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E-sports partnership formed to boost Thai tournaments
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 21/10/2021
» The Tourism and Sports Ministry and Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) have partnered with Garena Online Thailand to strengthen the domestic e-sports industry and develop the country as the hub of e-sports tournaments in Asean.
Garena touts Thai e-sports potential
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/06/2019
» Thailand can develop into a major e-sports destination in Southeast Asia thanks to the huge popularity of video games and revenue generated in the market, says Garena Online (Thailand).
The couch potato Olympics
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 23/05/2017
» The 2022 Asian Games, set to be held in Hangzhou, China, will be the first to feature professional competitive video gaming -- more colloquially known as "e-sports" -- as an official medal event. It's a huge boost to the industry's credibility, heralding a new age of mainstream acceptance for digital sporting as something akin, if not similar, to traditional sport.
Huge e-sport event to hit Bangkok
Life, Published on 29/03/2017
» Garena Star League (GSL 2017), Southeast Asia's biggest gaming and e-sports competition, will be held this weekend at BITEC, Bang Na.
Online games industry: Fun, social and hiring
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/12/2015
» Bangkok Post Learning visits up-and-coming Garena, Thailand to find out what kind of people it takes to keep millions of online gamers glued to their computers and mobile devices.
The journey of parenthood
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 04/12/2015
» Released just in time for Father's Day here in Thailand, Baby Steps is the directorial debut of Barney Cheng, the Taiwanese-American actor who once starred in Woody Allen's 2002 film Hollywood Ending, and is also produced by Hsu-Li Kong, the Oscar award-winning producer from Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon. The film received the Tribeca Film Institute All Access production grant in 2014, and was also further funded by the Taiwan Ministry of Culture as well as the City of Taipei.
No game no fame
Life, Kanin Srimaneekulroj, Published on 06/11/2015
» When Pawat Ampaporn began playing League Of Legends at the age of 15, the thought of becoming a professional, internationally-recognised player never even occurred to him. Like most boys his age, Pawat was content with just playing the game for fun, unaware that it would eventually become his gateway to fame.
Computer market set for revival
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/06/2015
» Thailand's computer sales should start to pick up in the second half after two years of contraction, helped by government economic stimulus and improved consumer spending.