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Two Miss Universe judges quit before Bangkok finale
Published on 19/11/2025
» Two judges have announced their resignation from the Miss Universe competition, with one arguing it was rigged, days before the pageant is set to crown its 74th winner in Bangkok.
Why Thai students can’t let their hair down
Published on 09/10/2025
» The teenager was at a new school for the new school year. But as it turned out, he was not ready: His bangs were too long.
Dentists know you hate flossing. Try this instead.
Published on 10/08/2025
» Lancette VanGuilder is the president of the American Dental Hygienists’ Association, and she does not floss.
Vienna's musical message to aliens: One, two, three. One, two, three
Life, Published on 04/06/2025
» VIENNA - What would aliens make of the waltz?
Sotheby’s postpones auction of Buddhist relics
Published on 08/05/2025
» The jewels are delicate, some just millimetres in length, arranged in intricate patterns of circles and lines. Taken from British-occupied India in 1898, they were discovered alongside bone and ash, said to be the remains of Buddha.
White Lotus star hits out at ‘mean’ parody
Published on 15/04/2025
» Aimee Lou Wood, a star of The White Lotus, the hit TV show filmed in Thailand, has criticised the US comedy sketch show Saturday Night Live for a skit that mocked her smile, calling it “mean and unfunny”.
Is this the year Laos breaks through?
Published on 02/01/2025
» Laos, a place that feels stuck in time, is at the precipice of change.
Japan finally phases out floppy disks
Published on 06/07/2024
» Japan has finally scrapped every regulation requiring the use of floppy disks for administrative purposes, catching up with the times 13 years after the country’s producers manufactured their last units.
Why Southeast Asia is crying over this Thai movie
Published on 23/06/2024
» Daniel Nico Laudit says he does not cry easily. He decided to test his mettle this month in a cinema in Manila, Philippines, and documented the experience for his 4.5 million followers on TikTok.
Smoggy Bangkok gets a badly needed breath of fresh air
Published on 12/05/2024
» For more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly mass-produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok. A steady stream of heavy trucks brought raw tobacco into the heart of the city and hauled millions of cigarettes away.