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Where the struggle begins
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 04/11/2025
» Annemarie Jacir's Palestine 36 reminds us that the question of Palestine didn't begin two years ago but generations before that. Showing at the Tokyo International Film Festival, the film is set in the aftermath of World War I as the European powers carve up the Middle East like a spoiled child slicing his birthday cake: gleefully, arbitrarily, jabbing their fingers on a map with no regard of history or the need of local inhabitants.
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.
Free music festival to transform downtown Bangkok
Life, Published on 10/06/2025
» Downtown Bangkok will be transformed into a vibrant celebration of sound, creativity and diversity during Bangkok World Music Day '25, which will take place at Alliance Francaise and One Bangkok, on Saturday, starting at 2pm.
K-pop stars NewJeans quit Hybe in shock revolt that slams studio’s stock
Bloomberg, Published on 29/11/2024
» K-pop superstars NewJeans pulled the plug on their partnership with Hybe, escalating an unprecedented uprising that’s transfixed South Korea, wiping out as much as 7% of the studio’s value on Friday.
K-pop superstars NewJeans quit agency
Bloomberg and Reuters, Published on 28/11/2024
» The K-pop superstars NewJeans have officially declared they plan to part ways with Hybe, in a dramatic step that could spark legal battles with South Korea’s most powerful music company.
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces sex trafficking charges
News Agencies, Published on 17/09/2024
» NEW YORK - Music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs faces three US federal charges of racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking and transport to engage in prostitution, according to an indictment unsealed on Tuesday.
Time is the best cure for a hangover
Life, Dr Eve Glazier & Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 16/01/2024
» DEAR DOCTORS: I always thought that you get a hangover from drinking too much. But when I have a single mixed drink, or sometimes even just one glass of wine, I wake up feeling nauseated and with a bad headache. What causes a hangover? Is there a cure?
Food as rebellion
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/07/2022
» 'Eating food is our right. If our tongues aren't made of free will, it will be difficult to establish democracy. If we aren't allowed to eat our favourite food, how can we have desired politics?" said Asst Prof Chatichai Muksong, lecturer in history at Srinakharinwirot University, who has studied the topic of food for over two decades.
Unseen Thailand
Guru, Suthivas Tanphaibul, Published on 04/02/2022
» Have you ever wondered why having your hair cut on Wednesday is considered a bad omen in Thai culture? What if Thais embraced their honey complexions instead of whitening it? How did the lottery become a national pastime? We've collected untold stories from Thai history that may make you go "huh!".
Italian fashion pioneer Nino Cerruti dies
AFP, Published on 16/01/2022
» ROME: Pioneering Italian fashion designer Nino Cerruti, who introduced "casual chic" into men's fashion and in his heyday dressed Hollywood stars, has died at the age of 91.