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Heritage on trial
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/01/2026
» For some, the Chao Mae Thapthim Shrine is a beacon of resistance against a larger force.
The year in fashion
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 31/12/2025
» Thailand has been one of Southeast Asia's largest hubs for viral fashion trends. Beyond the forefront of fashion weeks and celebrity social feeds, it is interesting to see how today's trends are shaped by everyday people out on the open street because of digital interconnectivity.
A year in art
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/12/2025
» Since Thailand's art scene flourished this year, especially in Bangkok, city residents had access to a diverse range of art. As the year draws to an end, Life spoke with Sukontip Nakasem, founder of Warin Lab Contemporary & La Lanta Fine Art, and Voravuj Sujjaporamest, founder of VS Gallery, about highlights and significant art events that happened this year. While Warin Lab Contemporary is renowned for presenting prevailing issues related to ecology and the environment, VS Gallery stands out for presenting issues related to marginalised people.
The cost of disconnection
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/11/2025
» Over 80% of Thais experience loneliness and it is more common in urban areas, according to the country's first survey by the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
A lifelong volunteer
Life, Thana Boonlert and Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/10/2025
» From the day Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother was crowned in 1950, she was the greatest supporter of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as his reign began in the same year. The Queen Mother always accompanied His Majesty on royal duties in many provinces across Thailand, near and far.
A daughter of the sea
Life, Sirinya Wattanasukchai and Kwanchai Dumrongkwan, Published on 27/10/2025
» In Chana district, Songkhla province, the ocean is never far away. "You walk out the front door and there's the sea," says Khairiyah Ramanyah, smiling. She remembers doing her homework as a child while dolphins leapt in the distance. The sea was never just a view. It was family.
Designing age-friendly cities
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» 'Over 45% of all districts across the country have already entered a completely aged society. Three districts with the highest ratio of seniors are in Bangkok," said Assoc Prof Niramon Serisakul, director of the Urban Design and Development Centre (UDDC).
The school of trauma
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 03/10/2025
» Remember that Netflix documentary last year called The Program: Cons, Cults, And Kidnapping? It exposed the horrors young people endure through parent-sanctioned abductions to so-called academies designed to "fix" wayward kids. That documentary left many of us shaken with its raw look into an industry that preys on fear and promises false solutions.
Green rooftop paradise
Life, Published on 20/09/2025
» Dusit Arun, an 11,200m² urban rooftop garden, recently opened at Dusit Central Park, featuring an extended park that seamlessly connects to Lumpini Park.
Bangkok set to transform into an open-air museum for 'Krung Thep Creative Streets'
Life, Published on 11/09/2025
» Bangkok will be transformed into a vibrant open-air museum during "Krung Thep Creative Streets", which will take place from Sept 15-21.