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Indonesia to ban social media for children under 16
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 14/03/2026
» The Indonesian government is preparing to enforce a landmark law banning children under the age of 16 from using social media, joining a growing global movement to shield minors from digital harms.
Comforts of a Hyrox race in a chaotic world
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 14/03/2026
» It feels like the whole of Bangkok is preparing and gearing up for Hyrox, a cult-like indoor fitness competition taking place from March 20-22 at BITEC in Bangna. Your acquaintances, friends and even a couple of colleagues from work are likely set to participate in this gruelling day of endurance, cardio and a whole lot of other things that seem too exhausting to consider paying for.
King Kong of ping-pong
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/03/2026
» When Hollywood turns to biographical films or fictional dramas about criminals or con artists, it is rarely because these people are admirable or because filmmakers want audiences to imitate them. Rather, it is because such lives often contain something fascinating and captivating -- qualities that make for compelling storytelling.
Planning for the inevitable
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2026
» Death Fest, a fair promoting meaningful well-being and peaceful death, returns for its second year from Friday until Sunday at Impact Exhibition Center, Hall 6. Death Fest is organised by Peaceful Death, an expert group on illness, care and death; The Cloud, an online magazine; and Choojai & Friends, a creative agency.
Ponder the nature of digital life at 'The Garden Of Humans'
Life, Published on 11/03/2026
» Uncover the truths behind the development of technological civilisation at "The Garden Of Humans", which is running at Tang Contemporary Art until April 19.
Caveat emptor is undefeated in online shopping
Life, James Hein, Published on 11/03/2026
» It is becoming more common to buy things online. The majority of my shopping, not counting groceries, is now done that way. In the past I've warned about prices that are too good to be true, like a 4TB thumb drive for a few dollars from sites like Temu and AliExpress. There is now a kind of middle ground where the price could be correct and it's coming from, say, Amazon. Recently, even though I had some doubts, I bought a 5TB SSD drive from Amazon for around half of what I'd expect it to be. I did this knowing I can easily send things back to Amazon.
Google updates Chrome with split-screen, PDF editing features
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 08/03/2026
» Google has introduced new features to the desktop version of its Google Chrome browser, allowing users to split their screen and edit PDF files directly within the browser, in a move aimed at improving productivity and streamlining everyday tasks.
Mobile trade-in values for 2026: What your old phone is worth now
Life, Komsan Jandamit and Puriward Sintopnumchai, Published on 07/03/2026
» The Thai premium smartphone market has entered a high-stakes season following the official debut of the Samsung Galaxy S26 on Feb 26, 2026. With a starting price of 41,900 baht, the flagship’s arrival has set a new benchmark for the high-end segment this year, closely followed by the March 2 launch of the iPad Air M4, which entered the market at 21,900 baht and iPhone 17e, which entered the market at 22,900 baht.
Social media is warping our sense of crisis
Life, Niki Chatikavanij, Published on 07/03/2026
» What happens when a generation becomes accustomed to experiencing headlines in quick and fleeting segments?
Love or lie?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2026
» According to the Royal Thai Police, there were 5,164 cases of romance scams with damages of over 1.6 billion baht from online crimes reported between 2022 and 2024. To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Exposing Romance Scams on Valentine's Day”.