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Corruption complexities mar Thai politics
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 15/04/2019
» This summer seems hotter than usual to me, and the Songkran water splashes don't seem to cool me down at all. Well, the major culprit isn't El Nino, which is hitting the country this year, but rather the political tension that has been escalating since the March 24 election.
Generational politics
Life, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 11/11/2024
» Political conflicts around the world typically arise from divisions based on class, ethnicity, rural-urban disparities and caste, rather than age differences. This observation caused Asst Prof Kanokrat Lertchoosakul, lecturer at the Faculty of Political Science, Chulalongkorn University, to investigate if it is true that political conflict in Thailand is one between generations.
Theatres of politics
Life, Alongkorn Parivudhiphongs, Published on 02/12/2020
» Last month was apparently a month of theatre politics. At the height of political unrest due to ongoing protests and gatherings, two university productions staged biographical plays and poetry-driven body movements. Meanwhile, the Bangkok Theatre Festival was also the host of political satires and parodies.
Politics as gameplay
Life, Published on 15/03/2018
» The Goethe Institute presents an interactive exhibition titled "Games And Politics" at the Design Center at Chulalongkorn University's Faculty of Architecture, Phaya Thai Road, from tomorrow until April 12.
Politics as art
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 02/05/2018
» You can observe Eiji Sumi's seesaw-like art installation from a distance, or you can engage with it. Either way, it's "play or be played", as the larger-than-life platform offers biting commentary on the mechanics of politics.
The politics of change
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 18/03/2019
» It is less than a week until the much-anticipated general election. For the first time in the history of Thailand, we are seeing a huge turnout of LGBTI candidates from different professions and backgrounds, jumping on the political bandwagon and representing sexual diversity. Out and proud, many of them are standing as candidates or are working with political parties in order to make their voices heard.
Politics is like a virus
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 09/03/2020
» Two major issues that dominate the front-page news and our attention daily are the outbreak of Covid-19 and the deterioration of the political situation. Somehow both matters share something in common.
The politics of trans acting
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 30/04/2018
» Kudos and controversy in film, and other happenings in this month's round-up of LGBT news
Classic musical about global politics
Life, Sirilaksana Khoman, Published on 26/06/2018
» Earlier this month Somtow Sucharitkul was invited to conduct Giuseppe Verdi's much-loved opera Aida at Singapore's Esplanade Theatre with the Singapore Lyric Opera (SLO). It was an unprecedented event, as Maestro Somtow was the first Thai conductor to be invited to undertake this task.
Guilt and sin minus the politics
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 20/04/2018
» The squalor of Manila slums populated by high-school drug runners, then a chaotic precinct ruled by corrupt cops and even more corrupt chiefs -- these are the familiar turfs of Brillante Mendoza, the best-known Filipino filmmaker among international audiences.