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Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Pursuing schools as a family status symbol
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 01/11/2025
» It's difficult to escape the current online discourse on the balance of the Good Life and the growing debate over international schools. International schools were established in 1951, when International School Bangkok opened on the grounds of the US embassy to serve the children of American staff. Bangkok Patana School, Thailand's first such British school, opened in 1957 to serve the growing expat community, along with Ruamrudee International School.
The moral cost of survival
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 31/10/2025
» The deputy bank manager faces immense pressure when he learns that his position is soon to be replaced by artificial intelligence. Struggling with his family's growing financial burdens, he decides to find a desperate way out -- by stealing money from the account of a deceased person, one with no living relatives to verify their identity.
Five great Diane Keaton movies to watch on streaming now
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/10/2025
» From original Mafia spouse to the romcom heroine and early 20th-century feminist author to late-20th-century modern woman navigating both the tumultuous Me Decade and the you-can-have-it-all 1980s -- these roles may have been memorable in the hands of many actors, however, Diane Keaton made them iconic.
Passing of a giant
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/10/2025
» Sad news reached the World Beat desk this week that Prof Dr Terry E. Miller of Kent State University in the US passed away on Oct 1. He was 80 years old.
Explore Bangladesh's rich heritage with Siam Society
Life, Published on 16/09/2025
» Siam Society is holding a study trip to explore a wide range of important historical, cultural and heritage sites in Bangladesh, from Dec 1-8.
Steady yourself with an online earthquake course
Life, Published on 10/09/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to learn about earthquakes and prepare for possible incidents in the future with "Earthquake, A Terrifying Wrath", an online course presented on the Chula MOOC platform, free of charge.
Myanmar artist shares works of resistance
Life, Published on 27/08/2025
» Art viewers are invited to explore trauma and the power of inscription during "Ek Kha Ya", which is running at West Eden Gallery, until Oct 12.
Young voices converge at Nida for 'Sustainable Development' debate
Life, Post Reporters, Published on 19/08/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to the second "International Sustainable Development Debate", which will take place at Room 1026, 10th floor of Boonchana-Autthakorn Building at the National Institute of Development Administration (Nida), Serithai Road, on Aug 27 from 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Written in blood
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/07/2025
» In 2015, Joe Freeman and Aung Naing Soe noticed the prominent status of poetry in Myanmar politics. At the time, both journalists heard that Maung Saungkha, a 23-year-old poet, posted a poem about having a tattoo of an unnamed president on his penis on Facebook. Saungkha, however, was charged for defaming former president Thein Sein under telecommunication law, serving a six-month jail term.