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  • LIFE

    Beware of ghosts

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/10/2018

    » In this Halloween month, Asian horror is demanding a fair share of the spotlight.

  • LIFE

    Carrying his own tune

    Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 04/06/2016

    » 'Hi, my name is Aof. I'm a singer," pop star Pongsak Rattanaphong, 31, coyly introduced himself when we met for an interview a few weeks back at the GMM Grammy Building in Asok. Wearing a glittery gold jacket and matching bow tie, Pongsak entered the room with an energy almost palpable. His smile was bright, his laughter loud and contagious.

  • LIFE

    Silver screen's future no longer golden

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 12/06/2020

    » The Bangkok arthouse cinema House Samyan may look a little different today to frequent cinemagoers and cinephiles. Along the corridor of the 5th floor of Samyan Mitrtown, the cinema has placed memorable quotes from movies on the floor to remind people to keep their distance from one another. Masks, hand sanitiser, checking for fever, Thai Chana check-in -- audiences know the drill right from the entrance. But the most noticeable difference is actually inside the theatre itself. Empty seats and rows make sure people sit relatively far from one another. Partitions were installed between seats.

  • THAILAND

    Born this way

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 15/03/2019

    » What is it like to be a transgender woman living in Asia?

  • THAILAND

    Dancer in the light

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 25/08/2015

    » Kanyanan Jittreenit performs traditional Thai dance for a living. It's a relatively safe job, unless you perform at the Erawan Shrine. Though rare, there are a few occupational hazards for <i>nang ram</i> -- female dancers -- at this world-famous, four-faced Lord Brahma shrine on the corner of Ratchaprasong intersection, a site of many political demonstrations and, most recently, a bomb attack.

  • LIFE

    An explosion of emotion

    Muse, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/10/2017

    » When the news broke on Oct 13 last year that the much beloved King Bhumibol had died, the nation was in for the biggest heartbreak of our generation. People reacted with feverish emotion, with some bursting into tears and others beginning to pray. But National Artist Prof Emeritus Preecha Thaothong grabbed his brush and poured his grief onto canvas. He spent that entire night painting and, the next morning, ended up with a portrait of the revered monarch.

  • LIFE

    A star reborn

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 08/01/2016

    » The Bangkok Planetarium -- along with the prime minister's chair and tanks -- has been one of the capital's most popular destinations on Children's Day for many years. After 50 years in operation, the planetarium recently underwent its first major facelift; the ceremony to unveil it was held on Tuesday, just in time for Children's Day tomorrow.

  • LIFE

    No man's land

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/05/2016

    » Online clips released in Thailand this month are clear examples of how people with gender diversity can still be misinterpreted

  • LIFE

    They know who they are

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 26/11/2018

    » In the dim light inside Bangkok Screening Room, Ivan Coyote transfixed the crowd with stories of their childhood, of grandmas and uncles, and of the conversations our dinner group had at the Isan restaurant around the corner from the venue.

  • LIFE

    For country and the world

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 21/11/2016

    » In 1965, Salakphra Wildlife Sanctuary in Kanchanaburi province became the country's first wildlife sanctuary. It is home to more than 500,000 rai of forest ground occupied by elephants, tigers, bulls and countless other species of beasts and plants. The sanctuary -- composed of dry evergreen, dry dipterocarp and mixed deciduous forest depending on the altitude -- is packed with an abundance of natural resources. Unfortunately, the sanctuary attracts intruders who try to seek profits from its abundance.

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