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A political message of hope
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 06/09/2019
» Back with the second of three productions to celebrate its 33rd anniversary, DreamboxTheatre Bkk steps into the future with a new playwright and fifth sung-through musical, Namngoen Tae: The Musical.
A country where the truth goes to die
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 22/04/2019
» Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwon said last week that the case of former Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt Gen Surachate Hakparn was closed and there was no need for an investigation. He added that anyone who wants to know the actual cause of Pol Lt Gen Surachate's abrupt firing as the commissioner and, subsequently, his "demotion" to civil servant should better find out themselves.
Petitions continue to stack up against FFP
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/04/2019
» Future Forward Party (FFP) leader Thanathorn Juangroongruangkit and its secretary-general Piyabutr Saengkanokkul could face more trouble after a group asked the Election Commission (EC) to determine whether they pose a threat to national democratic culture.
Vandals target election posters
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/03/2019
» Police are investigating more than 90 criminal cases associated with election campaigning, deputy national police chief Srivara Ransibrahmanakul revealed yesterday.
Another dissolution move against Future Forward Party
Online Reporters, Published on 28/02/2019
» An activist asked the Election Commission to propose the disbanding of the Future Forward Party (FFP) to the Constitutional Court on Thursday.
Watana not guilty in 1932 plaque case
Online Reporters, Published on 14/12/2018
» The Criminal Court has found Watana Muangsook, a prominent Pheu Thai Party figure, not guilty in a case related to remarks he made about the disappearance of the plaque marking the Siamese Revolution of 1932 from the Royal Plaza.
Thailand's Thasnai facing a jury
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 27/06/2018
» Thai artist Thasnai Sethaseree, whose monumental-scale paper collage work questions Thai historiography and structures of power, is among the finalists nominated for the 2018 Signature Art Prize in Singapore.
A not-so-mundane history
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 27/06/2018
» A lampshade, elegant and shiny, bears a distinct image of the Siamese constitution over the map of Thailand. A nielloware cigarette box, in solemn brass and black, also features an engraving of the constitution -- the emblematic figure of a folded scripture on a tray. Next to it are matchbox labels, pins, a glass bottle, a bowl, a water jar, an ashtray, a vinyl record. All of them carry the symbolism of the seismic transformation that took place 86 years ago.
A not-so-mundane history
Published on 26/06/2018
» 'Revolutionary Things" exhibitionPublished caption::A replica of a statue in the image of Phraya Phahol Phonphayuhasena (Phot Phaholyothin), one of the leaders of Khana Ratsadon and second prime minister of Thailand. He is depicted as vaguely Chinese, carrying the constitution tray, with what looks like a smaller man slung across his back — a symbol that he’s carrying other citizens with him.