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Discover the charm of Chinatown at Yao Young Yiam event
Life, Published on 27/11/2025
» Interested members of the public are invited to discover the enduring charm of Yaowarat, Bangkok's legendary Chinatown, during "BEM Happy Journey 2025: Yao Young Yiam", which will take place at MRT Wat Mangkon Station (Exit 1 & 2), from tomorrow to Sunday, from 1pm to 8pm.
'Digital Bridge' offers hope for the paralysed
Life, Jutamas Tadthiemrom, Published on 31/10/2025
» Spinal cord injury (SCI) remains one of the most devastating medical conditions, with no definitive cure to alleviate its lifelong consequences. For many patients, a split-second accident leads to permanent paralysis and a lifetime of physical limitation, medical dependence and emotional struggle.
BACC goes local
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 06/10/2025
» Bangkok Art and Culture Centre is a well-known as an art centre in Bangkok. This year, it launched the Local Networking Project to provide a platform for artists from other regions besides the capital. The project involves fieldwork in various locations across the country. Artists have the opportunity to explore local legends, folktales, unrecorded histories and contemporary community lifestyles.
Sci-fi author Chen Qiufan joins Bangkok Climate Action Week
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/10/2025
» Chinese sci-fi author Chen Qiufan will join Bangkok Climate Action Week today.
A floral wonderland
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/06/2025
» Last month, I had a chance to visit two famous tourist attractions during my short stay in Tochigi prefecture, north of Tokyo.
Study suggests physical activity slows Alzheimer's disease
Life, Dr Eve Glazier and Dr Elizabeth Ko, Published on 25/03/2025
» DEAR DOCTORS: What do you know about a study that says aerobics might be good for slowing down the progression of Alzheimer's disease? I've read that being active helps your memory, but how would it affect an actual disease?
BKK to host Asia's largest seed-to-food trade event
Life, Published on 04/03/2025
» Asia's largest trade show for the livestock, aquaculture, agriculture and food processing industries will be held in Bangkok next week.
Turning smart glasses into surveillance tools
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2024
» I'm sure most readers are familiar with the Apple Vision Pro, and may have also been witness to someone wearing one out in the real world, because I have. Since then, there has been a new version of the Meta Ray-Bans that look like a pair of nerd glasses from the 1970s. The latter have turned into something from the TV series Person Of Interest by a couple of Harvard undergrads. The pair, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, are known for their punch-activated flamethrower. This time they built a system that allows the Ray-Bans to scan faces of people in view, pass this to an AI system that scans the internet for identification, and builds a dossier that is passed back to the glasses. It's called I-XRAY and challenges the concept of privacy because, if available, it will even provide details like address and social security number.
Reforming Thai cinema
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/06/2024
» It has been eight months since the National Soft Power Strategy Committee was established under the government of Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. Meanwhile, the Thai film industry, supported by the Thailand Creative Culture Agency, has not seen any significant changes.
Groundbreaking street art to go under the hammer
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 19/02/2024
» A series of signature works from the underground art movement will go under the hammer at Julien's Auctions in California, on Feb 22 at 10am local time (Feb 23 at 1am Thai time). The works are now available for online bidding via JuliensAuctions.com.