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Govt 'broke election vow': ex-MP
News, Onnucha Hutasingh, Published on 31/10/2024
» Former Democrat Party MP Thepthai Senpong has accused the ruling Pheu Thai Party of breaking its promise made during last year's general election to look into problems surrounding the lese majeste law and find a way to resolve them.
Reform, or repeat monk scandals
Editorial, Published on 27/10/2024
» A senior monk promoting what is alleged to be a pyramid scheme disguised as an online direct sales company reveals just how far the clergy has strayed from Buddha's teachings.
Celebs ‘received huge payments from iCon’
Online Reporters, Published on 25/10/2024
» The money trail of three celebrities linked to The iCon Group shows that they received huge payments from the online sales company, with TV host Kan “Boss Kan” Kantatavorn alone receiving almost 80 million baht
Turning smart glasses into surveillance tools
Life, James Hein, Published on 23/10/2024
» I'm sure most readers are familiar with the Apple Vision Pro, and may have also been witness to someone wearing one out in the real world, because I have. Since then, there has been a new version of the Meta Ray-Bans that look like a pair of nerd glasses from the 1970s. The latter have turned into something from the TV series Person Of Interest by a couple of Harvard undergrads. The pair, AnhPhu Nguyen and Caine Ardayfio, are known for their punch-activated flamethrower. This time they built a system that allows the Ray-Bans to scan faces of people in view, pass this to an AI system that scans the internet for identification, and builds a dossier that is passed back to the glasses. It's called I-XRAY and challenges the concept of privacy because, if available, it will even provide details like address and social security number.
Samui tourism banking on TV show
Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 22/10/2024
» Samui tourism operators expect a minimum 10% uptick in occupancy rates and more tourists visiting the shooting locations of the HBO series The White Lotus, which featured Thai pop star Lalisa "Lisa" Manoban.
Chinese K-pop fans turn to Hong Kong to evade S. Korean content ban
Kyodo News, Published on 22/10/2024
» HONG KONG - With the relationship between China and South Korea strained in recent years, Korean popular (K-pop) music fans in mainland China have been flocking to Hong Kong to evade Beijing's unofficial ban on South Korean cultural content.
A love affair intensifies
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 21/10/2024
» Since launching in 2014, the popularity and number of Thai LGBTQ+ TV shows depicting positive and diverse stories of male-male romance, known as Boys' Love (BL) or Y series, has increased, gaining momentum during the pandemic.
Dressing it up; naked theft antics; juggling two wives
News, Mae Moo, Published on 20/10/2024
» One story after another
Middle-Eastern culinary showcase
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 19/10/2024
» Australian chef and TV personality Shane Delia from the award-wining restaurant, Maha in Melbourne, will be cooking seven dinners at the Siam Kempinski Hotel Bangkok until Oct 23.
New movies out this week: Oct 17-23
Guru, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 17/10/2024
» New releases that hit cinemas in Thailand this week.