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Letting go is key to moving forward
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/02/2023
» Some humans desire to transcend their biological limits. Such pursuit of immortality is expressed through art or architecture, or living through their descendants. I have been in touch with a number of artists who struggle to preserve their craft amid changing times. A succession crisis occurs when one cannot find anyone to continue his or her artistic legacy and only some can let go, though not easily.
Land rules need rejig
Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/11/2022
» Foreign land ownership isn't a novel issue in Thailand. During the Ayutthaya period between 1351-1767 AD, a handful of foreigners who were deemed to have made valuable contributions to the kingdom were awarded large plots of land -- among whom were Constantine Phaulkon, a Greek adventurer who became a counsellor to King Narai and received the noble title of Chao Phraya, and the Japanese samurai Yamada Nagamasa, who also received the title of Phraya.
New parties riding high on innovations
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 13/06/2022
» Buri Ram, the self-proclaimed capital of the Bhumjaithai Party, was on a high last Friday, albeit not from cannabis, but from the historic achievement of liberalising the use of the plant, condemned as a narcotic for eight decades.
Thailand not so bad
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/11/2021
» So many letters to PostBag are negative, complaining about the government, military coups, the bureaucracy, the judicial system, inequality, immigration regulations, Section 112, incompetent Covid management, and much more.
Canal's long history
News, Postbag, Published on 16/08/2021
» Re: "Bravo for history record", (PostBag, Aug 15).
Preserve our heritage, don't leave it to rot
Oped, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 11/07/2020
» Recent news reports that a bust of Chao Phraya Kosathibodi (Kosa Pan), one of the first Siamese ambassadors, was "stolen" from its plinth on the Rue de Siam in the French city of Brest shocked cultural enthusiasts.
Is digging Kra Canal still a pipe dream?
News, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/01/2020
» Whenever the Kra Canal emerges as a news headline, two standard reactions occur. First of all, there is a very strong but familiar exclamation of "again" or aw-eik-leu and a revitalised sense of disbelief that the time has actually come once more for another debate about the great isthmus.
Medicine that entertains
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 18/03/2019
» After the fantasy period TV melodrama Bupphaesannivas (Love Destiny) aired last year, the nation was hooked on the series, which rekindled an interest in Thai history and culture.
PM, a plan and a canal
News, Editorial, Published on 31/10/2018
» Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has taken the right steps over the latest resurrection of the Kra Canal. But that doesn't mean he's going to get much support or win over public opinion on the matter. By ordering two new studies into updated proposals for building the canal, he will get criticism from both sides. Proponents of what they want to call the "Thai Canal" think he is taking too long and opponents of the proposal believe he should do nothing.
Don't skimp on heritage
News, Editorial, Published on 29/09/2018
» A bell tower restoration project at an old temple in the Bangkok Noi area ended in tragedy as the structure collapsed this week.