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Passing of a giant
Life, John Clewley, Published on 11/10/2025
» Sad news reached the World Beat desk this week that Prof Dr Terry E. Miller of Kent State University in the US passed away on Oct 1. He was 80 years old.
Nation in transition
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 20/09/2025
» 'In the next decade, Thailand will become a super-aged society," said Prof Emeritus Pramote Prasartkul, senior adviser to Mahidol University's Institute for Population and Social Research.
A collaborative dictionary unfolds at Bangkok Kunsthalle
Life, Published on 26/06/2025
» Art lovers are invited to co-create a contemporary dictionary through installations of printed texts, illustrations and participatory authorship during "This Page Is Intentionally Left _____", which is running on the 5th floor of Bangkok Kunsthalle until Aug 17.
Putting Chile on the global food map
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 07/03/2025
» Boragó in Santiago, Chile, may be a familiar name in 2025, but was practically unheard of in 2006 when it opened and during subsequent years.
Immortality reimagined
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/12/2024
» Why would a vampire want to give up immortality?
A new low in online scams
Life, James Hein, Published on 17/07/2024
» According to the Australia's Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), scammers are now targeting scam victims with fake offers to help them recover from scams. The con is to use information from those scammed in the past and approach these people with an offer to recover the funds they have lost for, of course, an up-front fee.
The roar of the past
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/12/2023
» On display at Singapore Art Museum (SAM), "Time & The Tiger" is a captivating mid-career retrospective by renowned Singaporean artist Ho Tzu Nyen. Ho is a visual artist, writer, theatre director and filmmaker whose practice challenges conventional hierarchies and people's understanding of the past.
A glimpse of Bhutanese heritage
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/08/2023
» Created by Bhutanese twin brothers Twinz -- Tashi Dendup and Ugyen Samdrup -- the art exhibition "Bliss" will help Thais learn more about Bhutan and Bhutanese culture. "Bliss" presents a collection of paintings inspired by Vajrayana Buddhism, psychedelics, shamanism, and both tangible and intangible aspects of Bhutanese culture.
Facing uncertainty head on
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 14/11/2022
» What do you feel at 25? Many young adults are struggling to navigate through a muddle of insecurities, whether it be jobs, relationships or something in between. Similarly, so does the 25th edition of the Singapore Writers Festival. After two years of being digital, the annual literary event is back full scale. Despite grappling with a quarter-life crisis, she is laughing out loud, celebrating the time of her life.
Taking education into their own hands
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 25/04/2022
» Many Thai children learn the alphabet by rote memory -- A for Ant, B for Boy, C for Cat and so on. But for Wasin Pathomyok and Plengmontra Bubphamas, parents of a two-year-old daughter, they created an A to Z poster using a human rights theme. The idea of the ABC human rights poster came after Wasin and Plengmontra read English children's books such as A Is For Activist, An ABC of Equality and F For Feminism.