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Creative resilience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/02/2026
» Bangkok Design Week 2026 returned for its ninth year last month. This year, BKKDW2026 claims that, the festival is a systematic platform driving the city-level creative economy. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency, the event asserts that designing is a practical tool which must be applied to elevate standards, create new opportunities and forge new pathways for survival of the city, the economy and Thai businesses.
Celebrate National Children's Day in BKK and beyond
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 08/01/2025
» Every kid will have a big smile on National Children's Day as it comes with fun activities and free gifts. Here are some venues that promise to make this special day even more memorable for all young souls.
Sightseeing in Songkhla
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 29/08/2024
» Even though it was a gloomy day, we could still clearly see Songkhla's landscape from where we stood atop the ancient Fort No.9. Constructed out of stone to accommodate cannons, it is located on a plain that connects the foothill of Khao Noi and the southwestern town corner.
Trombone Festival returns for a fourth year
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 26/07/2023
» The 2023 Thailand International Trombone Festival is kicking off tomorrow and features an extensive line-up of concerts and music activities for four days, until Sunday.
Worth the wait
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 30/08/2022
» 'Wow! There are a lot of foreigners here. Is there a concert here tonight?" a taxi driver asked while dropping me off in front of the Impact Arena, Muang Thong Thani last Wednesday. "Billie who? Never heard of them. Are they popular?" Of course, there are some people who have never heard of Billie Eilish before. But definitely not the thousands of people gathered at the arena. In fact, most have been waiting more than three years to see this actual concert.
The stars align in Red Notice
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 07/12/2021
» Whether you are a fan of big-budget action or heist genre films, seeing massive Hollywood stars like Ryan Reynolds, Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and Gal Gadot plastered on the poster of the latest Netflix original Red Notice felt like a no-brainer crowd pleaser. And it's true, as the film is now among the top five most-watched titles on the service, and has already logged 277.9 million hours within less than two weeks of its release.
The Rock twists, turns and cracks a few eggs
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 26/11/2021
» Netflix's latest action-comedy Red Notice has a couple of things going for it. A-listers Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Ryan Reynolds and Gal Gadot, and a US$200 million (6.6 billion baht) budget. Where it falls flat is in its attempt at keeping it original.
Central Chidlom hosts world of watches
Life, Published on 11/10/2021
» The Event Hall on the third floor of Central Chidlom has been turned into an exciting display zone for the "Central International Watch Fair 2021", which brings a huge collection of timepieces from over 100 famous international brands, until Oct 31.
2020: The year virtual concerts took off
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 22/12/2020
» International concerts were absent for much of 2020 as every tour and festival was postponed or cancelled due to the pandemic. While there was not much to look forward to, one ray of hope we had amid the absence of live music was to see the number of artists around the globe covering all genres turning to the virtual world as a new medium to engage with their music fans. They took to social media live-streaming to give fans a much-needed virtual music fix and while the novelty of DIY online concerts filmed in artist's living rooms and home studios via Facebook, Instagram, or YouTube wore off after a few days in quarantine, many musicians and music labels quickly became even more creative in lockdown and evolved a whole raft of innovative and all-round entertaining virtual concerts bringing the new experience of live music into people's homes.
Presidential portrayals on the big and small screens
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 11/11/2020
» US President-elect Joe Biden finally gained victory over Donald Trump. After his inauguration ceremony in January, he will officially become the 46th president of the United States and the oldest person ever to be elected to lead the White House.