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Get onboard as FCCT launches Bangkok Station
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 10/11/2023
» On Nov 23, join UK photographer Tim Russell for the much-anticipated launch of his book Bangkok Station: Seven Years Of Photography From Hualamphong, at the Foreign Correspondents' Club of Thailand (FCCT) on Phloenchit Road.
The afterlife of Mitr Chaibancha
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 06/10/2023
» In an abrupt moment of life's brutal script, Mitr Chaibancha fell to his death from a helicopter ladder on Oct 8, 1970. He was filming Insee Thong (Golden Eagle), playing an anti-communist masked hero, when he slipped from the rung and plunged to the ground in Pattaya. That same evening, his body was transported to Wat Kae Nang Loeng. Thousands of people, unable to believe that Thailand's most famous actor was really, tragically dead, amassed impromptu at the temple and demanded that his corpse be raised from the coffin and shown to the public.
Bangkok hosts world's first phad kaphrao championship
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 24/08/2023
» From Friday to Sunday, the promenade along the banks of Khlong Phadung Krung Kasem will become a brightly lit-up and animated arena for World Kaphrao Thailand Grand Prix 2023.
Late New Year arrivals for your playlist
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 12/01/2023
» Happy New Year! After some ups and downs, it's time to begin afresh. Way back in late December, I missed a few songs in my year-end roundup. So here they are, and despite their different genres all can boost our morale and optimism for the upcoming year.
Sukhothai gets street art
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 01/07/2021
» The Designated Areas for Sustainable Tourism Administration (Dasta) is helping local communities launch 3D street art in Sukhothai province.
Creative solutions to unique problems
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/05/2021
» Despite the third wave of the pandemic hitting Thailand hard, Bangkok Design Week 2021 (BKKDW) has returned with the theme of "Resurgence Of Possibilities".
Fans Tuk Up tuk-tuk cause
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 05/05/2021
» The coronavirus outbreak has sounded the death knell for tuk-tuk drivers. No sooner after they had started recovering from the absence of foreign tourists, the third wave of the pandemic kicked in last month. Fortunately, local fandoms are throwing lifelines to them. When passengers are nowhere to be seen, drivers are going around with idol posters on their vehicles.
Grin and bear it with Gucci
Life, Published on 16/04/2021
» As a prelude to a new collection, Gucci has partnered with IM Jibin, known for his huge bear-shaped installations.
Full steam ahead for Ayutthaya
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 23/07/2020
» The State Railway of Thailand (SRT) will launch a special trip to Ayutthaya with a good old-fashioned steam locomotive to celebrate the 68th birthday of His Majesty King Maha Vajiralongkorn Phra Vajiraklaochaoyuhua on July 28.
Eyes wide open
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 08/05/2020
» The literature about modern Thai politics is not abundant, and by this I mean a narrative that grounds its characters in the double-whammy of coup d'etat and street protest that characterised the mid-2000s to mid-2010s. The period, plus a few years earlier when Thaksin Shinawatra rose to power, contains some of the most convulsive and era-defining moments that continue to shape the visible and invisible dimensions of Thai society in the present time, and it's astonishing that not more writers find it a rich wellspring of artistic expression (on the contrary, visual artists and theatre artists seem more responsive to the political currents of the same period).