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Amateurs on the rise with WAAP success
Sports, Chuah Choo Chiang, Published on 11/02/2026
» The region's top women amateur golfers, including Thailand's Prim Prachnakorn and Achiraya Sriwong, Malaysia's Jeneath Wong and Korea's Oh Soo-Min, do not need to look far for inspiration when they reach the crossroads of when to turn professional.
Crypto firm accidentally sends $44bn in bitcoin to users
Published on 07/02/2026
» SEOUL - The South Korean cryptocurrency exchange Bithumb said on Saturday that it had accidentally given away more than $40 billion worth of bitcoins to customers as promotional rewards, triggering a sharp selloff on the exchange.
Democracy calls: So what's new this time?
Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 07/02/2026
» As voters prepare for tomorrow's general election, they will also be asked to decide if they want the constitution to be amended.
The end of ‘going viral’
BitesizeBKK, Published on 04/02/2026
» For more than a decade, the internet trained us to expect explosion. One video, one post, one take, and your life could change, or at least feel like it did for as long as you can milk the content; a chance to break through the noise and surface as a ‘someone’ in front of millions. Even people who swore social media was ‘just for fun’ carried a faint hope that the right joke, timing or moment of accidental charisma could be enough to suspend the rules of scale. This idea shaped how people created, spoke and saw themselves. Going viral haunted the background, promising escape, and no alternative way of being online felt equally as ‘real’.
Chef Ian Kittichai joins Michel Portos in four-hands culinary extravaganza
Published on 22/01/2026
» Khum Hom at Mövenpick BDMS Wellness Resort Bangkok presents the first of its 2026 four-hands culinary experiences.
Exploring the financial mindset of Thai Gen Z
Published on 20/01/2026
» Being part of Generation Z, I grew up hearing the phrase, “Poor people buy lottery tickets, while the rich buy stocks.” While I disagree with this mindset, I can understand its origins. Nowadays, everything has changed. We can simply access a wealth of knowledge about money, investments and economics right from our mobile phones.
DTV Visa Thailand: Why “letters of acceptance” are changing Muay Thai training enrolment
Published on 16/01/2026
» Thailand’s Destination Thailand Visa (DTV), introduced under new visa measures effective July 15, 2024, has made long-stay options clearer for applicants who can show funds and a qualifying purpose. For people using the “Thai soft power” activity route—Muay Thai included—the most consequential paperwork is often not the application form itself, but the supporting documents that demonstrate an organised activity with a real provider.
It's the economic history, stupid
Oped, Published on 14/01/2026
» Every year, I walk into a first-year lecture hall in Bilbao at the University of the Basque Country (EHU) and watch shoulders slump. The title of the course I'm teaching -- "Economic History" -- draws a similarly dejected reaction from my students: "Meh." "Boooring." "What's this even for?" Some call it "the history class", as if it belonged to another century.
Delinquent student loan holders targeted
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/01/2026
» The Student Loan Fund (SLF) is preparing to file lawsuits against around 100,000 SLF borrowers to enforce repayment of more than 10 billion baht in unpaid debt.
A New Era in Trading Begins with XMC – The Coin That’s Shaking Up the Industry
Published on 06/01/2026
» Over the past few years, online trading has become one of the key avenues for the new generation seeking financial security and time freedom. While global financial markets have grown increasingly volatile, technology has made it easier for retail investors worldwide to access professional-grade trading tools.