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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.
BACC goes local
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2025
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a well-known as an art centre in Bangkok. This year, it launched the Local Networking Project to provide a platform for artists from other regions besides the capital. The project involves fieldwork in various locations across the country. Artists have the opportunity to explore local legends, folktales, unrecorded histories and contemporary community lifestyles.
Hidden danger
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/08/2025
» Ecological Alert and Recovery Thailand (Earth), a nonprofit organisation, recently revealed the results of a national report titled "Lead In Solvent-Based Paints In Thailand". The study, which tested 55 paint samples from 45 brands sold in the country, revealed that more than 20% of samples had lead levels exceeding 100ppm (the standard set by the Thai Industrial Standards Institute, or TISI). Of these, many also had high lead concentration ranging from 10,000ppm to 64,000ppm.
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Thoughts turn to dust
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/12/2024
» Since the expansion of corn cultivation for animal feed in the region, Thailand, Myanmar and Laos have been negatively impacted by the increasing severity of PM2.5 pollution in the northern region.
Breaking the cycle
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 23/09/2024
» The director of Baan Kanchanapisek Vocational Juvenile Training Centre for Boys, Thicha Nanakorn, last month posted on Facebook that her contract as a juvenile justice expert had not been renewed. This means her position as the director of 20 years will end on Sept 30.
Deadly consequences
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 13/08/2024
» Last month, when six Vietnamese people were found dead at a luxury hotel in Bangkok, the news spread internationally. An autopsy conducted by Chulalongkorn Hospital reported that cyanide was the cause of death for all six victims. The tragic incident brought up memories of the case of Am Cyanide in 2023 and renewed awareness of the dangers of cyanide. Am is currently charged with the murder of 14 people by using cyanide and attempted murder of one victim who survived.
An invasive threat
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 05/08/2024
» Blackchin tilapia was imported from Ghana in 2010 by CP Foods (CPF) with a permit for research in Samut Songkhram. CPF claimed that it terminated its research in January 2011 and had sent sample blackchin tilapias in bottles of formalin to the Department of Fisheries.
Blurring reality
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2024
» Last year, Boris Eldagsen raised awareness of AI photography by winning the prestigious Sony World Photography Award in the creative open category with his computer-generated image.
AI in the spotlight
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 17/07/2024
» In today's digital age, artificial intelligence has become increasingly integrated into people's daily lives, from movie recommendations on streaming platforms to virtual assistants like Siri and Alexa and semi-autonomous technology in Tesla vehicles. As a result, the misuse of AI is becoming an issue of concern.