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The art of persuasion
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/02/2026
» Following the Siamese Revolution, the country held its first general election and only indirect vote on Nov 15, 1933. Voters chose village representatives, who then elected candidates in their province to enter parliament. In the run-up to the country's first poll, Samran I-machai, an MP candidate in Ayutthaya, handed out booklets to voters.
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.
Hungary’s Laszlo Krasznahorkai wins literature Nobel
News Agencies, Published on 09/10/2025
» STOCKHOLM - Hungarian writer Laszlo Krasznahorkai has won the 2025 Nobel Prize in Literature, the award-giving body said on Thursday.
China punishes popular app for ‘trivial’ content
Bloomberg News, Published on 11/09/2025
» China’s internet regulator said on Thursday it had ordered “warnings and strict punishment” to bosses at the popular social media app Xiaohongshu over its online content, slamming “trivial” and “negative” posts.
Curating the past
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 28/05/2025
» Located in Nakhon Pathom, the Thai Film Archive is a government agency which preserves national cultural heritage and promotes films and videos. To attract new audiences, the organisation is currently holding the exhibition "Archival Time On Our Retina", which is an expedition through archives that reveal a kaleidoscope of perspectives within society, culture and political fluctuation.
Chinese officials told to use DeepSeek AI to help make decisions
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/02/2025
» BEIJING — Local governments in China have urged officials to use DeepSeek's artificial intelligence (AI) model to help them make decisions.
DeepSeek puts ‘red scare’ into Silicon Valley
AFP, Published on 30/01/2025
» SAN FRANCISCO - The emergence of the DeepSeek chatbot has sent Silicon Valley into a frenzy, with calls to go faster on advancing artificial intelligence and beat communist-led China before it is too late.
Trump downplays TikTok spying threat
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/01/2025
» President Donald Trump has downplayed the national security risk posed by TikTok, days after offering the social video app a reprieve from legislation that would have forced it to shut down in the United States.
Is this the year Laos breaks through?
The New York TImes, Published on 02/01/2025
» Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change.
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.