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New musical explores a love triangle
Life, Published on 26/12/2024
» Lakorn Nitade Chula, the annual student theatre production from Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Communication Arts, returns with the romantic comedy musical Dai Daeng Pen Het (Unfortunate Love). Performed in Thai, the play will run from Jan 24-26, at the KBank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre, Siam Square One.
From the margins to the spotlight
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/06/2023
» To celebrate Pride Month, the Thai Film Archive (TFA) is inviting movie fans to revisit the history of gender diversity in local movies with the "Over The Rainbow" exhibit.
French-Thai film classics offered online
Life, Published on 01/04/2021
» Movie lovers are invited to watch a selection of eight classic movies from Thailand and France that are being screened online as part of the "French-Thai Cinema Exchange", via cinematheque.fr/henri, free of charge.
Thai-Lao bridges announced
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 29/10/2020
» The government will invest 8.2 billion baht to build two more Thai-Lao Friendship bridges across the Mekong River.
Always auspicious
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 16/04/2020
» It will be the quietest celebration for the coming anniversary of Bangkok. The capital will reach its 238th year on April 21. During the past years, the Ministry of Culture hosted traditional performances, light and sound shows and exhibitions to mark the anniversary in various places.
A kiss is still a kiss
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 23/12/2019
» What's a better way to send off 2019 than a big smooch? The gay kiss at parliament last week shook the entire country. Outcries about the inappropriateness of such a public display of affection at a "sacred" place were loud. The symbolic expression was met with polarising responses, even from LGBTI people themselves. Even liberal politicians who called for equal rights apologised for it. Honestly, saying sorry for a kiss seems ironic under a roof where far worse things have taken place. Unfortunately, the public reaction has been mostly negative. The message was inadvertently lost, and many people forgot why the couple kissed in the first place: to advocate for marriage equality.
The world through a Thai-Korean lens
Life, Published on 02/12/2019
» The Korean Cultural Center in Thailand is hosting its first Thai-Korean photography exchange exhibition, "Phapthay Sajin", which kicks off today and runs until Feb 28 next year.
For the love of Siam
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/11/2019
» The LGBTI community's fight for recognition has been a long and difficult one both here in Thailand and beyond. While the situation has undoubtedly improved in recent times, when it comes to representation in popular media, there is still a long way to go.
Of loss and triumph
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 28/10/2019
» A flat joke on TV, films on katoeys make the national heritage list, and other happenings in the LGBTI community in the past month.
New Thai titles registered as national treasures
Life, Published on 09/10/2019
» The Thai Film Archive recently announced 15 Thai films that are listed this year as National Film Heritage, including a movie with portrayals of LGBTI characters dating back to 1954.