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Registrations open for IFB Run 2026
Life, Published on 23/12/2025
» The International Fashion Business Technology College (IFB) invites health enthusiasts and interested members of the public to join the IFB Run 2026, which will take place on Jan 18 at 5.30am.
Revel in Christmas with the Calliope Chamber Choir
Life, Published on 18/12/2025
» Calliope Chamber Choir under the direction of Somtow Sucharitkul presents its annual Candlelight Christmas Carol concert on Dec 21 at the Grand Ballroom in the Banyan Tree Hotel.
Casting open for On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/12/2025
» Casting is now open for two leading roles in an upcoming feature film based on Ocean Vuong’s On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous until Dec 21.
Life as a meal
Life, Atiya Achakulwisut, Published on 05/12/2025
» A national team swimmer, a pioneer of the Chef's Table private dining experience, a celebrity chef who has served as judge and head chef trainer on popular cooking shows as Top Chef Thailand and Restaurant War Thailand, veteran chef Supamongkon Supapipat, better known as chef Art, is under fire. He is returning to an intense, high-stakes culinary contest, but trading the judge's chair for the kitchen's heat in Iron Chef Thailand.
Sala Sudasiri Sobha hosts Lanna opera concert
Life, Published on 12/11/2025
» OLive Music presents "Lanna Opera: Voice Of The North", a concert that celebrates identity, friendship and the evolving sound of Thai classical music, at Sala Sudasiri Sobha, Lat Phrao 41 yaek 7-2, on Sunday at 4pm.
Pursuing schools as a family status symbol
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 01/11/2025
» It's difficult to escape the current online discourse on the balance of the Good Life and the growing debate over international schools. International schools were established in 1951, when International School Bangkok opened on the grounds of the US embassy to serve the children of American staff. Bangkok Patana School, Thailand's first such British school, opened in 1957 to serve the growing expat community, along with Ruamrudee International School.
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.
A titanic evening of Mehler
Life, Stan Gayuski, Published on 18/10/2025
» Earlier in October, Somtow Sucharitkul informed this reviewer that he was about to conduct Gustav Mahler's Titan with the Siam Sinfonietta.
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.
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.