The Culture Blog

When I was young, I believed that adults all had telepathy and it was something that didn’t activate until you were 20. It sounds ridiculous now, but at the time, it seems like adults can sometimes read my mind....

A new charity project called roadside community pantries, or also known as ตู้ปันสุข/ตู้ปันน้ำใจ (happy/generous pantries), is increasing in popularity and spreading to 51 provinces across the country. The project aims to encourage Thais to donate daily necessities and items to...

Self-censorship is one manifestation of fear.When we stop ourselves from saying what we want, when we want, we are afraid.Whether it be ostracization, persecution, ridicule or annihilation, we understand that there are real world consequences for speaking our...

The villagers stood six feet apart as they read their declarations, holding up signs that read ‘Lockdown Mining’ and ‘Save Community Rights.’ Some bore flags or coordinated green T-shirts with emblazoned with the image of a tree. All wore...

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-ocha made headlines recently by asking the 20 richest Thai families for their help in fighting the coronavirus pandemic. Prayut said that their expertise was needed at a time when the country was going through a...

The best photo to describe the helplessness of Thais left behind was taken last weekend. The photo, which was posted by Facebook user Aom Arseeyeh, was used by local news to report on an incident at a market by the...

Social media is far from democratic.Although you can find such mythical encounters as a bat lover schooling Pope Francis on Twitter, it is generally observed that the rich and the famous have more followers and influence.The phenomenon...

In a victory for Thai students everywhere, new regulations governing hair growth for students was published in the Royal Gazette on May 1 meaning that both male and female students can now grow their hair long.There are, of...

A couple of days ago, my mother, told me that she had registered to receive a survival bag (ถุงยังชีพ) from the government.After a few days, the bag arrived at my home. The pack consists of a tray of...

Amidst the continued battle against the spread of the novel coronavirus, I cannot but help wonder what might Harold Burson have to say to Thailand's leaders in government, business and civil society.  What lessons might Burson—a pioneer in crisis management and public relations who...