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The Bangkok Motor Show, after the fuel shock
BitesizeBKK, Published on 01/04/2026
» The Bangkok International Motor Show still knows how to stage desire. This year’s edition, running from March 25 to April 5 at IMPACT Challenger, has all the familiar pleasures intact: polished bodywork under hard lights, crowds drifting from stand to stand, and the quiet thrill of being close to machines designed to look smoother, sharper and more complete than everyday life usually allows. The excitement is still there. What feels different now is the meaning attached to it. The car no longer arrives as a simple symbol of freedom or prestige. It enters a more unsettled conversation, one shaped by energy anxiety, changing consumer habits and a growing curiosity about what driving is supposed to look like next.
The new oil shock
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 31/03/2026
» On Feb 28, the United States and Israel launched a joint military operation to attack Iran and kill the supreme leader Ali Khamenei. Iran retaliated with attacks targeting Israeli military bases as well as US military bases in the Middle East. Following US-Israeli strikes on Iran, on March 27 the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) officially announced the closure of the Strait of Hormuz which is a key oil transit route.
Indie booksellers pit passion against rumoured death throes
Nannalin Tiengtae, Published on 30/03/2026
» Independent booksellers are relying on passion and perseverance as they confront long‑term challenges that keep many of them precariously close to the edge.
Legends return to the page
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 24/03/2026
» The country's largest literary event is set to return with a renewed focus on the enduring power of books and the stories that continue to shape generations.
The making of a mind
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 23/03/2026
» Prime Video revisits one of literature's most enduring characters with Young Sherlock, a new drama that explores the early life of the legendary detective long before he becomes the calculating figure audiences know from Baker Street. Created by Matthew Parkhill and directed by Guy Ritchie, the eight-episode series is now available for streaming on Prime Video.
Finding meaning in a fragmented city
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/03/2026
» Fragments Of Loneliness, a new play by Chakorn Chamai, will stage on Friday at LiFE Studio in Bangkok's Phra Nakhon district, inviting audiences to examine an urban malaise in an achievement society. Instead of giving answers or moral conclusions, the play raises questions about the meaning of human existence.
The Speak Easy
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 16/03/2026
» One of China's renowned mixologists, Lola Lau has won the Cointreau Margarita Challenge Global Championship and was crowned the China champion for Patron Perfectionists. She was also holding the fort at Hope & Sesame Shenzhen. Lau now travels the world telling stories through liquid tastes.
Battle Of Fates takes survivor TV into the paranormal realm
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/03/2026
» South Korea has several kinds of survival TV, such as cooking competitions, singing auditions and dating shows where people compete for love.
AI learning versus human creativity is a real battle
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/02/2026
» If you’ve been reading these columns long enough, you’ll probably know that I write music and I’ve written some books. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the concept of copyright and private property has blurred. The standard rule was, what you have worked hard on to create, belongs to you. As musicians and authors, ideally, we create, we write and we invent. In the world of AI, it will draw a picture, write a book and create music for you based on a simple text prompt that itself may have also been written for you by AI.
Orwell's Animal Farm inspires Narong's 'Designed To Lose' at Joyman Gallery
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 24/02/2026
» A Thai cartoonist critiques inequality and the monopoly of power in his solo exhibition at Joyman Gallery.