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Contemporary mission
Life, Published on 10/04/2018
» A few months prior to its 10th anniversary, the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre (BACC) made a major announcement: a new director. As of March 1, Pawit Mahasarinand has taken the helm of the city's main art venue and the largest public-funded art centre in the country, a surprising choice to many, though an entirely welcoming one.
Sounds of change
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 05/08/2020
» A universal language? A medium to send messages across? Therapy? Or mere entertainment? Music serves different purposes and has been known to have great power over the human psyche.
Girls' concert faces cancellation
Life, Published on 06/01/2014
» The first major loss in 2014 brought about by the PDRC anti-government protests might not be related to politics at all - it might not even be Thai.
TAT opens centre to assist tourists
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/03/2010
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand will upgrade its crisis management centre to a national tourist assistance centre to help visitors during this weekend's anti-government protests in Bangkok.
Hong Kong pulls plug on concert of popular singer-activist
Published on 01/09/2021
» HONG KONG: Canto-pop singer and political activist Denise Ho has been banned from performing next week at one of Hong Kong's top theatres, just days after a pro-Beijing newspaper accused her of taking part in anti-China activities.
Berlin film fest to award prizes as stars return
AFP, Published on 25/02/2023
» BERLIN: The Berlin film festival awards its top prizes on Saturday, including the Golden Bear for best picture, after a star-studded run that highlighted freedom struggles in Iran and Ukraine.
Tourism, confidence hit in April
Business, Parista Yuthamanop, Published on 01/06/2010
» The 10-week-long red-shirt protests in Bangkok had a severe impact on tourism and general consumer confidence in April, according to the latest data released by the Bank of Thailand.
No thank you, On the record, Not to be sniffed at
News, Mae Moo, Published on 01/12/2013
» Squeezing into the picture
Rich tapestry of Thai society
Life, Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana, Published on 02/02/2015
» All things considered, the 14 stories in the collection translated by Marcel Barang read like a list of social issues a Thai should be aware of: participating in last year's protests without genuine understanding and interest; having an affair with someone of an opposing political colour; the death of red-shirt poet Mai Nueng; violence in the South; hilltop villages; the move from local farms to factory farming. And Buddhism.
Miss(ed) Opportunity
B Magazine, Chanun Poomsawai, Published on 15/03/2020
» The rise of synth-pop darling Claire Boucher, aka Grimes, has been a fascinating one.