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[Event] Living in Truth amidst the Lies: The Life and Ideas of Václav Havel

Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University, in collaboration with the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Bangkok, cordially invites interested public to attend a panel discussion on the topic of

 

Living in Truth amidst the Lies: The Life and Ideas of Václav Havel

 

held as part of the launch of the Thai translation of Václav Havel’s Letter to Dr Husák and as part of the opening ceremony of an exhibition commemorating the 25th anniversary of Václav Havel’s visit to Chulalongkorn University

Date:

Monday 25 November 2019

Time:

14.00-16.00 hrs

Venue:

Office of Academic Resources, Chulalongkorn University [Central Library]

Programme: 

13.00 - 14.00 hrs Registration

14.00 - 14.20 hrs Opening Speeches

– Associate Professor Amorn Petsom, PhD, Director of the Office of Academic Resources

– His Excellency Mr Marek Libřický, Ambassador of the Czech Republic to the Kingdom of Thailand

14.20 - 14.35 hrs “Remembering Václav Havel” – Sulak Sivaraksa

14.40 - 15.30 hrs

Panel Discussion on “Living in Truth amidst the Lies:

The Life and Ideas of Václav Havel” – Pitch Pongsawat, Nuttaa Mahattana, Chayangoon Thamma-un & Verita Sriratana

Moderated by Anna Lawattanatrakul

15.30 - 16.00 hrs Q&A

*This public event will be conducted in Thai. Faculty of Arts student volunteers may offer simultaneous interpretation upon request. Walk-in registration is free of charge.

For more information, please contact Sam Nak Nisit Sam Yan Publishing (SCPH) at [email protected] or [email protected]

Tel. 091 – 720 – 8998 or 098 – 825 – 6861

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