Anime “Slam Dunk” Makes Successful Leap Onto South Korean Big Screens
SEOUL - A recently released reimagining of hit Japanese anime "Slam Dunk" has proven hugely popular in South Korea and brought with it a...
World of the Snow Leopard Wins Wildlife Photographer of the Year People’s Choice Award
Natural History Museum announced that Sascha Fonesca's striking image World of the Snow Leopard has won the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 58 People's...
Muay Thai Focus to Gain Guinness World Records
Thai boxers, all 3,660 men were army officers led by boxing legend Buakaw Banchamek, performed the world's largest gathering of Muay Thai reverential dance...
Lauded Fashion Designer Paco Rabanne Dies at Age 88
PARIS (AP) — Paco Rabanne, the Spanish-born designer known for perfumes sold worldwide and his metallic, space-age fashions, has died, the group that owns...
Over 10,000 Bamboo Scripts, Seal Impressions Unearthed in China’s Yunnan
KUNMING, Feb. 3 (Xinhua) -- More than 10,000 bamboo scripts, among which about 1,300 with written characters, and 837 seal impressions dating back to...
‘Harry Styles’ Coming to Bangkok Next Year
BANGKOK — British pop star Harry Styles will bring his Love on Tour show to Bangkok next year, promoter Live Nation Tero announced Tuesday.
What Does Farang Think About Farangs? An Interview with Stephff the Cartoonist
BANGKOK — Veteran political cartoonist Stephff, whose real name is Stephane Peray, has been based in Bangkok since 1989. His works were published on many papers in Thailand and the region including The Nation, Bangkok Post, and currently Prachatai.
In Case You Miss the Old Prayut, See Min Aung Hlaing’s Deeds on Exhibit...
BANGKOK — See the atrocious deeds of the (Burmese) military regime on display and how people of Myanmar struggle in an attempt to overthrow the illegitimate usurpers over the past year.
Thailand’s Nora Dance Recognized as UNESCO Cultural Heritage
BANGKOK — Nora dance, a southern traditional Thai dance with their signature long and curly metal fingernail tips, was listed by UNESCO among this year’s intangible heritages on Wednesday. Nora dance became the third UNESCO-listed Thai intangible heritage following Khon dance in 2018 and traditional Thai massage in 2019.
Panel by Panel, New Book Explores Vibrancy, Art of Thai Comics
BANGKOK — Before 1968, the phi krasue ghost in Thai culture only existed in oral traditions and whispers. But with cartoonist Tawee Witsanukorn’s drawings that year, he was the first to give her the iconic floating female head and dangling entrails – and that ghastly appearance haunts to this day.
