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Extravagant opera costumes up for auction
AFP, Published on 12/02/2026
» GENEVA - Sandra Delpierre’s fingers linger on a long blue and white fur coat and graze a pair of angel wings as she winds past thousands of colourful costumes used in opera performances.
Sonos plugs into Bangkok with debut Thailand store at EMSPHERE
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 11/02/2026
» Sonos has officially planted its flag in Thailand with the opening of its first standalone store in the country, a move that signals both confidence in the local market and a growing appetite for premium home audio. Opened by TC Acoustic, Sonos' authorised distributor in Thailand, the new Sonos Store at EMSPHERE places the global audio brand firmly in the heart of Bangkok's fast-evolving lifestyle scene.
Sony to exit Blu-ray disc recorder market amid rise of streaming services
Kyodo News, Published on 09/02/2026
» KYODO — Sony Corporation stated on Monday that it has decided to exit the Blu-ray disc recorder market as the widespread availability of streaming services has snuffed out demand, with final shipments of recorders to begin in February this year.
The end of ‘going viral’
BitesizeBKK, Published on 04/02/2026
» For more than a decade, the internet trained us to expect explosion. One video, one post, one take, and your life could change, or at least feel like it did for as long as you can milk the content; a chance to break through the noise and surface as a ‘someone’ in front of millions. Even people who swore social media was ‘just for fun’ carried a faint hope that the right joke, timing or moment of accidental charisma could be enough to suspend the rules of scale. This idea shaped how people created, spoke and saw themselves. Going viral haunted the background, promising escape, and no alternative way of being online felt equally as ‘real’.
Illegal group tours face Thai government crackdown
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/01/2026
» Illegal tours targeting foreign markets are spreading rapidly in Thailand, prompting the Tourism Department to prepare for more inspections of tour companies this year.
Celebrities call for action against US immigration raids
AFP, Published on 28/01/2026
» LOS ANGELES — Celebrities from movie stars to pop singers are speaking up with calls to action against US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids after two Americans were shot and killed by federal agents in Minneapolis.
97% of listeners ‘can’t tell real music from AI creations’
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 17/01/2026
» A staggering 97% of listeners are unable to distinguish between music created by artificial intelligence and tracks composed by humans, a survey conducted by the music streaming service Deezer and the market research firm Ipsos has found.
Bangkok's "Little Tokyo" lives on
BitesizeBKK, Published on 15/01/2026
» Wander around Bangkok’s department stores and lifestyle complexes, and there’s no shortage of high-quality Japanese restaurants. Parts of Dusit Central Park’s top floor look like a Japanese department store, and the same goes with One Bangkok. Thais simply love Japanese culture and cuisine. We soak up the highballs, consume the content, and plan our trips to Japan meticulously.
AI helps fuel new era of medical self-testing
AFP, Published on 13/01/2026
» LAS VEGAS — Beyond smart watches and rings, artificial intelligence (AI) is being used to make self-testing for major diseases more readily available -- from headsets that detect early signs of Alzheimer's to an iris-scanning application that helps spot cancer.
Malaysia restricts access to Grok AI as backlash over sexualised images widens
Reuters, Published on 12/01/2026
» KUALA LUMPUR - Malaysia on Sunday temporarily blocked access to Grok, joining a growing list of countries taking action after the generative artificial intelligence chatbot sparked a global backlash by allowing users to create and publish sexualised images.