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An elegy to lost worlds
Life, Kenneth Barrett, Published on 28/03/2026
» A large, booming presence as bureau chief of the Associated Press in Bangkok for more than 30 years, a war reporter in Indochina before that, thrice president of the Foreign Correspondents Club of Thailand, Denis Gray has through six turbulent decades occupied front row seats, and foxholes, to report on some of the most violent upheavals of our times.
BMS Choir pays tribute to Georges Bizet
Life, Published on 25/03/2026
» Bangkok Music Society presents its first full-choir concert of 2026, a musical journey with Georges Bizet, at Oriental Residence Bangkok, Witthayu Road, on Sunday at 3pm and 5pm.
South Sudan models dominate global catwalks but visas a problem
AFP, Published on 13/03/2026
» JUBA — Heels click on cracked paving stones as fantastically long-limbed men and women practice moves they hope will whisk them away from South Sudan, one of the fashion world's favourite scouting locations.
EU to ban plant-based 'bacon' but veggie 'burgers' survive chop
AFP, Published on 06/03/2026
» BRUSSELS - EU member states and lawmakers agreed on Thursday to ban using meat-related terms such as "steak" and "bacon" to market plant-based foods -- but spared veggie "burgers" and "sausage".
Crime 101: Sad lives by the beach
Khanaphot Saengchai, Published on 27/02/2026
» The title might suggest an introduction to crime, or, for those versed in US culture, a crime film set near US Route 101 in Los Angeles. The latter is correct: Bart Layton's Crime 101 (2026) is a highly stylised thriller that explores the lives of people from different walks of life in the city by the sea.
Fast-tracking a green future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/02/2026
» Pasaya is a sustainable fabric brand and its factory in Ratchaburi is equipped with a wastewater treatment pond, a proper landfill-based waste management method and a proper working environment with ventilation and growing trees.
How to keep your laptop happy and your IT team sane
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 18/02/2026
» For anyone who has ever watched their laptop freeze five minutes before an urgent meeting, help may be closer than you think. Information-technology (IT) professionals say most computer disasters at work are avoidable, and many can be solved without panic, drama or a desperate call to the IT help desk. Their collective advice boils down to one message: understand the basics, slow down and work with the machine rather than against it.
Russian propagandists slam Putin’s crackdown on Telegram
Bloomberg News, Published on 17/02/2026
» Some of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s most vocal fans are up in arms over the Kremlin’s latest move to restrict the Telegram messaging service and push people to use a new state-backed alternative.
The art of persuasion
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 10/02/2026
» Following the Siamese Revolution, the country held its first general election and only indirect vote on Nov 15, 1933. Voters chose village representatives, who then elected candidates in their province to enter parliament. In the run-up to the country's first poll, Samran I-machai, an MP candidate in Ayutthaya, handed out booklets to voters.
Undercover probe finds Australian pubs short-pouring beer
AFP, Published on 06/02/2026
» SYDNEY - Australian undercover inspectors have found pubs fail to pour enough beer and other alcohol into customers' glasses for nearly a third of the drinks they serve.