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Celebrate Loy Krathong at 9 Chao Phraya landmarks
Life, Published on 03/11/2025
» "Colours Of The Full Moon" is the theme of Bangkok River Festival 2025 which kicks off today and runs until Wednesday.
Sala Sudasiri Sobha presents Chopin marathon
Life, Published on 24/02/2025
» Classical music lovers in Thailand are in for a once-in-a-lifetime experience as Sala Sudasiri Sobha presents the "Chopin Marathon Concert" on Sunday, at 2pm.
Generational politics
Life, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2024
» Political conflicts around the world typically arise from divisions based on class, ethnicity, rural-urban disparities and caste, rather than age differences. This observation caused Asst Prof Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, to investigate if it is true that political conflict in Thailand is one between generations.
Songs for life as it's no longer lived
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 17/04/2023
» Ad Carabao's new song Prachathipatung revives the myth of vote-buying and ignorance in rural society. The title is a coinage blending prachathipatai (democracy) and tung (money). On the track, parents ask children to return to their home village to vote for local politicians who give them money. It puts into song from the political discourse of an urban middle class that expresses disdain for villagers along with antipathy for one type of money politics as well as full-fledged democracy.
Italians in Siam
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 03/01/2023
» When Mariannina Zuccaro arrived in Bangkok for her marriage with Mario Tamagno, an Italian architect who worked in Siam from 1900-1925, she encountered a stark contrast between her fiance's self-effacing character and monumental creations. According to Italians At The Court Of Siam, she referred to a photograph of the inauguration of a railway, on the back of which Tamagno listed everybody around King Chulalongkorn (Rama V), except himself.
Play along with the Philharmonic Orchestra
Life, Published on 04/07/2022
» For the first time ever, the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra (TPO) is reaching out to invite members of the community to play with the orchestra during "Side By Side With The Thailand Phil" at Prince Mahidol Hall in Mahidol University, Salaya campus, on Saturday at 4pm.
A beautiful word of caution
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 15/12/2021
» As part of the 2021 UOB Painting of the Year (Thailand) competition, artists were allowed to create paintings without restrictions in terms of imagination and ingenuity since there was no specific theme. The results were rewarding. The winner of UOB Painting of the Year (Thailand) in the established artist category, Vachira Kornthong, created a mixed media on canvas painting, Land Of Happiness, which depicts the hidden beauty and abundant happiness found in nature. Land Of Happiness stood out with its use of vibrant colours combined with a fabric applique technique. The message of nature conservation that the artwork implies also touched viewers.
The high cost of fast fashion
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/10/2021
» When Natthapat Wangvanichaphan, one of the founders of The Geen, a waste management company, was disposing unused items in her house, she noticed that her old underwear was made from non-biodegradable plastic such as nylon or polyester. Natthapat realised if she threw her underwear in a rubbish bin, they would end up in a landfill. Nylon takes 40 years to decompose while polyester takes more than 200 years.
Taking it to the sea
Life, Story: Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 19/07/2021
» Dee* is usually a quiet girl, but decided to speak in front of 300 people to tell them what they could do to protect endangered whale sharks.
Not so pretty in pink
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 14/07/2021
» Pink Man appeared for the first time on Silom Road in 1997. The chubby poker-faced middle-aged man wearing a shocking pink suit was created by renowned artist and photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom.