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Sora2 – When Everything is Reel

Sunday 16 November 2025 02:00 PM

Sora2 is OpenAI’s new tool to create videos of yourself doing anything imaginable. It’s so popular that it got a million downloads in five days when it was launched in North America – more even than ChatGPT. Now Sora2 is available in Thailand.

A waste of a ‘Clean Province’

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 16 November 2025 12:00 PM

Phuket’s mounting waste management problems have come under renewed focus after the island failed to secure a place in this year’s national ‘Clean Province’ Community Waste Management Awards ‒ a stark contrast to last year’s third-place finish among small provinces.

Over 100 Volunteers Join Massive Nai Yang Beach Clean-Up

Phuket Life / Environment

Saturday 15 November 2025 03:00 PM

Phuket, Thailand – November 8, 2025 - More than 100 volunteers came together on Saturday morning for a major beach clean-up at Nai Yang Beach, following days of heavy rain and a typhoon that left the shoreline covered in debris and washed-up waste. The event was co-organised by Skål International Phuket and the Sustainable Maikhao Foundation, with strong support from UWC Thailand, local schools, hotels, and community partners.

Good landing for latest Predator film

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 15 November 2025 02:00 PM

Have you ever had that feeling after watching a movie of being not sure exactly what you thought of it? It doesn’t happen very often to me but it has with Predator: Badlands.

A meet and greet with Phuket’s Bee Eaters

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 9 November 2025 12:00 PM

Here in Phuket we are lucky in my opinion to have a selection of some of the most stunning birds in the world: The Bee Eaters.

Behind the scenes of the darkly comedic Bugonia

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 8 November 2025 02:00 PM

Director Yorgos Lanthimos seems to have the Midas touch. While his film The Lobster made artistic films mainstream again in Hollywood, since then he has found success with Poor Things winning four Oscars and Kinds of Kindness receiving critical acclaim right across the board.

Thailand’s education system is failing the future

Phuket Life / Community

Sunday 2 November 2025 12:00 PM

Walk into any classroom today, from Bangkok to Boston, and you will witness the same scene: rows of students learning how to recall information that an AI can summon in milliseconds.

Are we evolving backwards?

Phuket Life / Health

Sunday 2 November 2025 11:00 AM

Humans spent millions of years evolving to stand tall – hunting, gathering, farming and building civilisations. And now? We are hunched over laptops, necks craned toward glowing rectangles, thumbs twitching faster than thoughts. Our opposable thumbs once allowed us to master tools; now the tools are mastering us, literally reshaping our bodies.

Spinning the horror genre with Shelby Oaks

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 1 November 2025 02:00 PM

Well, it is the horror film that everybody is talking about at the moment and to be honest after watching Shelby Oaks you can easily see why. This is not only a horror film that begs to be different – it is a film that takes the classic horror style and turns it on its head.

95% of AI pilots fail – how to join the 5% that don’t

Phuket Life / Technology

Sunday 26 October 2025 02:00 PM

Phuket businesses beware – 95% of companies that launch AI pilots lose money on them, according to a shocking new study from MIT.

A Big Bold Beautiful Journey over-stays its welcome

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 25 October 2025 02:00 PM

Sadly, for a long time the romance genre remained an area that Hollywood just simply refused to experiment with. You can can’t really blame them though because despite how many boy meets girl, girl doesn’t like boy, boy has to win over girl movies were being made they seemed to always make a massive amount of money at the box office.

Was 6,000km Euro cycle done in vain?

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 19 October 2025 02:00 PM

I recently cycled across Europe – from Estonia all the way to Gibraltar – driven by a mission to cross a continent the hard, slow way to help Save Our Seas. What I didn’t expect was for this mission to end with an urgent SOS of my own.

Tron: Ares picks up the franchise baton in style

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 18 October 2025 02:00 PM

To be honest I am surprised that it has taken 15 years for a new Tron film to surface. Does everybody remember the hype that occurred when Tron: Legacy was released in 2010?

BCIS Phuket: A World-Class Education for Global Families

Phuket Life / Education

Tuesday 14 October 2025 04:15 PM

As Phuket continues to grow as a destination for international families seeking quality education, BCIS Phuket stands out as the island’s most comprehensive and globally connected school — a place where academic excellence, community, and opportunity come together.

Fixing Phuket’s Broken Windows via Community Action

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 12 October 2025 11:00 AM

Here in Phuket, we are accustomed to seeing the glittering, flawless façade of luxury tourism. But step just a few streets away, into the heart of the island’s older, poorer, or underinvested communities, and you see another reality: pockets of neglect. A discarded fishing net here, a pile of unmanaged waste there, a public space overgrown and forgotten.

Dwayne Johnson Rocks the show to prompt Oscar talk

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 11 October 2025 02:00 PM

Could Dwayne Johnson – the artist formerly known as The Rock – be in line for an Oscar nomination this award season? If you had asked me that question a few years ago I would have said no, but now after seeing his latest film The Smashing Machine I would have to change my answer to perhaps.

Exploring Natural Phuket in Green Season

Phuket Life / Environment

Sunday 5 October 2025 12:00 PM

For me the green season, or monsoon season, is a great time to get out and about for several reasons. Firstly it’s not so hot so you can actually spend time wandering around at your leisure to find new places and see new things without getting cooked. Secondly, the rain the plants and insects come out so there is a lot for the birds to feed on and as such more to see. There are also far less people around meaning it is quieter and less likely to scare the wildlife away. As normal this year, there are many birds around even in the busy tourist areas, if you actually take your time and look, especially in the back streets.

NORA’s Divine Wine Room Dinner Experience

Phuket Life / Dining

Sunday 5 October 2025 11:00 AM

Tucked inside the beachfront NORA Beach Club, the Wine Room offers an intimate and romantic dining experience. Perfect for special occasions, from anniversaries to elegant wedding dinners, it is a hidden gem for those seeking a unique culinary evening in Phuket. With a floral entrance cascading dramatically from the ceiling as you walk through the main restaurant, the mood is set before you even reach the private space.

Leo & Co battle on but underwhelm

Phuket Life / World Entertainment

Saturday 4 October 2025 02:00 PM

Even the mere thought of director Paul Thomas Anderson teaming up Leonardo DiCaprio should be enough to excite any film lover. The man responsible for stunning films like Boogie Nights, Inherent Vice and Licorice Pizza directing a movie starring an actor who rarely makes a bad movie is certain to result in some cinematic magic, right?

BCIS Phuket Launches Prestigious Scholarship Programme

Phuket Life / Education

Wednesday 1 October 2025 01:31 PM

Opening Doors to a World-Class Future. BCIS Phuket is proud to announce its exclusive scholarship programme, offering exceptional students the chance to receive up to 100% tuition coverage a rare opportunity in Phuket’s international education landscape.

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