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Galaxy S26 Ultra makes your banking app a private affair
Life, Komsan Jandamit, Published on 02/04/2026
» Samsung’s Galaxy S26 Ultra has arrived in Thailand as a privacy-first flagship built for life in crowded places, led by a built-in “Privacy Display” that makes your screen harder to read from the sides — a handy trick on BTS platforms, in airport lounges and at café tables where strangers sometimes sit close enough to know your bank balance and your bad taste in group chats.
Blackpink set for record-breaking return to Bangkok
Life, Published on 18/06/2025
» Three concert dates by K-pop icons Blackpink have sold out, with the shows taking place at Rajamangala National Stadium from Oct 24-26.
German Christmas market comes to Bangkok
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 04/12/2024
» Gearing up for the festive season, Goethe-Institut Thailand is organising the German Christmas Market 2024 on Sathon 1 this Saturday and Sunday, bringing joy to downtown Bangkok.
Brazilian bossa nova legend Sergio Mendes dies aged 83
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 12/09/2024
» Sergio Mendes, the renowned Brazilian musician who brought bossa nova to the global stage in the 1960s with his group Brasil '66, has died at the age of 83 due to complications from having long-term Covid-19.
Andalusian dreams
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/02/2024
» Two Middle Eastern tourists looked excited as they held up a phone to an exquisitely carved arabesque in Nasrid Palace at the Alhambra. No, they're not taking photos. They're comparing the Arabic text on their screen with the 8th century stone calligraphy. I hear them mumble in Arabic -- here's the translation:
Enjoy a Hogwarts adventure in Macao
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 01/01/2024
» Tucked away in The Londoner Macao, visitors are pouring into platform nine and three quarters to discover a wizarding world through the interactive "Harry Potter: The Exhibition". Following New York and Barcelona, this is the most recent destination for the touring exhibition, which debuted in Philadelphia in 2022 and currently attracts more than 1.7 million visitors.
Professional confessions to be heard in Bangkok
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 15/11/2023
» For the first time in Bangkok, Fuckup Nights, a global movement dedicated to fostering open conversations about professional failure, is coming to inspire audiences in Thailand's capital city.
Spain's cabinet of horror
Life, STORY: Kong Rithdee, Published on 30/10/2023
» There are zombies in the building and ghosts of dead Republicans in the hallway. Spanish horror films from the late 1990s up to now are a moody, stylish amalgam of urban creepiness, plain supernatural and a touch of historical terror.
A 'goddess of the flute'
Life, James Keller, Published on 28/09/2023
» To mark the 145th anniversary of B. Grimm Ltd in Thailand, the Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra (RBSO) paid suitable homage to its chief supporter and benefactor in mid-September with a concert at the Thailand Cultural Centre (TCC), featuring one of today's bona fide classical superstars, the Korean sensation known as the "Goddess of the Flute" -- Jasmine Choi. Formerly Principal Flute of the Cincinnati Symphony at the tender age of 22, and subsequently the first female player to win the same position with the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Choi now pursues a successful top-flight solo career which captivates audiences the world over.
Culinary stars converge for World Gourmet Festival
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 08/09/2023
» Offering epicures in Thailand a preview of what's going on in the global gastronomic scene, the annual World Gourmet Festival is returning to Bangkok, marking its 23rd anniversary.