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Art and coup: Four years and counting
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 23/05/2018
» Tuesday marked the fourth anniversary of the May 2014 coup d'etat. While it continues to underpin the political landscape, the coup also sparked an unprecedented rise in Thai artworks with political messages. A new political art exhibition took place almost every month since May 2014.
Rituals 'embed autocracy', activist says
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 08/09/2015
» University hazing rituals stem from authoritarian values, a seminar at Thammasat University was told.
Academic waxes lyrical over Royal Anthem
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 16/06/2016
» Renowned classical music professor Sugree Charoensook is asking the government for 100 million baht to standardise the way the Royal Anthem is played, so it matches how Mahidol University's orchestra performs it.
Princess christens newly found snails
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 10/09/2015
» Researchers from Chulalongkorn University have discovered two new species of snails that are only found in Thailand.
The art of exile
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 28/06/2017
» The snowy mountaintops of Sweden, France or the United States, painted on Paphonsak La-or's canvases, aren't dispatches from the artist's overseas travels.
Saving the city
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 11/08/2017
» An activist fights against developers to stop mega-projects from taking over the city and destroying communities.
Foresight on four sites
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 02/02/2018
» The event has exuded a good vibe over the week. The first ever Bangkok Design Week, launched last Saturday and running until this Sunday, has turned the neighbourhoods of Charoen Krung, Rama I, Sukhumvit and Klong San into a collection of creative showcases of ideas and urban improvement.
Liberated by film
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 17/05/2018
» Liberation Day, the 2016 film by Norwegian filmmaker Morten Traavik, has a name that rings in contrast with its Bangkok screening date.
Women unchained
Life, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 15/03/2017
» 'It's called 'fair-ly tell'. Not fairy tale." Porntip Mankong asserts, pronouncing one syllable at a time. She says it with an air of someone used to battle against misspellings, and misinterpretations, of her work.
Web crackdown draws ire
News, Ariane Kupferman-Sutthavong, Published on 24/12/2015
» Academics have slammed the military's iron grip on cyberspace following the 2014 coup.