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Blurring reality
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 22/07/2024
» Last year, Boris Eldagsen raised awareness of AI photography by winning the prestigious Sony World Photography Award in the creative open category with his computer-generated image.
UNODC Launches #TechSafeSpace Campaign for Digital Safety
Published on 15/07/2024
» With the misuse of technology posing a serious threat across Southeast Asia for the past few years, the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) is launching a regional campaign for governments and the public to raise awareness about the safe and responsible use of technology. The campaign, titled #TechSafeSpace, aims to promote a secure digital environment, promote digital inclusion and responsibility, and uphold human rights.
Iran's theocracy simply cannot go on forever
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/07/2024
» 'I have heard that people's zeal and interest is higher than in the first round [of Iran's presidential election]," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian TV just before the second round of voting on Sunday. "It is wrong to assume those who abstained in the first round are opposed to Islamic rule."
All the world's a stage
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 08/07/2024
» If Thailand wants its creative industry to grow domestically and internationally, all stakeholders must unite and reform the industry from the ground up, according to the soft power development subcommittee.
Taiwan president lauds freedom after singer says 'don't forget Tiananmen'
Published on 30/06/2024
» TAIPEI - Taiwan's president praised artistic freedom in Taiwan after singer and activist Panai called on Saturday at one of the most prestigious entertainment events in the Chinese-speaking world for people not to forget China's bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square.
Don’t forget Tiananmen, Taiwan singer pleads
Published on 29/06/2024
» TAIPEI - The Taiwanese singer and activist Panai called on Saturday at one of the most prestigious entertainment events in the Chinese-speaking world for people not to forget China’s bloody 1989 crackdown on pro-democracy protesters at Tiananmen Square.
Tax law confusion
Oped, Postbag, Published on 20/06/2024
» Re: "Taxing times" & "Retirees seek clarity", (PostBag, June 19).
Protect democracy and journalists
Oped, Published on 13/06/2024
» 'Foreign agent", "undesirable", "extremist". For thousands of independent journalists trying to live and work in Russia, these words can be life-changing.
From past to present
Life, Published on 12/06/2024
» When photographer Manit Sriwanichpoom visited Wat Mahathat in Ayutthaya in 2021, he was surprised to see broken Buddha statues. What was unique was broken parts of the Buddha statues were replaced with fragments from other Buddha statues. He wondered why the Fine Arts Department structured Buddha statues that way, since the fragments were a mismatch.
Asterisk more than just a footnote
Roger Crutchley, Published on 09/06/2024
» In the ladies golf major tournament last weekend one of the top American amateurs was 15-year-old Asterisk Talley. I don't recall ever coming across Asterisk as a name before. Apparently her mother is Greek and the word asterisk in Greek means "little star". So it would seem quite an acceptable name for a baby.