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Inheriting the brush
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/03/2026
» At first glance, a mural resembles a familiar backdrop to an ubosot at any temple. You expect it to depict themes from the Jataka Tales and the Tripitaka to legends and folklore. But upon closer look, it reveals something different -- it is deeply personal, vernacular and subversive of gender norms.
African voodoo vibes are resurrected on Antoine Dougbe Et L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo
Life, John Clewley, Published on 14/03/2026
» Benin is little known for its influence on African popular music. It is better known as the home of vodun, an ancient religion native to West Africa and the root of the syncretic religion voodoo found in Haiti and New Orleans.
Ajahn Brahm to conduct dhamma talk this Sunday
Life, Published on 17/02/2026
» Ajahn Brahm, abbot of Bodhinyana monastery in Western Australia, will deliver a dhamma talk on the theme "Selflessness Creates The Path To Peace", at the World Fellowship of Buddhists on Sunday from 3pm to 5pm.
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.
Straddling two worlds
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 11/12/2025
» When I visited Istanbul for the first time, I learned a joke from Gocke, my local guide, who goes to work by undersea train every day. "But you can't see anything," she laughed. For her, it takes only four minutes to cross from Asia to Europe, under the Bosphorus Strait that divides the ancient city.
A lifelong volunteer
Life, Thana Boonlert and Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 30/10/2025
» From the day Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother was crowned in 1950, she was the greatest supporter of the late King Bhumibol Adulyadej as his reign began in the same year. The Queen Mother always accompanied His Majesty on royal duties in many provinces across Thailand, near and far.
The Nongng files
Life, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 30/10/2025
» While parodies and jokes serve as tools for entertainment, the online community "Nongng" uses memes and dark comedy to convey social phenomenon and concerns. And now, their unique humour has become an art form that allows audiences to explore and adapt jokes to their life.
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.
Solo exhibition explores intersection of faith and identity
Life, Published on 23/10/2025
» Art lovers are invited to reflect on their identity, faith and freedom during "Seeking In The Interstices", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until Nov 23.
Thai-Danish short story contest open to submissions
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 22/10/2025
» Danish Nobel Laureate Karl Gjellerup's novel The Pilgrim Kamanita (1906) recounts a borderless tale of a spiritual quest -- a journey of an Indian merchant's son from carnal desire to nirvana -- that captured the public's imagination. Now, it is time to pen stories that draw inspiration from this Buddhist masterpiece.