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Future in stores

Thailand’s Central Group is reviving traditional European department stores. The conglomerate’s CEO, Tos Chirathivat, talks about his vision for retail as Asia reopens and what the future holds for physical stores.

  • The Forecast #12
  • 14 min read
Tos Chirathivat, CEO of Central Group, stands in a modern interior with shelving and illuminated vessels.
Affairs

Asian provocateurs

Malaysia's youngest MP aims to harness millions of newly eligible voters to challenge the country's entrenched political elite with his progressive Malaysian United Democratic Alliance.

  • Issue #141
  • 13 min read
Asian provocateurs
Travel and restaurants

Going places

Be it a beach club in Stockholm, a design-led Athens retreat or a tasteful Mexican restoration, there are plenty of recent openings with bright futures. We round-up a few of our favourites.

  • Issue #138
  • 8 min read
Going places
Media

Word up

There’s a newfound appetite for reliable news and positive storytelling. We meet the people aiming to feed it.

  • Issue #136
  • 23 min read
Word up
Travel and restaurants

Travel

From Catskills lodges welcoming creative New Yorkers back to nature, to restored Japanese farmhouses and a eucalyptus-scented Portuguese hideaway — independent hotels are rewriting the rules of escape.

  • Issue #114
  • 5 min read
Travel
Culture

The opener

Award-winning noodles in Bangkok, flagging down a bookshop on wheels in Los Angeles and private moments in the workplace: our fresh news picks from around the world.

  • Issue #110
  • 5 min read
The opener
Affairs

Politics

Austria’s MPs pack up for three years as their parliamentary building gets a refurb.

  • Issue #107
  • 4 min read
Politics

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