Europe Solidaire Sans Frontières
, by UNGPAKORN Giles Ji
Queen Sirikit of Thailand, who died on 26 October 2025 at the age of 93, embodied the most reactionary aspects of the monarchy. Beyond her carefully constructed public image, she distinguished herself through her active support for anti-democratic forces, notably during the massacres of leftists (…)
Inaugural event tackles often-censored topics such as sex work and Thailand’s war-torn south
Standing in a massage parlour in the seedy glow of red strip lighting, Pueng turns to the camera. “I have a dream, to build a new house for my family,” she says. “Then I can open a small grocery shop”. (…)
, by Kornkritch Somjittranukit
Throughout modern Thailand’s history, Royal Anthem videos have played a significant role in transforming the foundations of royal legitimacy. While the palace previously emphasised the King’s commitment to his duties as ‘Father of the Land’, anthem videos now push the Thai people’s duty to love (…)
, by Pimrapee Thungkasemvathana
Stories in this collection cover complex contemporary issues — but don’t all hit the mark.
All things considered, the 14 stories in the collection translated by Marcel Barang read like a list of social issues a Thai should be aware of: participating in last year’s protests without genuine (…)
, by Brunch
A new anthology of Thai short fiction brings out the best of 2012 in English; ’Brunch’ speaks to the compiler about the art of bringing these stories to an international audience.
Translation is a time-consuming, arduous and often thankless task. Literary translation also involves suppressing (…)
, by BARANG Marcel
To PRESENT “THE TWENTY BEST NOVELS” OF ANY EUROPEAN COUNTRY OR even of a relatively young nation such as the United States would be preposterous. To select “the twenty best novels of Thailand” arguably is not. The novel in Thailand is a recent western import; the first truly Thai novels were (…)
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