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Enduring rituals
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 12/02/2013
» Serenity covered the tiny Devastan Shrine on Din So Road as a stream of worshippers entered the main gate into the elegantly-decorated place. It was late into the night, but no one seemed to mind.
Tasana orchestrates a royal celebration
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 27/09/2012
» A Concert of His Majesty's Royal Compositions, which is being held this week in four European capitals, is a music event with a mission for famed violinist Tasana Nagavajara.
In search of Lampang-ness
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 30/10/2012
» When Lampang locals got curious about their identity as natives of this small but history-steeped northern province, where did that curiosity lead?
Still relevant?
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 24/07/2012
» Mention the Traibhumi to a group of Thais, young or old, and the reaction is likely to be an outbreak of yawns. If, that is, anyone even knows what you are referring to.
Artist at large
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 06/07/2012
» Panya Vijinthanasarn has been wowing people recently with a gigantic al fresco installation of his called Sukhothai Land Art.
Generally dodging the bullet
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 31/07/2012
» Again, the issue of Democrat Party leader Abhisit Vejjajiva's alleged dodging of mandatory military conscription has returned to haunt us, dug up this time by Defence Minister Sukampol Suwannathat and blown out of proportion by Jatuporn Prompan.
A Cervantes perspective
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 07/08/2012
» There are some books that I read time and again. Among them is Don Quixote.
Hailing the Hero
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 14/08/2012
» Next month Thailand will mark the centenary of the birth of its most celebrated composer, Prasidh Silapabanleng (1912-1999), best remembered for forging the crucial link between Thai and Western classical music, with a concert at Chulalongkorn University.
The write choice
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/08/2012
» Thanya Sangkhaphanthanon, a recipient of SEA Write Award better known by his pen name Phaitoon Thanya, is a lecturer at Maha Sarakham University's Thai and Eastern Language Department in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Tea for the Queen
Life, Ploenpote Atthakor, Published on 21/05/2012
» Only the best deserve an invitation to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II's diamond jubilee celebrations, and speaking of tea-making, Twinings, an English company with more than 300 years of experience in the field, appears most qualified for this auspicious occasion.