Coinciding with World Refugee Day on June 20, this global touring film festival by the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) returns to Bangkok for the fourth time this Jun 19-24.
Aimed at showcasing short films and documentaries that make statements about the future of Thailand and its politics, Thai Aurora at The Horizon by Streamline Film will screen 14 political shorts by 15 Thai filmmakers at two venues this month.
With just two more sleeps until the World Cup kicks off in Brazil, it’s now time to get down to the nitty gritty of working out how, where and when to watch the matches.
UPDATE: On Jun 12, it was announced all 64 games of World Cup 2014 would be broadcast live on free-to-air television, namely Army-owned Channel 5 and Channel 7.
Arom Phoharnrattanakul, aka Cutto, 32, the frontman of pop duo Lipta, has more than 200,000 followers on Facebook and has garnered 63 million views on his popular YouTube channel Tigercry. Following the release of Lipta’s 3rd album, Young, Cutto talks to BK about his past insecurites and how social media helps keep him sane.
While much the spotlight of Thai football was shining on the ever-growing Thai Premier League, the locals’ much-awaited dream of seeing their national team in The World Cup came true to their surprise, thanks to the less attended female national team. Ranked 30th in the FIFA Index, the underdog clinched a 2-1 victory against Vietnam to secure the fifth place at AFC Womens Asian Cup and book their place for The World Cup in Canada. BK talks to Duangnapa “Ann” Sritala, the captain of the team about the sport and what she makes of the qualification.
