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Parisians hot under the collar over A/C in apartments
AFP, Published on 08/08/2025
» PARIS — As summer temperatures rise, many Parisians are warming to the idea of installing air conditioning (A/C) in their apartments, ending a longstanding resistance to what is considered a basic comfort in many capitals elsewhere.
More mystery than horror?
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 08/08/2025
» After weeks of building hype, especially with a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score before it even opened in cinemas, Weapons arrives with massive expectations. And despite there being only four months left in 2025, many are already calling it the scariest movie of the year.
ZTE Launches Children Care Charity Campaign in Thailand
Published on 29/07/2025
» Bangkok, July 29, 2025 — ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a global leading provider of integrated information and communication technology solutions, has successfully concluded its charity initiative "Warm Little Hearts, Light Up Bright Future", reaffirming its commitment to corporate social responsibility in Thailand. The initiative saw ZTE donate essential supplies and digital connectivity solutions worth 1 million THB to a Public charity organisation, Baan Nokkamin Foundation, to support underprivileged children across the country.
A surreal telling
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 28/07/2025
» You are not alone if you get into Superstar, the new Netflix miniseries from Spain, without knowing it's based on a real-life figure -- a once-infamous Spanish dance-pop singer from the late 1990s named Tamara, who later reinvented herself as Yurena.
WHO says malnutrition reaching 'alarming levels' in Gaza
AFP, Published on 28/07/2025
» GENEVA - Malnutrition rates are reaching "alarming levels" in the Gaza Strip, the World Health Organization warned Sunday, saying the "deliberate blocking" of aid was entirely preventable and had cost many lives.
UK launches sanctions to deter migrant crossings
AFP, Published on 23/07/2025
» LONDON - The United Kingdom imposed sanctions Wednesday on more than two dozen people, groups and suppliers from the Balkans, the Middle East and China accused of helping migrants cross the Channel.
Monastic discipline in the digital age
Oped, Published on 23/07/2025
» At a time when Thai society is reeling from scandals in the monastic community -- from leaked audio clips of money transfers via apps to secret relationships with women -- we are not merely shocked that "monks have done wrong", but rather at how swiftly the "image of purity" we've long upheld has collapsed.
Children of the Mekong
Life, Nattha Keenapan, Published on 21/07/2025
» As morning mist lifted over the Mekong River, a group of children, aged five to 17, gathered along its banks not just to admire its beauty but to tell its story. Over the course of three days, 40 children from Chiang Khan, a scenic town in the northeastern province of Loei, participated in a workshop to reconnect with their roots and raise their voice for the environment.
Millions at risk as US funds for water projects dry up
Published on 19/07/2025
» TAVETA, Kenya - The Trump administration’s decision to slash nearly all US foreign aid has left dozens of water and sanitation projects half-finished across the globe, creating new hazards for some of the people they were designed to benefit, Reuters has found.
In rural Canadian town, new risk of measles deepens vaccine tensions
AFP, Published on 18/07/2025
» AYLMER — In the Canadian town of Aylmer, where Mennonites in traditional dress walk down the main street alongside secular locals, bitter divisions over vaccine scepticism that arose during the coronavirus 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic have intensified with the reemergence of measles.