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    Unseen realities

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2024

    » Artist Thidarat "Mariem" Chantachua is known for using Islamic patterns, threads and embroidery but because she wears a hijab, people assume she comes from one of the three southernmost provinces. At the exhibition "Invisible Town", Thidarat reveals that she grew up near a landfill and waste management centre in the On Nut area of Bangkok.

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    War weary and wary

    Life, Published on 21/02/2024

    » For over two years, world news was dominated by disclosures and information about Covid, and the measures we needed to undertake to keep ourselves safe from infection. But that all changed on Feb 24, 2022, when Russia invaded Ukraine and set about an egregious war against a non-aggressive country.

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    Getting soft power right

    Life, Published on 08/01/2024

    » After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.

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    £1.4bn music fund founder spurns new music for old hits

    Bloomberg News, Published on 14/07/2022

    » The music industry has rebounded after more than a decade of piracy and songs have become a serious asset class. But that may not help the upcoming artists of today, as the sector’s biggest investors are mainly interested in old records.

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    Met Opera cancels entire 2020-21 season over coronavirus

    AFP, Published on 24/09/2020

    » NEW YORK: New York's Metropolitan Opera on Wednesday announced the "painful" cancelation of its entire 2020-21 season over the still-spreading coronavirus, a major blow for the city's decimated arts and culture industry.

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    More equal than most

    Life, Published on 04/01/2016

    » Over the past decade of Thailand's political turmoil, the colour-coded camps contesting power have offered starkly different visions of the kind of country they would like Thailand to be. Different perceptions of inequality in Thailand are at the heart of the polarisation.

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    8% growth is history, says TAT

    Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 30/09/2010

    » Thailand's tourism industry will grow by less than 8% next year as negative factors including slower economic growth, politics and the social divide will persist, says the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT).

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    Database in pipeline to help sector

    Business, Chadamas Chinmaneevong, Published on 23/09/2010

    » The newly established Tourism Development Department will work closely with local authorities to build a reliable tourism database and improve tourist attractions.

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    Recovery gathers pace in December

    Business, Published on 30/01/2010

    » The economy grew steadily and more broadly in December in line with stronger exports and a better domestic economy, says the Bank of Thailand.

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