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Bitec hosts 3-in-1 service industry extravaganza
Life, Published on 21/07/2025
» More than 250 exhibitors across the hotel, food and beverage, retail and e-commerce sectors will present thousands of products and innovations during Thailand Retail, Food & Hospitality Services 2025, Asean Retail 2025 and Pub & Bar Asia 2025, which will run at Bitec Hall 98-99, Bang Na-Trat Road, from Thursday to Sunday.
Peak pieces
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 30/05/2025
» Surpassing other watchmakers, Zenith has 2,333 chronometry prizes under its belt. Produced from 1949 to 1962, the iconic Calibre 135-O alone earned the maison 235 prizes.
The last stand
Life, Atitaya Teepawat, Published on 25/03/2025
» Hearts were broken when the Property Management of Chulalongkorn University (PMCU) greenlit the decision to raze Scala Cinema, the last stand-alone cinema in Bangkok, in 2020 despite opposition from activists who attempted to save the cinema's irreplaceable art deco architecture.
Birkenstock sandals are not art, German court rules
Life, AFP, Published on 24/02/2025
» They may be the trendy footwear of choice for Hollywood A-listers and pop stars, but Birkenstock sandals are not works of art, Germany's top court ruled last week.
Alipay+ reveals travellers' spending habits
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 18/10/2024
» Travellers to China have learned to enjoy a cashless world utilising cross-border mobile payment options. Recently, Alipay+ revealed three trends shaping the future of tourism and how it will benefit global merchants and the industry.
World's in a spin
Life, John Clewley, Published on 23/04/2024
» Record Store Day has been part of the music scene for 20 years now, held twice a year in April and "Black Friday" in November. The day-long event is held to celebrate independent record stores around the globe, bringing together musicians, producers, media, DJs and retailers to enjoy new and reissued vinyl gems.
Towards a greener future
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 10/04/2024
» Plastic pollution has a negative effect on the environment, ecosystems, wildlife and human health. To reduce this scourge, 175 nations agreed to develop a legally binding agreement to address such pollution within the marine environment, known as the Global Plastic Treaty, during the 5th United Nations Environment Assembly in Nairobi, Kenya. A draft of the treaty is expected to be completed by the end of this year.
Champions of change
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/09/2023
» To inspire people to create sustainable innovations to propel the country, the National Innovation Agency annually selects "100 Faces Of Thailand's Innovation Inspirers". Now in its third year, the project presents 100 Thais from various fields who have created innovations that play a role in developing society in a sustainable way. This year's theme is sustainable innovation and the project has been launched as a book and a virtual showcase at nia100faces.com.
A melting pot
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 30/03/2023
» Late in the morning, my caffeine-dependent friends and I made a pit stop at the newly opened Pua Tobacco Barn Café & Eatery to refuel before leaving the popular town of Pua, close to the Xienghone-Hongsa special economic zone between Nan and Laos.
Bitec to host Pet Fair Bangkok edition
Life, Published on 24/10/2022
» The "Pet Fair South East Asia" will reunite the international pet industry in Bangkok from Wednesday to Friday, at Bitec Hall 103-104, Bang Na-Trat Road.