New York’s Metropolitan Museum Will Return Stolen Ancient Sculptures To Cambodia And Thailand
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia has welcomed the announcement that New York’s Metropolitan Museum of Art will return more than a dozen pieces of ancient artwork to...
From Vinyl to Canvas Spins ‘Story’ of Thailand and Music
BANGKOK — Dueling loves for Thai music and vinyl drove one artist to canvas to reflect their charm and cultural context.
Library of Rebels: Reading Room Conspires With Contrarian Greats
BANGKOK — Aung San Suu Kyi’s former aid and political prisoner Ma Thida will be among the world’s rebels to call a Silom mini-library temporary home, along with the likes of the Sex Pistols and Bob Dylan to Karl Marx and Friedrich Nietzsche.
‘Daniel Caesar’ to Bring Back His R&B Beats to Bangkok This December
BANGKOK — Will it be the “Best Part” of December? Canadian R&B singer Daniel Caesar will perform in Bangkok this December.
Sample Sounds from Southern Africa at Thonglor Bar
BANGKOK — Southern African melodies will be performed by artists with traditional and contemporary vibes at a Thonglor bar.
Missed Wonderfruit? Join Wondertoots and Win Social Media This Weekend
BANGKOK — Festival fiends who either missed Wonderfruit or didn’t get enough of the art and music festival can look forward to Dudesweet’s redefinition of the festival from another perspective this coming weekend for wanderers to live, love and … whatever.
Open-Air Cinema to Screen Climate Change Doc Next Week
BANGKOK — As climate change threatens the world and Bangkok’s very existence, a downtown open-air cinema will host a documentary and discussion to raise awareness about its dangers to the environment.
Sample Saturday Sounds as Bangkok’s ‘Kicks Fest’ Turns 1
BANGKOK — An alternative music gig series will return later this month, when it celebrates its first birthday with a mix of local and international bands.
Pakistan’s Joyful Jazz Warriors Resist Cultural Annihilation in ‘Song of Lahore’
BANGKOK — To Pakistanis who grew up considering jazz and orchestral sounds as much their culture as anyone’s, the religious and social upheaval threatening to take it away was an attack.
72 Films to Unspool at World Film Fest
BANGKOK — More than 70 films, from an adrenaline-soaked thriller and Israeli identity-swapping to a Studio Ghibli animation, are on their way to Bangkok screens this month.