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Creative resilience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/02/2026
» Bangkok Design Week 2026 returned for its ninth year last month. This year, BKKDW2026 claims that, the festival is a systematic platform driving the city-level creative economy. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency, the event asserts that designing is a practical tool which must be applied to elevate standards, create new opportunities and forge new pathways for survival of the city, the economy and Thai businesses.
97% of listeners ‘can’t tell real music from AI creations’
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 17/01/2026
» A staggering 97% of listeners are unable to distinguish between music created by artificial intelligence and tracks composed by humans, a survey conducted by the music streaming service Deezer and the market research firm Ipsos has found.
A creative revolution
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/01/2026
» Chiang Mai Design Week 2025 (CMDW2025), organised by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), concluded in December with a clear sense of momentum, reaffirming Chiang Mai's position as one of Southeast Asia's most active creative cities.
International Jazz Conference to celebrate John Coltrane’s birth centennial
Published on 07/01/2026
» The College of Music at Mahidol University is writing a new chapter in the Kingdom’s music history with the 17th Thailand International Jazz Conference, from Jan 23-25 at the Salaya campus in Nakhon Pathom province.
Magdalen College School Oxford Expands to Bangkok
Published on 24/12/2025
» Magdalen College School Oxford (MCS Oxford), one of the United Kingdom’s most distinguished schools with more than 550 years of academic excellence, is preparing to open its first international campus in the world — in Bangkok — in partnership with Hong Kong-based CIEO, a leading education group with over 25 years of experience across Asia.
Gone But Not Forgotten
Life, Published on 23/12/2025
» 2025 really needs to slow down. The world is mourning as we lost so many talented people across film, television, music and more.
Twenty-nine beloved celebrities the world lost in 2025
South China Morning Post, Published on 20/12/2025
» This year, we lost some of the icons who shaped pop culture, from Hollywood legends to beloved musicians and television stars, including Robert Redford, Diane Keaton and Val Kilmer. We honour their memory by celebrating their lives and their enduring works.
'Severely restricted': Russia's Saint Petersburg faces cultural crackdown
AFP, Published on 18/11/2025
» SAINT PETERSBURG - Russian bookseller Lyubov Belyatskaya sighed as she lamented the "climate of widespread anxiety" that has taken hold in her native Saint Petersburg amid the war in Ukraine.
See the World Differently with Avalon Waterways
Published on 11/11/2025
» If your idea of travel perfection involves waking up to the serene rhythm of a river, sipping fine wine in a centuries-old village, or exploring vibrant cities without the crowds, Avalon Waterways may just be your perfect travel companion.
A Mediterranean union
Life, John Clewley, Published on 08/11/2025
» In 1993, multi-instrumentalists Fain Sanchez Duenas and Vincent Molino from Spain formed Radio Tarifa with singer/songwriter Benjamin Escoriza and released Rumba Argelina, an album that blended Flamenco, Arab-Andalusian, Arabic, Moorish and Mahgrebi music with that from the Renaissance, Mediterranean and even the Caribbean.