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Creative resilience
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 03/02/2026
» Bangkok Design Week 2026 returned for its ninth year last month. This year, BKKDW2026 claims that, the festival is a systematic platform driving the city-level creative economy. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency, the event asserts that designing is a practical tool which must be applied to elevate standards, create new opportunities and forge new pathways for survival of the city, the economy and Thai businesses.
Thai baht under watch
News, Editorial, Published on 03/02/2026
» As Thailand heads to the polls this Sunday, the campaign trail has been crowded with promises of wage hikes, subsidies and generous domestic giveaways. Yet last week, a far more sobering message arrived from Washington. The US Treasury has placed Thailand back on its currency monitoring list, a move that carries implications well beyond a routine financial assessment.
Dalai Lama wins Grammy award for best audio book, angering China
Kyodo News, Published on 02/02/2026
» LOS ANGELES — The Dalai Lama on Sunday won a Grammy award for best audio book, narration and storytelling recording, triggering backlash from China, which views him as a separatist seeking to split Tibet from the country.
OnlyFans in talks to sell 60% stake valuing firm at $3.5 billion
Bloomberg News, Published on 02/02/2026
» LONDON — British platform OnlyFans, known best for its adult content, is in talks to sell a 60% stake to an investment firm in a deal that would value the company at about US$3.5 billion, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Eight of 19 suspects in Narathiwat gold heist linked to petrol‑station bombing
Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2026
» NARATHIWAT — Eight of 19 suspects in last year’s high‑profile armed robbery of a gold shop have prior security‑related offences and are also linked to the bombing of a PTT petrol station in Chanae district last month.
AIA Thailand opens “AIA Connect” Premium Office Tower
Published on 02/02/2026
» AIA Thailand held a topping-off ceremony for “AIA Connect”, a premium office tower on Ratchadaphisek Road in northern Bangkok’s new central business district. The building offers 58,000 square metres of total lettable space. AIA Connect, the fourth office tower developed by AIA Thailand, is designed for leading local and international organisations seeking modern, flexible workspaces that prioritise wellbeing.
Gaza's Rafah crossing makes limited reopening after two-year war
AFP, Published on 02/02/2026
» RAFAH (PALESTINIAN TERRITORIES) — Gaza's key Rafah border crossing reopened to Palestinians on Monday, an Israeli security official said, though Egyptian state-linked media said only 50 people would be allowed to cross in each direction in the early days.
GWM to close ORA Good Cat line as it expands EV expansion in Thailand
Online Reporters, Published on 02/02/2026
» Great Wall Motor (GWM) is set to discontinue production of its ORA Good Cat electric vehicle after four years on the Thai market, marking the end of a model that played a pivotal role in popularising battery electric vehicles (BEVs) in the kingdom.
Grammy Awards 2026 highlights
Anna Neatpisarnvanich, Published on 02/02/2026
» This past Sunday marked one of the biggest nights in music. The Grammy Awards returned for their 68th year, once again taking over the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles for the annual telecast.
Japan, Thai police to discuss measures against human trafficking
Kyodo News, Published on 02/02/2026
» Japanese police plan to dispatch senior officials to Thailand to discuss measures against human trafficking after a then 12-year-old Thai girl was forced to engage in sex work in Tokyo, Japanese police officials said on Monday.