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Creative destruction
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/06/2025
» Salinee Hanvareevongsilp's family moved home for a job opportunity when she was five and the land was subsequently developed into Siam Square in 1965. Still, it remained her favourite haunt. She frequented three movie theatres in the area -- Siam, Scala and Lido. In Matthayom 3, she protested against Japanese goods on Rama I Road.
Eyes without a face
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 09/10/2024
» The eyes like nomadic orbs, wandering the screen and inquiring the floor, like vagabond satellites in stray orbits -- eyeballs in search of their owners, lost or liberated from what once held them transfixed -- are the centrepieces of Apichatpong Weerasethakul's new exhibition at the Centre Pompidou, Paris.
Cartier transforms River Park into festive wonderland
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 19/12/2023
» At Iconsiam's River Park, The Fabulous House along with a floating airship brings Cartier's festive campaign to life.
Staying safe on the move
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/07/2023
» Recently, a woman tripped over her suitcase and fell while walking on a moving walkway at Don Mueang Airport last month. Her leg was pulled into the walkway mechanism and she was sent to a nearby hospital. Unfortunately, the lower part of her left leg had to be amputated.
Bad-news blues
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 24/02/2020
» Over the past few weeks, there were many times I worried about the state of journalism in Thailand.
Phuket goes upscale
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 09/05/2019
» The rise in jet-setters and other high-end tourists along with the boom in upscale residential projects has fuelled the growth of the luxury market in Phuket.
Adieu, dear Lido
Life, Story and photos: Kong Rithdee, Published on 31/05/2018
» Today is the last day of operations for the Lido, the quaint, old-school and beloved movie house. The final screenings tonight on Lido's three screens will be the Japanese film Tonight At the Romance Theatre, another Japanese movie Kid On The Slope and a Buster Keaton's silent film Sherlock Jr, which is part of the Silent Film Festival Thailand. All three shows have been fully booked, and it's expected that the cinema will receive thousands of fans who come to say goodbye throughout the day.