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Black Mirror is back to unsettle
Life, Published on 25/04/2025
» Charlie Brooker is back with a new season of the dystopian sci-fi, cautionary-tale dark comedy series Black Mirror. Like previous seasons, this one delivers six episodes -- including a much-anticipated follow-up to the wildly popular USS Callister, which is titled USS Callister: Into Infinity.
Subsidised flights pitched to revive Chinese visits
Published on 24/04/2025
» Thailand is no longer one of Chinese tourists’ top five preferred destinations, a new study has shown, prompting industry executives to propose using subsidised flights to reverse the decline.
Heat index hits extreme levels
Gary Boyle, Published on 24/04/2025
» Temperatures hit "very dangerous" levels in Phuket on Wednesday and "dangerous" levels in Bangkok and 34 other provinces, and the heatwave was expected to continue into Thursday.
Call for cheaper holidays to attract Chinese
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 24/04/2025
» With Thailand losing out to Vietnam as the most-visited nation in Southeast Asia among Chinese tourists in the first quarter, the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta) has urged the government to offer more competitive prices, noting that Vietnam's travel costs are now 30% lower and it boasts more fresh attractions.
More heat on Thaksin’s hospital stay
News, Post Reporters, Published on 24/04/2025
» The Network of Students and People for Reform of Thailand (NSPRT) and the Dharma Army have called on the Medical Council of Thailand to clarify ethical and medical issues related to former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's treatment at Police General Hospital (PGH) during his jail term.
How might China manage Trump's tariff war?
Oped, Published on 24/04/2025
» China has taken a tough stance against US President Donald Trump, matching the last two rounds of US tariffs with tariffs of its own. The US tariff on goods from China is now 145%, while China's is 125%. Why does China take such a position, and are there any off-ramps that would allow it to mitigate the costs of a prolonged trade war?
Heat index at extreme levels in Phuket, Bangkok, other provinces
News, Post Reporters, Published on 23/04/2025
» Temperatures hit "very dangerous" levels in Phuket on Wednesday and "dangerous" levels in Bangkok and 34 other provinces, and the heatwave was expected to continue into Thursday, a senior health official said.
Forget the film: Vatican is preparing for the real 'Conclave'
Reuters, Published on 23/04/2025
» VATICAN CITY — As the Vatican prepares for the secret meeting of cardinals who will pick a successor to Pope Francis, forget - to some extent - what you may have learned from "Conclave", last year's hit movie depicting high-level power games and backstabbing among the red-robed clerics.
PM orders revision of visa-free scheme
Gary Boyle, Published on 23/04/2025
» Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday ordered a revision of the visa-free entry scheme, because of the number of visitors overstaying and working illegally in Thailand, a government spokesman said.
Minister says law backs Thaksin's long hospital stay
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 23/04/2025
» Justice Minister Pol Col Tawee Sodsong has downplayed concerns over the Ombudsman's review of Thaksin Shinawatra's hospitalisation order in 2023, saying the former prime minister's six-month stay at Police General Hospital (PGH) was legally justified.