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From relics to daily sanctuary: inside South Korea's museum boom
Kyodo News, Published on 06/04/2026
» On a crisp morning in Seoul, even before the exhibition halls officially open, a group of visitors stands in line outside the National Museum of Korea, a cultural institution that has recently changed from a traditional repository of ancient relics into a lively space for daily activities.
Nintendo gives Switch 2 downloads a discount and boxes a bill
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 31/03/2026
» Nintendo has quietly but decisively redrawn the battle lines in the living room, confirming that digital games for the Nintendo Switch 2 will soon be cheaper than their physical counterparts — a move that changes how families, collectors and budget‑watching players decide what goes into the console, and what ends up gathering dust on the shelf.
Indie booksellers pit passion against rumoured death throes
Nannalin Tiengtae, Published on 30/03/2026
» Independent booksellers are relying on passion and perseverance as they confront long‑term challenges that keep many of them precariously close to the edge.
Love in time of censorship
Life, Story: Thana Boonlert, Published on 21/03/2026
» Women negotiate with China's repression of queer romance through consumption of Thai boys' love (BL), according to research by Xiaoping Wu.
Jaden Smith has been feeding LA’s homeless for over half a decade
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 16/03/2026
» I LOVE YOU Restaurant was founded by celebrity Jaden Smith in 2019 with a simple idea and a single food truck. What started as a small initiative has since expanded into a nationwide project, with pop-ups in eight cities across the United States.
Love or lie?
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 27/02/2026
» According to the Royal Thai Police, there were 5,164 cases of romance scams with damages of over 1.6 billion baht from online crimes reported between 2022 and 2024. To raise awareness of romance scams, COFACT (Collaborative Fact Checking) organised the forum “Love Or Lie? Exposing Romance Scams on Valentine's Day”.
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.
A green spark to Bangkok's capillary system
Life, Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 21/02/2026
» If you're a Bangkok native or have been to Thailand's capital city before, chances are you have used the service of P'Win, the Thai term coined for motorcycle taxi drivers, for zooming around the city at what feels like light speed.
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.
The missing agenda
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/02/2026
» Rights groups have urged political parties to push for gender equality in the upcoming poll on Sunday, calling for enhanced protection against domestic violence and more inclusive policies for the gender-diverse community.