or by private sponsors? The question looms large with the current problems at Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC), the largest publicly-funded art gallery in the country -- and with the rise of many private galleries that seem to flourish with the burgeoning art scene.
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The writing's on the wall
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 16/03/2018
» In the past month, outrage surrounding the Italian-Thai mogul's alleged killings of protected animals -- chiefly a black leopard -- manifested itself into a form of protest that's rarely ever seen in Thailand: Street art.
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Creating the future
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 26/01/2018
» From tomorrow until Feb 4, Bangkok will turn into a design-lover's haven as Bangkok Design Week will finally open its many doors to the public. Organised by the Thailand Creative & Design Center (TCDC) -- the same team that successfully gave us Chiang Mai Design Week -- this will be Bangkok's first ever such event.
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Gifts from Thailand's most creative
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 15/12/2017
» Looking to buy well-designed presents while at the same time supporting the local creative industry? Look no further. Here, Life picks some of the best local products from up-and-coming designers showcased at this year's Chiang Mai Design Week
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The North's most creative week of the year
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 13/12/2017
» This past weekend Chiang Mai was buzzing with artists, creative entrepreneurs and design lovers from all over the country as the third rendition of Chiang Mai Design Week came and went in a flash.
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We ain't Nate, mate
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/07/2017
» Nathan Bartling, aka "My Mate Nate", is a hero to some and a low-life to many. The Mormon missionary-turned-local-YouTube star has been plastered all over the news this week once again -- finding himself on the end of public outrage after his latest stunt of trying to flatten coins on Bangkok's railroad tracks. The whole event may seem like an overreaction, but this hasn't been the first time that the 24-year-old American has angered locals and expats due to his juvenile stunts.
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The connoisseur's cornucopia
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 12/05/2017
» No supermarket in the world is like a fresh-food market -- particularly a Thai fresh-food market.
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Riverside revelry
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/05/2017
» From a traditional market to the new centre of cool, Klong San has a surprise in store.
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