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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.
Love is in the air
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 10/02/2026
» This year, beauty clichés are being left behind. The bold red lip long synonymous with romance can stay in the drawer. Along with it, the anxiety of lipstick on wine glasses, over-lined cupid's bows and the constant check for smudged teeth.
Musk limits Grok AI use in UK to only paying users following ban threat
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/01/2026
» Elon Musk has restricted access to Grok AI on the X platform in the UK to only paying subscribers following a wave of intense criticism over the tool's role in generating violent and sexually explicit imagery.
The infinite anomaly
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 26/12/2025
» Genki Kawamura returned this year with his second feature film Exit 8. His debut, A Hundred Flowers (2022), follows Yuriko, an ageing piano teacher, who unravels in the grip of dementia and her son, Izumi, who comes to term with losing her again. While Yuriko's mind is fading, her son's memories are vivid. In particular, her disappearance still haunts him.
Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Neilson Hays Library's bi-annual book sale is back on Saturday
Life, Published on 13/11/2025
» Neilson Hays Library on Surawong Road brings back its bi-annual Book Sale featuring hundreds of pre-loved and ex-library books in English and Thai, starting this Saturday until Nov 23, daily from 9.30am to 5pm (except Nov 17).
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.
Five great Diane Keaton movies to watch on streaming now
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 20/10/2025
» From original Mafia spouse to the romcom heroine and early 20th-century feminist author to late-20th-century modern woman navigating both the tumultuous Me Decade and the you-can-have-it-all 1980s -- these roles may have been memorable in the hands of many actors, however, Diane Keaton made them iconic.
The human lens
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/09/2025
» An encounter with a girl beaten by a teacher moved Gauri Gill to write a story for a political weekly. However, her idea was set aside for lacking an angle that would engage urban readers and Gill decided to take a month-long sabbatical from work.
Beyond blood
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 15/09/2025
» At 13, Chalandala menstruated for the first time but it gradually caused her to feel alienated from her body. "It was a signal that I would assume responsibilities of a woman's role," she told Life.