<div>It seems there can never be enough done in the overwhelming glorification of Thai kings. The Thai junta has built giant bronze statues of the so-called ‘seven great kings’ of Thai history to glorify and strengthen the status of the monarchy. Soon, a soap opera which aims to glorify King Rama V will be on air. It features the recurring theme of the emancipation of slaves during the reign of King Rama V, although the story is heavily romanticized and distorted, say experts.</div> <p></p>

<div>An interactive, mind-boggling murder mystery performance seeks to find the political in everyday life.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

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<div> <p>A collaboration between Korean and Thai theatre companies reflects on the horror of forcefully suppressing a society’s memories.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div style="text-align: center;"> </div>

<p dir="ltr">Following the controversial<a href="http://prachatai.org/english/node/4315">&nbsp;12 nationalistic Thai values</a>&nbsp;introduced in the aftermath of the 2014 coup d’état and the construction of a theme park with grandiose monuments of ancient kings, the Thai junta has now published its latest version of Thai history, which many historians view as an attempt to legitimize military rule via a narrow nationalistic history.</p> <p></p>

<p><em>A cautionary tale of an informal worker's life</em><em> produced by an "indie" director and released by a commercial studio giant sheds light on freelance graphic designers' constant threat of joblessness and sickness due to their lack of a social security and health insurance.</em></p> <p></p>

<div>A theatre piece by Thailand’s only dance movement psychotherapist is a soothing trust exercise for the audience.</div> <p></p>

<div>A stage performance commemorating the 101st anniversary of the beginning of the First World War highlights how violence can quickly spiral into war.&nbsp;</div> <div> </div>

<div>To the filmmaker, Latitude No. 6 is just a line on a map, that when sliced, offers some pretty shots. Pretty shots are as deep as it goes, and the truth about the conflict is just covered up with 120 minutes of cringe-worthy, cheesy fluff and cardboard dialogue.&nbsp;</div> <p></p>

<p>After the names of the candidates for the National Human Rights Commissions of Thailand (NHRC) were revealed, many eyebrows were raised over the nomination of an ultra-royalist with a record of human rights abuse. For many human rights defenders, however, it is only the symptom of a malady that has long rendered the rights commission impotent.</p> <p></p>

<div> <div> <div><em>The Thai remake of Gossip Girl with almost zero localization and adaptation to the Thai context creates a whole new class of people that seem too ridiculous to exist in Bangkok and could even be viewed as an unintentional parody. However, if the show capitalizes on accurately portraying an upper vs. middle class conflict an interesting drama could unfold.&nbsp;</em></div> </div></div>