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The history of Siamese erotica
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/10/2025
» In high school, Artyasit Srisuwan saw his friends bring erotic books to class. Teachers confiscated the material and scolded them, but Artyasit did not take the genre seriously until over a decade ago when he got to know Luang Vilaspariwat, known as Kru Liam, a pioneer of erotic literature in the early 20th century, and wanted to write a thesis about it. Due to the lack of primary sources, his adviser convinced him to change the topic.
Reclaiming the oceans
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong and Somchai Poomlard, Published on 23/01/2023
» Coral reefs provide a habitat for marine life. Unfortunately, they are being damaged by climate change and pollution, and their numbers are declining. Many organisations attempt to restore corals by using artificial reefs such as used car tyres, PVC pipes and cement blocks. However, the appearance of these artificial reefs does not blend with the marine environment and causes visual pollution.
What defines a hero?
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 07/11/2022
» Thailand has embraced one more hero who made big headlines in the media last month.
Art exhibition aims to reach out and touch someone
Life, Published on 16/06/2022
» Head High Second Floor, a non-profit art space in Chiang Mai, is holding the group exhibition "Touch Me", which portrays the figurative meaning of the exhibition's title through art, until July 23.
Too expensive to ride
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 16/02/2021
» What if you are a single mum who earns a daily minimum wage of 331 baht in Bangkok? You might find it hard to make ends meet and save for a rainy day. However, a plan to raise the electric train fare ceiling on the Green Line to 104 baht per trip could especially be a heavy blow. Fortunately, you can breathe a sigh of relief -- at least for now -- because the plan was suspended last week. Nevertheless, this controversy is only the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the city's public transport problems.
Fantastic plastic irony
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 29/08/2019
» Unwanted plastic toys now find new lives and meaning at an exhibition by Hiroshi Fuji, a Japanese artist who turned these colourful plastics into sculptures of dinosaurs.
Found objects
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 01/08/2018
» Built, deconstructed, abandoned, rebuilt, half-built -- Bangkok's first post office building and surrounding site is a pocket, a blind spot in the sprawling city.
Bearing fruit
Life, Story and photos: Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 05/04/2018
» Branches of longan are loaded with fruits. The size of each spherical brown fruit is quite big and can be compared to the width of a 5 baht coin. After the shell is peeled, it reveals the thick, succulent pulp. The fruit is juicy and sweet, and the black hard seed is small. This longan is called phuang thong. It is the famous variety widely grown in the Ban Phaeo district in Samut Sakhon.