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  • LIFE

    Unknown pleasures

    B Magazine, Suthon Sukphisit, Published on 30/06/2019

    » Culture Minister Vira Rojpojchanarat said his ministry will seek to have tom yum goong (spicy prawn soup) listed by Unesco as part of the country's tangible cultural heritage. That the ministry is giving some attention to Thai food culture makes for a welcome, and somewhat surprising, change.

  • OPINION

    Making change via K-Pop and Thai-Y

    Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 04/05/2022

    » K-Pop and artistic ripples through films and other forms of entertainment from South Korea have been conquering the world in recent years, as part of soft power and smart power.

  • BUSINESS

    Thai work culture needs to change

    Business, Published on 15/09/2021

    » Thai businesses need to make the work culture more relevant or risk an acute talent shortage, according to PwC Thailand.

  • BUSINESS

    Hard truths about soft power

    Business, Post Reporters, Published on 11/10/2021

    » The vibe of Thai-born singer Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban, a member of South Korea's superstar K-pop group Blackpink, has rekindled Thailand's soft power ambitions via the creative economy.

  • LIFE

    Challenging the norm

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 07/11/2022

    » Yaoi or Boys' Love (BL) has grown from an underground to mainstream fictional genre. It emerged from women's manga comics in Japan in the 1980s, which portrayed the relationship between young boys based on the seme (active) and uke (receptive) dichotomy. Through an informal fan network, the transnational phenomenon came to Thailand in the early 1990s and a subculture was formed online.

  • LIFE

    The message of the medium

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/08/2019

    » When the chipmunks Chip and Dale sailed into the bustling floating market in the recent viral Disney short Our Floating Dreams, both the world and local people were fascinated by the images of Thai culture. Busy canals and pineapple fried rice brought about onscreen exoticism watched by millions around the world.

  • OPINION

    Congrats to the SEC

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 16/09/2023

    » Re: "SEC files charges versus KTBS executives", (Business, Sept 13).

  • LIFE

    Pure gold

    Guru, Kankanok Wichiantanon, Published on 26/06/2020

    » Internationally acclaimed British DJ, musician, actor and graffiti artist, Clifford Joseph Price MBE, better known as DJ Goldie, will open a contemporary, urban and street art gallery.

  • LIFE

    Top of the (T)-Pops

    Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 18/03/2022

    » Taking most of the limelight in the Asian music industry is the K-Pop wave or Korea pop music. The genre has successfully connected people who are poles apart in origins while also shedding light on non-Western music and pop culture. Thai pop music, in particular, has flown under the radar for quite some time, with only a few names appearing on and off on global stages. However, with the power of social media, T-pop has become a rising tide during the last couple of years. Guru presents a quick look at up-and-coming Thai pop artists along with quick interviews with them.

  • LIFE

    Farang correspondent

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 17/06/2019

    » Standing as tall as his name, Andrew Biggs is arguably one of the most famous farangs in Thailand. On big screens and small ones alike -- or beaming from the covers of his many books and the pages of the Bangkok Post on Sunday -- his humbly charming manner and easy smile mark him as a local who has earned his spurs.

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