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Israel, Hamas due in Egypt for ceasefire talks
AFP, Published on 06/10/2025
» CAIRO - Delegations from Hamas, Israel and the United States are due to convene in Egypt for talks on Monday, with President Donald Trump urging negotiators to "move fast" to end the nearly two-year war in Gaza.
Khon Kaen–Vientiane cross-border bus service to resume Oct 10
Online Reporters, Published on 05/10/2025
» The Transport Company (Bor Kor Sor), Thailand’s state-owned interprovincial bus operator, will resume its international bus service between Khon Kaen and Vientiane, in cooperation with the Vientiane Capital State Bus Enterprise (VCSBE), from Oct 10 after a temporary suspension.
Global, regional outlooks rise in October
Business, Published on 04/10/2025
» Global Market: We expect the global equity market will perform well in October due to the resumption of the US Federal Reserve rate-cutting cycle (twice this year and once each in 2026 and 2027), the easing of trade war concerns, lower geopolitical risks and a global economic recovery.
Asia tunes out US shutdown drama
Business, Published on 04/10/2025
» RECAP: Most emerging Asian markets recorded gains as investors shrugged off US government shutdown worries, with risk appetite rising because of local factors, and optimism about another US interest rate cut.
Inflow surge propels K-Asset's AUM to B1.8tn
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/10/2025
» Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset) has emerged as a market leader in Thailand's mutual fund industry, capturing more than half of total net inflows this year-to-date to drive its assets under management (AUM) close to 1.8 trillion baht.
Nintendo to add Thai subtitles to Donkey Kong Bananza
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 30/09/2025
» Nintendo has announced that Thai subtitles will be added to Donkey Kong Bananza for the Nintendo Switch 2, with players able to try out the feature at Nintendo’s booth during the upcoming Gamescom Asia × Thailand Games Show in October. The update will be free for existing owners of the game.
Alarm on strong baht
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/09/2025
» The continued appreciation of the baht against the US dollar, if left unaddressed, could weaken Thailand's competitiveness in both tourism and exports relative to its regional peers, cautions SCB EIC, the research centre under Siam Commercial Bank (SCB).
Exile songs resurface
Life, John Clewley, Published on 27/09/2025
» From the early 1970s to the 80s, Mogadishu boasted one of the Horn of Africa's liveliest night scenes with groups from this "Golden Era" like Dur Dur Band entertaining at clubs and hotels across the city. A coup in 1991 and subsequent civil war put a stop to the music and musicians had to go underground or migrate. Those who went by the latter route took their music and culture across the Somali diaspora (one of Africa's largest).
New movies out this week: Sept 25-Oct 1
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 25/09/2025
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.
The hidden dangers of AI
Life, James Hein, Published on 24/09/2025
» There's going to be a lot on artificial intelligence topics this week so let's get started. For the time being, the most common way to leverage an AI product is using a prompt of some kind. To that end, you will see lots of posts on platforms declaring that they have the best god-level prompts for large language models (LLMs). A prompt is something like, "What are the top ten songs from Depeche Mode?", or "Draw me a picture of a frog on a toadstool in the style of Alice In Wonderland with vivid colours". The more detailed and nuanced the prompt, the better the desired outcome tends to be. As with everything in the computer world, there are bad actors looking to take advantage of this.