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Paradise lost
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2025
» In Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes' beguiling travelogue set in 1917, a British diplomat in Burma journeys across Southeast Asia, hopping from country to country, to avoid an encounter with his fiancée. Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a colonial officer who, struck by an inexplicable premonition or a case of cold feet, decides to flee Mandalay just before his sweetheart Molly (Crista Alfaiate) is due to arrive. He boards a ship to Singapore, then a train to Bangkok -- it derails on the way, but still makes it -- and onwards to Saigon, Manila, Osaka and Chongqing. Molly, pursuing him, would repeat a more or less similar route.
Ayutthaya marks King Naresuan Memorial Day
Life, Published on 31/10/2024
» From today until Nov 4, the ancient town of Ayutthaya is commemorating King Naresuan Memorial Day at the King Naresuan the Great Monument, which is located in tambon Ban Mai.
Artist explores crumbling ideals
Life, Published on 29/04/2024
» Atta Gallery is holding "Ayudhaya 2023", a photo painting exhibition by Manit Sriwanichpoom, a stalwart figure in the realm of contemporary art, from Thursday to June 16.
Art without borders
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/01/2024
» Organised by the Office of Contemporary Art and Culture (OCAC), the third edition of the international contemporary art festival, "Thailand Biennale, Chiang Rai 2023", returns with the theme of "The Open World" from now until April 30. "The Open World" was inspired by the Buddha image in the posture that is called "open world" at Wat Pa Sak in Chiang Saen District.
Siam Society lecture focuses on history of Buddhism
Life, Published on 13/07/2022
» Siam Society is holding a lecture on "Theravada Buddhist Constructs: Introducing Two New Volumes" at its Lecture Room on the 4th floor on Saturday at 2pm.
Complicated history and a comeback
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 02/06/2022
» On the partition of a quiet seaside wood house is more than an old photo from circa 1881. It is hard evidence that King Chulalongkorn (Rama V) and his entourage, including his half-brother Prince Damrong Rajanuphap, visited the island in the easternmost province of Trat before it was subject to French rule. Despite the withdrawal of troops, colonial legacies remained for years.
Courage of Myanmar women captured in photo exhibition
Life, Published on 29/11/2021
» "Women Out On The Streets For A New Burma" is a photo exhibition that shows women challenging the dictatorship in Myanmar, at the Corner Space, 1st floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, until Dec 5.
Patriotism's problem
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/11/2021
» 'When will you come home?" a mother asks her on the phone. A teenage daughter, now a university student, is busy completing her assignment. She is about to go on a field trip to historic places ranging from temples to museums to collect information for her report.
Sail into history
Life, Noko, Published on 20/08/2021
» In 1936 Panerai carried out tests on precision instruments that would equip the Italian Royal Navy's new underwater assault vehicles and operators under a secret programme. Ref 2533 outperformed the other prototypes and later its successor Ref 3646, illuminated by a radium paste, became known as the Radiomir military watch.
Heaven on Earth
Life, Noko, Published on 13/08/2021
» In March a new luminous object in the constellation Cassiopeia was spotted by a Japanese amateur astronomer, and in May the nova became brighter, enabling observation with the naked eye.