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When art gets stifled
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/11/2022
» 'Art is short, a case is long," read a banner. Students apparently hijacked the well-known motto "art is long, life is short" by Prof Silpa Bhirasri, the father of Thai modern art, in protest of Chiang Mai University's legal action against its own lecturers and a student who "trespassed" on the art centre to exhibit works, some of which might challenge those in power, last year. It is a case in point for stifling democracy in Thai art.
Academics, politicians divided over path to unity
News, Published on 01/11/2020
» The political climate has become unseasonably turbulent following the youth-led street protests calling for Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha's resignation, a rewrite of the constitution and reform of the monarchy.
Are you are a Thai Choey too?
Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 05/11/2013
» The current popular uproar manifested in street protests and the countless messages posted in the social media is not just about the blanket amnesty bill.
Thaksin denies amnesty 'accusations'
Online Reporters, Published on 06/11/2013
» Fugitive former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra has hit out at critics who claim the blanket amnesty bill has been engineered to exonerate him of wrongdoing and allow him to reclaim part of his personal fortune.
The business of leather goods
Jon Fernquest, Published on 10/07/2012
» The long and unlikely path one Thai businessman took to success in leather goods exports to Japan.