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Australia social media ban set to take effect, sparking global crackdown
Reuters, Published on 09/12/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia is set to become the first country to implement a minimum age for social media use on Wednesday, with platforms like Instagram, TikTok and YouTube forced to block more than a million accounts, marking the beginning of an expected global wave of regulation.
Russian masterworks ignite piano festival
Life, Published on 05/11/2025
» Three daring pianists will give a Bangkok debut in the penultimate concert of the Thailand International Piano Festival 2025, at the Main Auditorium of Silpakorn University, Wang Tha Phra campus, on Sunday at 6pm.
Rosewood Hong Kong is No.1 on The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 31/10/2025
» Featuring hotels from 22 destinations across six continents, The World’s 50 Best Hotels 2025 list was announced at a live ceremony in London on October 30.
Don't let the party stop: Berlin's fight against 'club death'
AFP, Published on 16/10/2025
» BERLIN — Berlin, long hailed as one of the world's great party cities, is fighting to keep its famed techno clubs alive in the face of soaring prices, shifting tastes and a tightening property market.
Bangkok's sports scene is about socialising as much as sweating
BitesizeBKK, Published on 09/10/2025
» Bangkok's well-heeled and wellness-inclined urban crowd are increasingly meeting up at padel courts and setting alarms for exclusive 4am-run clubs.
The World’s Best Bar is in Hong Kong
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 09/10/2025
» HONG KONG — At The World’s 50 Best Bars 2025 award ceremony, held in Hong Kong last night, Bar Leone in Hong Kong ranked No.1 on list, making it the first bar in Asia to be awarded the title. It also took home the title of The Best Bar in Asia 2025.
Designing age-friendly cities
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/10/2025
» 'Over 45% of all districts across the country have already entered a completely aged society. Three districts with the highest ratio of seniors are in Bangkok," said Assoc Prof Niramon Serisakul, director of the Urban Design and Development Centre (UDDC).
Firms warned about using outdated Windows systems
Published on 17/09/2025
» Using outdated versions of Microsoft Windows in a corporate setting creates significant risks for businesses as they are more vulnerable to exploits and their systems may become incompatible with newer software and security tools, say experts from the cybersecurity firm Kaspersky.
'It was bananas': Colin Farrell shoots new movie in Macau casinos
AFP, Published on 10/09/2025
» TORONTO — Colin Farrell plunges into an intoxicating fever dream among the high-stakes baccarat tables of Macau casinos with "Ballad of a Small Player," a rare major Western film shot on location in Asia's gambling capital.
'Ketamine Queen' pleads guilty over Matthew Perry death
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A dealer dubbed the "Ketamine Queen" pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that killed Friends actor Matthew Perry, when she appeared in a California court on Wednesday.