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A tale of a mythical, lost kingdom and the Tais from China
What can the architecture of a house tell you?One could take a quick glance at this quaint wooden house and conclude that it is of Thai design and origins. And while that is true to an extent – if...
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Architectural History: The Netherlands Ambassador’s Residence
In the midst of Bangkok’s militant urbanism – the glass
buildings, the dusty construction sites, the dark concrete skytrain that cuts
through Sukhumvit – Wittayu road seems a curious exception. A huge stretch of
the road is leafy and green, marking out...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Breaking down Thailand’s new hand-sign protest divide
Pro-monarchy demonstrators introduced a new political hand sign last Thursday at their demonstration against the pro-democracy, student-led, anti-government rallies.Before anyone asks, the reason why I called them anti-government protesters is because most of them are asking for Prayut’s...
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Revisit old Siam and Thailand through the British Pathé film archives (1920-1950)
'Pathe News' produced newsreels for the British empire between 1910 to 1970 covering a wide range of world events and news items. The newsreels would be played before the feature at the cinema.Among the videos found in its...
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The myth of Lanna, its history and trying to reconstruct the past
The entrance to Tha Pae Gate sits along the moat surrounding the inner town of Chiang Mai, the capital city of northern Thailand. Once a fortress, these ruins are now over 700 years old and dates to a distant...
Commentary
Worth remembering October 6 as Thai conservatives ready for battle
Student protests have broken out across Thailand for the past two weeks with demonstrators calling for the resignation of the Prayut Chan-ocha government and the tearing up of the military-drafted constitution.The students have come in force to voice...
Commentary
Opinion: Society is engineered to think that being politically active is dangerous; the youth are here to change that
Ever since I started my undergraduate degree in the school of Political Science, people always look at me with either wonder or suspicion.Whenever some news or events occurs involving politics, friends from other fields of studies or even...
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New hashtag trends on Twitter as Thai students rip apart discriminatory Thai curriculum in support of LGBTQ+ rights
A new hashtag #เราไม่ใช่ตัวประหลาด (We are not weird) trends on Twitter as LGBTQ+ supporters and protesters marched to the Ministry of Education on Wednesday to protest the traditional and discriminatory Thai curriculum.The students are submitting a petition to end...
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Opinion: Two different justice systems for the rich and poor in Thailand
In Thailand, rich people go free, poor people go to jail. That is what the justice system in Thailand is telling its people with the news that all charges have been dropped against Vorayuth Yoovidhaya, the heir of the Red...
