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Bangkok Film Festival Spotlights Cinema as Soft Power
Published on 10/10/2025
» Amid rapid changes in technology and audience behaviour that continue to challenge the entertainment industry, the Bangkok International Film Festival 2025 returns in full force. The festival serves as a major platform connecting filmmakers, investors, distributors, and audiences through diverse activities, including international film screenings and “Talad Nang,” a key marketplace where content creators can meet producers, distributors and investors from Thailand and abroad. This year’s highlight is a collaboration with BrandThink to organise a series of seminars led by experts, exploring cinema’s evolving role as soft power. The discussions highlight how film is not just a source of entertainment, but a strategic driver of the economy, culture, and communication. They also open perspectives on how Thai content can expand to the global stage, inspire audiences, and fuel long-term growth in the creative economy.
Bangkok Uses AI to Map and Protect Trees
Published on 11/10/2025
» Bangkok is turning to artificial intelligence (AI) and LiDAR mapping to strengthen its fragile, largely uncounted urban forest — promising safer streets, lower maintenance costs, and a high-tech shield against deadly air pollution.
Green girling-Bangkok and the ever-sustainable wardrobe
Published on 17/10/2025
» Bangkok’s fascination with sustainable fashion did not begin on Instagram, even if that is where it now thrives. Its roots stretch back to Bangsue Junction (affectionately dubbed “the Red Building”) where, under flickering fluorescent lights, teenagers once sifted through mountains of second-hand jeans, army jackets and faded band tees. Long before “upcycling” became a marketing term, this was where Bangkok’s youth learned to shape their style from what others had left behind.
Swire to debut Upper House hotel in Bangkok
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 18/10/2025
» Hong Kong-based conglomerate Swire Pacific plans to open its first Upper House hotel in Bangkok, marking the brand's debut in Thailand, alongside its first branded residence project worth 30-40 billion baht on Wireless Road.
Queen Mother's body reaches Grand Palace in Bangkok
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/10/2025
» The body of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit The Queen Mother was on Sunday evening brought to the Grand Palace, where funeral rites will be held, as people gathered to pay their respects and express heartfelt gratitude to the late former queen.
Bangkok Community Theatre presents hit musical Mamma Mia!
Life, Published on 27/10/2025
» Bangkok Community Theatre will bring the world's ultimate feel-good musical Mamma Mia! to Bangkok, with six performances scheduled every Friday and Saturday at 7.30pm from Nov 7-15, plus a 2.30pm matinee on Saturday. The venue is St Andrew's International School's auditorium on Sukhumvit 107.
‘Construction workers’ arrest Nigerian drug dealers in Bangkok
Gary Boyle, Published on 27/10/2025
» Undercover police who dressed like construction workers arrested numerous suspected Nigerian drug dealers in the Nana area of Bangkok early Sunday morning.
Knocked-down sign causes gridlock on Bangkok ringroad
News, Online Reporters, Published on 27/10/2025
» Motorists on Kanchanaphisek Road in Nonthaburi suffered through an hours-long traffic gridlock on Monday morning after a pickup truck crashed into the metal framework supporting a huge overhead sign, and it fell onto the road.
Brighton College Bangkok Opens Inspiring Sixth Form Centre
Published on 30/10/2025
» In a celebration of ambition and educational vision, Brighton College Bangkok officially opened its newly completed Sixth Form Centre, a dynamic space created to inspire independent thinking and academic excellence among senior pupils. The launch drew an impressive gathering of distinguished guests, parents, staff and pupils who came together to mark this significant milestone in the College’s journey. More than just a new building, the Sixth Form Centre represents Brighton’s continued investment in the future - a place where young people are encouraged to think boldly, lead with kindness and prepare for success at the world’s top universities.
Andrew ‘had 40 prostitutes brought to Bangkok hotel’
Published on 01/11/2025
» Disgraced former prince Andrew once had 40 prostitutes brought to his five-star hotel over four days during a taxpayer-funded trip to Thailand, his biographer has claimed.