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    Unfreezing Thainess

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/07/2017

    » There's something strange and magical about Nakrob Moonmanas' artworks. Known for his whimsical collages which dice and splice traditional Thai imagery with that of the West's, it's almost impossible not to go in and have a closer look.

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    Bloody artists

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 07/11/2018

    » Hung on the walls of Sukhumvit 43's Galerie Oasis are oil paintings oozing with grief, melancholy and pain. There's a figure of a woman crucified on a giant cross with blood streaming out of her hands and genitalia; an angel with empty eye-sockets holding his bloody eyes in his hands; and Buddha standing on a bloody lotus with a skull instead of his usual serene face.

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    We ain't Nate, mate

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 21/07/2017

    » Nathan Bartling, aka "My Mate Nate", is a hero to some and a low-life to many. The Mormon missionary-turned-local-YouTube star has been plastered all over the news this week once again -- finding himself on the end of public outrage after his latest stunt of trying to flatten coins on Bangkok's railroad tracks. The whole event may seem like an overreaction, but this hasn't been the first time that the 24-year-old American has angered locals and expats due to his juvenile stunts.

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    The grand tour

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 27/04/2017

    » Piano virtuoso Nat Yontararak has been up to something big. One of Thailand's pioneers in contemporary classical music, he's currently on tour in Europe -- visiting seven countries and performing 11 concerts to pay homage to two former great kings of Thailand, King Chulalongkorn and King Bhumibol Adulyadej.

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    Art is for everyone

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 02/05/2018

    » 'Some people asked me why I didn't paint Lord Rama [Phra Ram from the Ramakien epic] green," said 88-year-old Aree Soothipunt in his husky voice, pointing to his abstract painting from the late 70s of a blue-skinned Rama.

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    Stopping the heinous crime of child-sex abuse

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 23/02/2018

    » Parents sexually abusing their own three-year-old son to make easy money online, child molesters working as primary school teachers, Buddhist monks running child sex rings. Time and again, Thailand has produced some incomprehensibly awful news headlines, and time and again, it seems like nothing is getting done. With women now getting their voices and stories heard in the powerful #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, it seems like we should also start focusing on those who are still voiceless: children.

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    Dancing your problems away

    Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 25/08/2016

    » As self-help and self improvement gains traction in Thailand, we're seeing the rise of self development workshops and seminars led by revered teachers and instructors. Most so far follow the standard programme of pointing out the clients faults and behavioural flaws and teaching them a laundry list of actions in order to be successful.

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    Feeling fab

    Muse, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 28/05/2016

    » From food and transportation to travel and entertainment, we now live in an era of on-demand, instant gratification thanks to the convenience of technology. With a tap of the screen, users can order their meals, rides, flights and watch movies instantly or within a matter of minutes.

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