Showing 1 - 10 of 353
Sao Noi Phet Ban Phaeng stages four free Isan concerts for soldiers
Life, Published on 15/04/2026
» The famous molam band Sao Noi Phet Ban Phaeng will give a free concert titled "One Land, One Heart For Thai Soliders" in four Isan provinces, from April 20 to May 18.
An elegy to lost worlds
Life, Kenneth Barrett, Published on 28/03/2026
» A large, booming presence as bureau chief of the Associated Press in Bangkok for more than 30 years, a war reporter in Indochina before that, thrice president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Denis Gray has through six turbulent decades occupied front row seats, and foxholes, to report on some of the most violent upheavals of our times.
Fever pitch
Life, S.P. Somtow, Published on 28/03/2026
» Film buffs around the world were recently glued to the live Oscars celebration and as always, there was a comedian as host, and jokes flew thick and fast.
Russian flair
Life, James Keller, Published on 21/03/2026
» In honour of Her Royal Highness Princess Sirivannavari Nariratana Rajakanya and in tribute to her distinguished genius in arts and culture, the Ministry of Culture in collaboration with the Russian embassy and the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) Foundation, supported by B.Grimm, recently presented a spectacular concert titled Russian Seasons at the Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC).
A new hub
Life, Published on 21/02/2026
» At an event for Old Etonians at the Royal Bangkok Sports Club, National Artist Somtow Sucharitkul ran into one of the founders of King's Bangkok, a fairly new high-end international school connected with Wimbledon College in England, and learned that the school had a state-of-the-art, brand new performing space.
Discover the charm of Chinatown at Yao Young Yiam event
Life, Published on 27/11/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to discover the enduring charm of Yaowarat, Bangkok's legendary Chinatown, during "BEM Happy Journey 2025: Yao Young Yiam", which will take place at MRT Wat Mangkon Station (Exit 1 & 2), from tomorrow to Sunday, from 1pm to 8pm.
Russian masterworks ignite piano festival
Life, Published on 05/11/2025
» Three daring pianists will give a Bangkok debut in the penultimate concert of the Thailand International Piano Festival 2025, at the Main Auditorium of Silpakorn University, Wang Tha Phra campus, on Sunday at 6pm.
Where the struggle begins
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/11/2025
» Annemarie Jacir's Palestine 36 reminds us that the question of Palestine didn't begin two years ago but generations before that. Showing at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the film is set in the aftermath of World War I as the European powers carve up the Middle East like a spoiled child slicing his birthday cake: gleefully, arbitrarily, jabbing their fingers on a map with no regard of history or the need of local inhabitants.
Vibrant sounds of Spain take centre stage at piano festival
Life, Published on 04/11/2025
» Following two opening concerts, the Thailand International Piano Festival 2025 continues its third event in their concert series with "Spanish Landscape", which will be held in the Main Auditorium of Silpakorn University, Wang Tha Phra campus, on Saturday at 6.30pm.
When students rise
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/10/2025
» Back in the mid-19th century, female education increased literacy and access to jobs and they began to fight for participation in public life. The public sphere promised them a new horizon. From the 1890s onwards, print media began to allow women to express their voice and authors vaunted personal talent and equality, including gender relations. Following the Siamese Revolution in 1932, women were enfranchised for the first time.