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Guru's Weekly Buzz: Dec 26-Jan 1
Guru, Guru writers, Published on 26/12/2025
» Guru By Bangkok Post's weekly pick of the most exciting products, activities, food and travel to indulge in.
BACC explores our connection to the planet
Life, -- Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 20/08/2025
» The work of 12 outstanding photographers shortlisted for a global award are being showcased during "Prix Pictet: Human", at the Main Exhibition Gallery, 9th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, Pathumwan intersection, from tomorrow until Nov 23.
Diminishing roots of Tai Ahom language and its links with Thailand
Life, Shreyaa Srivastava, Published on 07/07/2025
» The influence of ancient Tai culture in India and Thailand is evident in their language. People from Assam, a state in the northeast of India, for example call themselves "axomiya", with roots from the Tai Ahom community.
Paradise lost
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/04/2025
» In Grand Tour, Miguel Gomes' beguiling travelogue set in 1917, a British diplomat in Burma journeys across Southeast Asia, hopping from country to country, to avoid an encounter with his fiancée. Edward (Gonçalo Waddington) is a colonial officer who, struck by an inexplicable premonition or a case of cold feet, decides to flee Mandalay just before his sweetheart Molly (Crista Alfaiate) is due to arrive. He boards a ship to Singapore, then a train to Bangkok -- it derails on the way, but still makes it -- and onwards to Saigon, Manila, Osaka and Chongqing. Molly, pursuing him, would repeat a more or less similar route.
Blending cultures
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 15/10/2024
» Lenin Tamayo, a name that evokes revolutionary history, is bringing his own musical revolution to the world stage. Born in Lima, Peru, and named after Vladimir Lenin, the leader of the Russian Revolution, Tamayo has embarked on a journey to redefine Peruvian music. His mission is bold -- to blend Quechua, the language of the Incas, with the global phenomenon of K-pop, creating a new genre he calls Quechua Pop, or Q-pop. He began his journey in 2019 and has been very successful, having been featured in Rolling Stone's "19 Latin Artists We're Rooting For In 2024".
New releases for your streaming pleasure: Aug 28-Sept 3
Guru, Published on 28/08/2024
» Looking for a title to binge-watch this weekend? Here's our pick!
China and Malaysia join forces to catapult lion dance onto Unesco cultural heritage list
South China Morning Post, Published on 26/08/2024
» HONG KONG: It is a well-known ancient art form, and now, the lion dance is set to be jointly nominated by China and Malaysia for Unesco's intangible cultural heritage list.
Chinese Peranakans in Southeast Asia are proof there can be gains amid cultural loss
South China Morning Post, Published on 19/07/2024
» HONG KONG - When someone says they are going to Phuket, a reel in your head starts playing images of beautiful beaches, seawater so clear you can see your toes, that gorgeous bay with the limestone karsts whose name you cannot recall, and humans of all shapes and colours laid out in the sand.
Explore Kui heritage with Siam Society
Life, Published on 16/04/2024
» Siam Society is holding a lecture on "The Last Elephant Catchers? The (In)Visible Indigenous Heritage Of The Kui In Thailand" at its Lecture Room on the 4th floor, on April 25 at 7pm.
Meet five changemakers
Life, Published on 23/02/2024
» Rolex recently announced the laureates for the Rolex Awards for Enterprise 2023, naming five pioneers whose ambitious projects will help improve lives while protecting the planet for future generations.