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A blunt slasher
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/05/2025
» It has been four years since Netflix released the Fear Street trilogy -- three interconnected slasher films that mixed 80s nostalgia, supernatural lore and time-hopping ambition. The movies came out during a period when anything evoking retro aesthetics, especially the 1980s, like Stranger Things, practically guaranteed success. Though far from perfect, the original Fear Street trilogy had its own pulpy charm, especially in the way it linked three different time periods together into one cohesive and mysterious narrative.
Capturing the many faces of khon
Life, Panalee Maskati and Piyatat Hemmatat, Published on 02/10/2023
» A white unadorned mask, worn back-to-front in unorthodox fashion, rises from the ground and levels an inscrutable gaze upon the audience. A consummate performance of Chui Chai, a piece of traditional dance choreography, commences with the dancer facing away from the audience and towards the back of the stage of Jitti Chompee's Miscellany Of Khon.
Puma opens largest flagship store at CentralWorld
Life, Published on 21/04/2023
» Mixing sports and fashion under one roof, Puma recently launched Thailand's largest flagship store at CentralWorld along with its newest campaign "Puma Court" to inspire people of all ages from various cultures to share a passion and lifestyle with its brand ambassador Ishikawa "Luke" Plowden.
Track event tests Bridgestone tyres
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 06/02/2023
» The Bridgestone Battlax Trackday 2023 held at Chang International Circuit last weekend was conceived as a fresh event for Thai media, influencers and professional racers.
Forging the path forward
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/01/2023
» Thailand may not be famous for innovation, but there are many talented inventors in the Kingdom. At "Thailand Inventors' Day 2023", visitors will be impressed by inventions by Thai innovators such as a special oral hygiene set for bed-ridden patients, a smart gun for formalin detection in food, microneedles with customisable features, plant-based minced dried meat and a colourimetric LAMP-XO for quick diagnosis of African swine fever.
Thailand in the spotlight as Apec nears
Life, Published on 21/10/2022
» The Apec 2022 meeting will be held in Bangkok, and Thailand will be in headlines next month. The Government Public Relations Department recently launched the "Thailand Ready Apec Ready" campaign at Conrad Bangkok Hotel to increase public awareness of how Thais may benefit from this opportunity.
Give mental health a chance
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/10/2022
» A string of mass shootings by officers in recent years may involve many factors, but they highlight the need for an improvement in mental health services, experts say, following the nursery massacre in Nong Bua Lam Phu's Na Klang district that left 36 people dead, mostly young children, and others injured.
Abode of the gods
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/08/2022
» Cicadas sang a chorus as the forest opened out. I peered into the darkness and traced the distant contour of a monumental religious complex, a remarkable feat of human civilisation. Keyed up with my first visit, I crossed a floating bridge, a soon-to-be-dismantled construction, over a large moat in the midst of lush vegetation. Before dawn, I arrived at Angkor Wat.
New app hopes to help people with depression
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/06/2022
» In collaboration with the Ministry of Public Health, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation and the medicine and engineering faculties at Chulalongkorn University launched DMind, an application that features a deep-learning AI to diagnose people with depression.
Thai films in the spotlight at Queer East Film Festival in London
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/05/2022
» The third edition of the Queer East Film Festival is screening a wide range of Thai films until May 29 in cinemas across London, spanning over half-a-century from a 1950s black-and-white trans comedy to popular boys' love dramas.