The Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) has scrapped the planned bidding for the 82.3-billion-baht southern extension of the Purple Line, citing a lack of public participation.
Creative solutions to unique problems
Creative solutions to unique problems
As Bangkok Design Week goes online due to the latest Covid-19 outbreak, the event s director talks about this year s highlights and challenges
published : 5 May 2021 at 04:00 A livestreaming talk will be led by the former transport minister Chadchart Sittipunt and social critic Sulak Sivaraksa. (Photo: Creative Economy Agency)
Despite the third wave of the pandemic hitting Thailand hard, Bangkok Design Week 2021 (BKKDW) has returned with the theme of Resurgence Of Possibilities .
Director of Creative City Development at CEA, Montinee Yongvikul, said choosing this theme for design week which starts on Saturday and runs until July 31 was to send an encouraging message to the creative and design industry which has been hard hit by the public health crisis.
Highlights of Thailand s art scene in 2020
Highlights of Thailand s art scene in 2020
As exhibitions and events were hard-hit by the pandemic, Thai artists managed to survive and thrive in their artistic creations
published : 30 Dec 2020 at 04:00
4 The mural, People Wall, was painted by 11 well-known artists including Alex Face, Headache Stencil, Gongkan and Mue Bon. (Photo: facebook.com/thejammag)
Like other industries, everything related to the art industry, from museums, art festivals, art fairs, galleries and more took a hiatus during the pandemic lockdown. However, after the lockdown was lifted, the country s art scene started to get a little more vibrant. Even Thailand s largest art festivals, Bangkok Art Biennale, returned.