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Anime embraces Boys' Love, highlights queerphobia
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» A rural village in Kubitachi, Japan, is humming with the sound of summer. Cicadas sing in deafening chorus. Sweat drips in the sweltering heat. Against this backdrop, two young lads savour melting ice cream on carefree days.
The quiet genius
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 03/10/2025
» Japanese chef Atsushi Tanaka opened Restaurant A.T. 11 years ago in Paris to entice and challenge Parisian palettes with progressive, artistic and dynamic cuisine.
Central Pinklao Unveils Landmark Transformation This November
Published on 01/10/2025
» Central Pinklao, Central Pattana’s third shopping centre and a fixture in Bangkok for more than 30 years, is set to redefine retail in western Bangkok with its most significant transformation in three decades. Backed by an investment of over 1.7 billion baht, the redevelopment introduces the concept of the “New Soul of the District,” positioning the complex as the area’s premier lifestyle landmark across 360,000 square metres of space.
Ukraine's military chief says Russia's 2025 offensives have failed
Published on 26/09/2025
» KYIV - Russia's spring and summer offensives this year have failed to meet their goals, Ukraine's military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi said, adding that Russia was firing twice as much artillery as Ukraine on the battlefield.
Lawless state capitalism no answer to China's rise
Oped, Published on 19/09/2025
» It is tempting to frame the Sino-American economic rivalry as a clash between engineering doers and lawyerly naysayers, as the Chinese-Canadian analyst Dan Wang does in his new book Breakneck: China's Quest to Engineer the Future. But this is a false dichotomy, because law is a crucial feature of US capitalism.
Peanuts gang celebrate 75 years at RCB Galleria
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 18/09/2025
» Snoopy and the Peanuts gang are waiting to take Thai fans into a world of nostalgia and joy during "How Do You Do, Snoopy?: 75 Years: A Journey Of Friendship Through Art", which is running at RCB Galleria 1-2, 2nd floor of River City Bangkok, Charoen Krung 24, until Dec 7.
Isan sound goes global
Life, John Clewley, Published on 13/09/2025
» Last month, World Beat was invited to join a government sponsored event to promote molam music from Isan on the international stage. The event was held on Aug 12 at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center in Bangkok as part of the National Science and Technology Fair 2025.
Thai rice prices hit 3-week high on strong baht; Vietnam rates fall on weak demand
Reuters, Published on 11/09/2025
» Thai rice export prices rose to a three-week high this week, supported by the baht’s appreciation, while thin demand pushed Vietnamese offers lower.
Tariff focus for new government
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/09/2025
» Besides the short-term economic policies of the Bhumjaithai Party, the new government should also focus on solving issues caused by the tariff imposed by the US which remains a threat to the economy this year and next, while other economic weaknesses remain, economists say.
New words I probably won't be using
Roger Crutchley, Published on 31/08/2025
» The Cambridge Dictionary recently announced the inclusion of 6,000 new words mainly derived from their common usage in social media. I fear those words will simply be added to an already lengthy list of vocabulary I am totally unfamiliar with. As one observer noted "internet culture is changing the English language."