Too much democracy
T.F. Rhoden
Something is missing at the heart of Thai democracy.
Category: Thailand
Life as a shopping mall
Pim Wangtechawat
How Bangkok’s middle class live out their fears and fantasies in shopping malls.
In parentheses
Philip Cornwel-Smith
The enfant terrible of Thai literature breaks rules and conventions to get to the truth
Dressing up stories
Max Crosbie-Jones
A profile of Thai artist Jakkai Siributr
Yul and I
Emma Larkin
How Yul Brynner became a part of the Thai myth.
Chinatown
Yvan Cohen
Photographer Yvan Cohen in Bangkok’s disappearing Chinatown
Traces
Melanie Gritzka del Villar
Melanie Gritzka Del Villar’s unique driftwood art
Forever Red
Pim Wangtechawat
Passion for the English Premier League runs deep in Thailand
Attitude adjustment
Nic Dunlop
Thailand once had the freest press in Southeast Asia.
Facework
Emma Larkin
How power in Thailand really works
Chat Tomuk
Mekong Review
The passing of Thailand’s revered king has unleashed a torrent of eulogies.
The king still never smiles
Nicholas Farrelly
The enigma of Thailand’s King Bhumibol Adulyadej
Down the Mekong
Charnvit Kasetsiri
The Mekong is threatened by upstream hydroelectric dam projects
Books for everyone
Nic Dunlop
Established in Chiang Mai in 1989, publisher Silkworm now boasts more than 200 titles
To smile
Colin Cotterill
Said a tourist, “I have to refute, That the durian should count as a fruit …”