Kanin Srimaneekulroj

B-Floor Theatre's Ornanong Thaisriwong: 'I stand for free speech'

Ornanong Thaisriwong, 34, caused a massive stir last month when the restaging of her solo theater performance Bang-La-Merd, part of which detailed her ordeal registering her play with the army, attracted a nightly audience of plainclothes soldiers who recorded each show. Here, she tells BK about the thrill of performing live and the duty artists owe to society.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Mar 07, 2015

A guide to the slow life in Lan Luang

Close to Khao San, this quaint part of Bangkok’s old town couldn’t be any more different.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Mar 03, 2015

Rod Fai Market founder Pairod Roikaew: 'Honesty can't be bought'

From his humble beginnings as a street-peddler of antiques, Pairod “Rod” Roikaew, 41, is now the millionaire-owner of the Rod Fai Market, one of Thailand’s most popular night markets. Having just opened a new branch of the market at Ratchada, BK visits him at the Srinakarin location, where he shares with us his success story, as well as his perspectives on business and life.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 22, 2015

Ray MacDonald: "I believe in all religions"

Famed celebrity traveler and actor Ray MacDonald, 37, stars in a new collaboration film between Thailand and Cambodia, Bong Srolanh Oun, which also features two of Cambodia’s most prominent actresses, Saray Sakana and Dy Saveth. With the horror film about a graphic designer experiencing unexplained phenomena opening this weekend, BK met up with Ray to discuss his views on religion, taxis and ghosts.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 20, 2015

Bangkok gets new taxi service to rival Uber

All Thai Taxi's fleet of Toyota Prius aims to compete with both Uber and Bangkok's old taxi firms.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 11, 2015

Just Eat It

Social Change Film Festival 2015 to screen five stimulating documentaries this March

Five films aimed at stimulating positive social change, screened for free.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 07, 2015

Jakrawal Nilthamrong

Still from Vanishing Point

Indie director Jakrawal Nilthamrong discusses his Dutch film festival-winning new movie

At this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR), Thai indie film director Jakrawal Nilthamrong, 38, scooped one of the festival’s three top prizes, the Tiger Award, for his first feature-length movie, Vanishing Point. Here, the Thammasat University film lecturer discusses the car crash that nearly killed his parents and inspired the movie, and what he's working on next.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 05, 2015

Everything you need to know about running in Bangkok

Bangkok’s running scene is booming. With three more confirmed races in February alone and a stacked calendar right through the year, there’s plenty of motivation to join the leagues of enthusiasts pounding our pavements.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Feb 04, 2015

Rising Thai filmmaker Jirassaya Wongsutin: 'I never intended to make lesbian films'

Jirassaya “Claire” Wongsutin, 23, rocked Thailand’s indie film industry when her first production, Welcome Home, won first place in the 16th Chang Phuak (White Elephant) college-level film awards in 2012. Her ponderous films exploring lesbian relationships went on to win the award a further two times in a row, and have featured at prominent film events such as the International Women Film Festival in Seoul (where she won 1st prize). We chat with her ahead of her appearance at the Clermont-Ferrand Film Festival 2015 in France (starting Jan 30).

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Jan 19, 2015

Speedy Grandma screens films highlighting social controversies with Brazilian filmmakers Lara Jacoski and Patrick Belem

The good folks over at Speedy Grandma will be hosting a special screening of five short films by Brazil-based filmmakers Lara Jacoski and Patrick Belem.

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By Kanin Srimaneekulroj | Jan 14, 2015