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The cost of Bangkok's health obsession
Life, Chavisa Boonpiti, Published on 04/04/2026
» There is a particular kind of Saturday morning that has become recognisable in certain Bangkok circles. Someone wakes at 5am, checks their recovery score on their Whoop band, approves of the number, and heads to the airport. Not for a holiday or a work trip, but for a fitness race in Singapore.
Is Hyrox really for everyone?
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 01/04/2026
» We train in waves -- rounds, circuits, relentless effort stacking on endlessly. We chase the burn, the pace, the push past comfort. But for the longest time, there was no real arena for that kind of training. No start line, no finish line, no way to measure yourself against others in the world.
Robots get smooth moves
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/03/2026
» The subject of the week is robots. The amount of news on these keeps growing and growing. South Korea is first up here with their KAIST Humanoid. In the field test, the robot was shown running across a soccer pitch, jumping, taking shots on goal, and even doing dance moves akin to the Michael Jackson moonwalk. Many robot demonstrations still look a bit stiff but these moves were quite smooth. The robot can run at about 12kph on flat ground with the next goal at 14kph. It can climb a ladder with 40cm steps and the knees can generate 320 Newton metres of peak torque so it can push heavier objects. The current model is based on the lower human half but the goal is for a full humanoid form that can work with people in industrial environments.
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.
Oscar Film Festival Chiang Mai offers quality cinema in March
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/03/2026
» The Oscar Film Festival Chiang Mai will bring world-class cinema to the northern capital throughout March 2026, at Wednesday Shine Cinema on Nimmanhaemin Road.
The power of community
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 09/03/2026
» According to the Thai Health Promotion Foundation, cities face many complex problems. In particular, domestic violence is a serious issue. In 2024, almost 800 women died from violence, or an average of two women per day, with alcohol and drug abuse being contributing factors.
AI learning versus human creativity is a real battle
Life, James Hein, Published on 25/02/2026
» If you’ve been reading these columns long enough, you’ll probably know that I write music and I’ve written some books. With the advent of artificial intelligence, the concept of copyright and private property has blurred. The standard rule was, what you have worked hard on to create, belongs to you. As musicians and authors, ideally, we create, we write and we invent. In the world of AI, it will draw a picture, write a book and create music for you based on a simple text prompt that itself may have also been written for you by AI.
Fast-tracking a green future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 21/02/2026
» Pasaya is a sustainable fabric brand and its factory in Ratchaburi is equipped with a wastewater treatment pond, a proper landfill-based waste management method and a proper working environment with ventilation and growing trees.
Trump Mobile revamps T1 Phone design, shifts to Snapdragon 7 chip
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 09/02/2026
» Trump Mobile has revealed a redesigned version of its T1 Phone, repositioning the device from an entry-level handset to a higher mid-range smartphone powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 series chipset, according to senior executives speaking to The Verge.
Google tests Project Genie to let users create virtual worlds
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 03/02/2026
» Google has commenced public testing of "Project Genie", a breakthrough feature allowing users to generate immersive virtual environments through simple text prompts and a significant leap in generative world-building technology.