Living the Bangkok Beat
As foreign ideologies begin to seep into Thailand’s culture, student’s opinion of a once prestigious symbol begin to grow negative. While there is a partition of distinguished students who proudly and unconditionally admire wearing uniforms at Chulalongkorn University, the growing number of students who complain about their forced apparel has raised concern among scholars and …
Continue reading Are Chulalongkorn Student Uniforms a Fading Prestige?
Vimanmek Mansion is the largest teakwood mansion in the world and was built by royal command of King Rama V in 1900. The mansion was completed on March 27, 1901 and King Rama V moved from the Grand Palace to reside in the mansion for the next five years. Like most temples and palaces in …
This past Monday, October 23, was a national holiday. October 23 is the day King Chulalongkorn died and the Thai people remember his accomplishments and kingdom by paying homage to him all day. The worshipping is set up throughout the country and in three major locations within Bangkok: the statue of him in front of …
After hustling, poking, and prodding at the organization known as Swing for about a month, I was finally given an answer...No. I had worked my way all the way up the organization's social ladder, made countless emails, interviews, and mobile calls; yet finally I was turned away. The clients of Swing are 'sex workers' and …
Continue reading Giving the gift of English in the heart of Patpong
Chulalongkorn University political science lecturer and public Marxist, Adjarn Giles Ji Ungpakorn is one of the leaders of the September 19th Organization and led the first protest against The Council for Democratic Reform under Constitutional Monarchy last Friday, September 22.Ungpakorn was born into one of the many military junta’s that checker Thailand’s history in the …
Justin Calderón 