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More arrests as Turkey escalates crackdown over protests
AFP, Published on 28/03/2025
» ISTANBUL — Turkey intensified its crackdown over ongoing anti-government protests Friday, arresting the lawyer of the jailed Istanbul mayor and two more journalists in connection with the country's biggest wave of unrest since 2013.
TGS 2024: Time for gamers to unite
Komsan John Jandamit, Published on 18/10/2024
» The largest game exhibition in Southeast Asia has returned to meet the needs of Thai gamers, showcasing popular and upcoming titles.
Thai gamers take centre stage
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/10/2023
» Thailand could become a gaming hub in Asean based on user numbers and gaming competitions, as well as a place to groom game developers if government commitment aligns with its "National Soft Power" strategy, say organisers at Thailand Game Show 2023.
Turkey police raid pro-Kurdish news outlets, detain journalists
AFP, Published on 25/10/2022
» ISTANBUL: Turkish police on Tuesday searched the premises of several pro-Kurdish media outlets and raided journalists' houses in Istanbul and other cities including in the Kurdish-majority southeast -- a move blasted by rights advocates as censorship.
Game event to embrace metaverse
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 28/04/2022
» Thailand Game Show (TGS) 2022, the biggest game fair in Asean, will provide two new zones for non-fungible tokens (NFTs) and the metaverse, in a bid to capture the surging popularity of these digital realms and create new business opportunities for game-related enterprises.
Riding the hard trails
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 11/01/2018
» Khao Yai Thiang of Nakhon Ratchasima province is a well-known location for mountain bike competitions. Several trails have been built on the hill for enduro and downhill events. Unfortunately, after the races, riders rarely make use of them. No bikers means no regular maintenance. So eventually, most of the former racetracks have become unrideable because of overgrown vegetation and fallen trees, except for one.
The evolution of a track
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/12/2016
» Like life itself, bike trails evolve, but probably none in Thailand has seen more transformation than Hua Hin's Wall Ride Track.
Haunted hospital weaves tale that's distinctly Thai
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 19/10/2016
» Earlier in September, Japanese video-game fans enjoyed the Tokyo Game Show 2016, known as the biggest consumer game show in the country, where thousands of games both well-known and obscure are showcased on the convention floor for thousands of attendees to see. Among the thousands of game developers there were Thai company MAD VR Studio, who was there to showcase their first game, a horror game set in a Thai hospital, Araya.
Hittin' the curves
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 15/09/2016
» The long wait is over. With the Thailand Gravity Series (TGS) kicking off this weekend, downhill mountain bikers all over the Kingdom, elite and average alike, are hungry for action. The first of this year's four-race series will take place at Khao Phra, an otherwise unknown hill for people outside of Suphan Buri's Doem Bang Nang Buat district.
Bike series with legs
Life, Pongpet Mekloy, Published on 19/04/2016
» While roadies and cross country mountain bikers have had numerous choices of races to participate in over the first quarter of the year, life has not been so competitive for riders of the dustier disciplines. But with the recent announcements of race schedules of the Thailand Gravity Series and the Thailand Enduro Series, 2016 suddenly became purposeful.