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Veteran Thai actor Manop Aswathep dies aged 86
News, Post Reporters, Published on 29/10/2023
» Veteran actor Manop Aswathep has died at the age of 86, according to fellow actor Bin Bunleurit, writing on his personal Facebook yesterday.
Suspect arrested in double murder hunt
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 23/02/2022
» One of three suspects in the murder of two men and the wounding of a tambon administrative organisation (TAO) chairman was arrested by police in Nakhon Nayok yesterday.
Doubts cast over Isoc kidnap claim
News, Post Reporters, Published on 21/01/2021
» Police will press criminal charges against a member of the Free Guards group for filing a false report unless he can prove he was really abducted by a group of men claiming to be officers of the Internal Security Operations Command (Isoc).
Cultural festival to honour King
News, Dumrongkiat Mala, Published on 21/05/2019
» Starting from Wednesday, the government will hold a week of cultural and arts performances, known as a Mahorasop Sompoch, in Bangkok and other provinces to celebrate the coronation of King Rama X.
Streets lined with yellow as King greets loyal subjects
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/05/2019
» The chant of "Long Live the King" was heard all along the seven-kilometre route of His Majesty King Rama X's post-coronation procession on Sunday.
Intangible heritage stands up to scrutiny
News, Montakarn Suvanatap, Published on 15/12/2018
» The recent 2018 inscriptions of intangible cultural heritage (ICH) on Unesco Lists has raised again global awareness about variations of masked dance in Southeast Asia, which retell the story of Rama, the Vishnu-reincarnated king who defeats the demon king Ravana.
Tripping the 'khon' fantastic
News, Sanitsuda Ekachai, Published on 15/12/2018
» Meet lawyer Chanok Changrian, owner of the biggest private collection of classical khon masks in Thailand.
'Khon' dance no reason for discord
News, Editorial, Published on 02/12/2018
» Members of the public this week rejoiced as the khon mask dance earned global recognition with Unesco adding it to its cultural heritage list after a long wait.
PM hails 'khon' recognition
News, Post Reporters, Published on 01/12/2018
» A series of activities linked to the khon masked dance will be held to boost public understanding of the classical performance, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said hours after the dance was added to Unesco's global cultural heritage list.
Shared items with no sole 'owner'
News, Editorial, Published on 09/09/2018
» Over the past weeks, social media has buzzed with a number of Khmer netizens jittering over Thailand's registration of khon masked dance performance as intangible cultural heritage with Unesco.