• WORLD

  Myanmar up-close and personal

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/03/2016

  » 'Welcome to the Guesthouse. The small space is made to set you free from anxiety. But first you need to leave your old perceptions behind. You need to open your mind for new memories," says Kyaw Luck, a guide for the exhibition "Myanmar Up-Close", which opened last week at Museum Siam.

• LIFE

  Iron man

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/06/2016

  » Banjerd Lekkong, who grew up in his father's garage and whose intricate iron-welded sculptures are being exhibited in a New York gallery, is an outlier among Thai artists. The 47-year-old did not graduate from any art school -- neither Poh Chang or Silpakorn University, the most respected training grounds for local artists. His works have never been displayed in a local museum or gallery. Bangkok Art and Cultural Centre (BACC) turned down his proposal for an exhibition. Private galleries did the same. The only show he had was a brief display at Amarin Plaza, a shopping mall.

• LIFE

  Birdwatching in town

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 25/12/2014

  » Whether you are an art enthusiast, a collector of rare antique books or simply a bird lover, the exhibition of limited edition posters of bird illustrations from the book Birds of America, on the fourth floor of Central Embassy, is worth checking out.

• THAILAND

  Krabi cops uncover memorial sculpture

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 22/03/2021

  » Krabi police have found a 100 million baht sculpture commemorating the 2004 tsunami they had forgotten they were keeping, seven years after it was quietly transferred from Bangkok.

• LIFE

  An ode to cats' slaves

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 10/08/2015

  » Ring out the canine. Ring in the feline. Online, cat celebrities have already conquered the world, meanwhile "Choupette Lagerfeld", the beloved pet of designer Karl Lagerfeld, has its own Wikipedia page and Twitter account, where the moody cat-moiselle has more than 46,000 fans under its claws.

• THAILAND

  Thai innovators get helping hand

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 08/10/2017

  » Minister of Science and Technology Atchaka Sriboonrueng said she believes innovation is not an ideology that should remain exclusive to academic researchers or scientists.

• OPINION

  Books prove resilient to technology

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 27/03/2017

  » Over a decade ago, some pundits made the prediction that books would eventually disappear. Now it seems that books are not on the extinction list, ready for the "guillotine" of the disruptive technology of the digital media and the internet of things.

• OPINION

  Remember Thailand's 'disappeared'

  News, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 06/02/2017

  » As I browsed the photo exhibition, "For Those Who Died Trying", at the Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, one item stood out. It's the photo of the late Charoen Wat-akson, the environmentalist from Prachuap Khiri Khan. It must be a photo from his funeral, as it was also displayed at Bo Nok intersection on Phetkasem Road where he was gunned down on June 21, 2004.

• LIFE

  Structures that last

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 05/12/2016

  » Beauty of design is also in the eye of the beholder. Take Baan Huay Sarn Yaw Wittaya School in Chiang Rai province, for instance. For some, the shape of the place conjures the image of woven carp fish, usually made from leaves. For others, the design brings to mind the image of khanom tien, a traditional triangular-shaped Thai dessert wrapped in banana leaf.

• LIFE

  Culture through song

  Life, Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 21/12/2016

  » In recent years Chiang Mai has become more than just a destination to enjoy the cool season. It has become a hub for traditional and contemporary arts and culture. "Hmong Songs Of Memory Hmong Threads Of Life", at Tamarind Village, is a small part of the northern city's art scene.

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