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TV host Kimmel says 'anti-American' for govt to threaten comedians
AFP, Published on 24/09/2025
» HOLLYWOOD (UNITED STATES) - TV host Jimmy Kimmel defended free speech when he returned to US screens on Tuesday, calling government pressure on his late-night talk show "anti-American" as critics decried his suspension as an attack on constitutional rights.
Top music body says AI firms guilty of 'wilful' copyright theft
AFP, Published on 18/09/2025
» PARIS - AI companies have sucked up the world's entire music catalogue and are guilty of "wilful, commercial-scale copyright infringement", a major music industry group told AFP.
'Female power': Japan erotic art destigmatised in new exhibit
AFP, Published on 29/08/2025
» TOKYO — Graphic depictions of enormous phalluses and acrobatic sex positions have long rendered centuries-old Japanese "shunga" art taboo, but a rare exhibition aims to prove the genre is a world apart from male-centred porn.
'Friends' star Matthew Perry's drug dealer to plead guilty in overdose death
Published on 19/08/2025
» LOS ANGELES - A California woman known as the "ketamine queen" has agreed to plead guilty to charges that she supplied the dose of the prescription anesthetic that killed Friends star Matthew Perry, prosecutors said on Monday.
Voting fraud still an issue
Oped, Editorial, Published on 19/08/2025
» The latest report about MPs receiving cash offers to vote for bills proposed by the government shows how money politics continues to corrode Thailand's parliamentary system. An immediate and thorough investigation is needed to clear up any doubts about the integrity of our lawmakers and find out who the wrongdoers are, in the hope of preventing illegal lobbying in the future.
Betting on the wrong horse
Oped, Editorial, Published on 11/08/2025
» In times of economic challenge and amid simmering border tensions with Cambodia, Acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai, who doubles as interior minister, has quietly overturned a 67-year-old ban on poker, reclassifying it from gambling to a recognised sport. The sudden move, which happened without public consultation, has sparked criticism and fuelled suspicion about the government's true priorities.
Police shut down popular pub after drugs found scattered on floor
News, Online Reporters, Published on 10/08/2025
» Police in Nonthaburi shut down a well-known entertainment venue in Pak Kret district after a raid uncovered large quantities of illegal drugs scattered across the floor and 16 patrons tested positive for substance use.
Govt clarifies stance on poker policy
News, Post Reporters, Published on 06/08/2025
» Poker will only be played as a sport with oversight from an authorised association, which is in the process of being set up, according to the Tourism and Sports Ministry.
Galaxy Resorts calls for luxury strategy to maximise growth
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 05/08/2025
» As Thailand has already passed its tourism peak of 40 million tourists, the country requires luxury marketing and new public-private partnership investment in luxury tourism that targets the growing number of affluent travellers from Asia-Pacific in order to maximise growth, says Galaxy Resorts Thailand.
Tallying the tariff trade-offs
Business, Published on 04/08/2025
» The 19% US reciprocal tariff on Thai goods could offer some much-needed relief for businesses in Thailand, as this rate aligns with the regional average.