Culture

Intangible cultural heritage (ICH) is all around us, with the 2003 Convention’s Representative List meant to symbolize and support cultural practices passed down from generation to generation. Yet in many cases, such heritage is at risk because of the loss...

Bangkok: In seemingly legitimate stores across South-East Asia, cultural objects – banned from sale and export – are being sold alongside replicas in ‘antique shops’, where staff readily explain to customers the trafficking routes they use to ship the...

Nearly 30 million jobs in the culture and creative industries worldwide generate annual revenue of US$2.25 trillion, accounting for 3% of world GDP. In Thailand, the National Statistical Office has recently estimated that over 800,000 people work in the...