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LIFE

Planning for the inevitable

Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 11/03/2026

» Death Fest, a fair promoting meaningful well-being and peaceful death, returns for its second year from Friday until Sunday at Impact Exhibition Center, Hall 6. Death Fest is organised by Peaceful Death, an expert group on illness, care and death; The Cloud, an online magazine; and Choojai & Friends, a creative agency.

LIFE

Caveat emptor is undefeated in online shopping

Life, James Hein, Published on 11/03/2026

» It is becoming more common to buy things online. The majority of my shopping, not counting groceries, is now done that way. In the past I've warned about prices that are too good to be true, like a 4TB thumb drive for a few dollars from sites like Temu and AliExpress. There is now a kind of middle ground where the price could be correct and it's coming from, say, Amazon. Recently, even though I had some doubts, I bought a 5TB SSD drive from Amazon for around half of what I'd expect it to be. I did this knowing I can easily send things back to Amazon.

THAILAND

People's Party urges govt to draft new charter

News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 11/03/2026

» The People's Party (PP) has called on the incoming government and the newly elected parliament to honour the outcome of the recent referendum and move forward with drafting a new constitution, warning that any delay would ignore the public mandate.

BUSINESS

Chat commerce takes off on Line

Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/03/2026

» Line Thailand is seeing rapid uptake of "chat commerce" among small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) as businesses seek to diversify sales channels and reduce reliance on e-marketplaces as they raise commission fees.

BUSINESS

Sky ICT, Kasetsart unveil aviation tech lab

Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/03/2026

» SET-listed aviation tech company Sky ICT has partnered with Kasetsart University to launch SKY Aviation Lab as part of efforts to develop the nation into an aviation hub.

THAILAND

Merging of 2 ministries under review

News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 11/03/2026

» Discussion is underway on the merger of the Culture and Tourism ministries, with the expectation that it will be finalised within six months of government formation, caretaker Culture Minister Sabeeda Thaised said yesterday.

WORLD

Extreme heat ‘making life increasingly unliveable’

Bloomberg News, Published on 10/03/2026

» The number of days when extreme heat makes it too dangerously hot to walk the dog, sweep the porch and engage in other ordinary pursuits has doubled around the world over the past 75 years, according to new research.

THAILAND

Fugitive businessman sought in B76m crypto fraud

Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 10/03/2026

» Police are pressing ahead with a case against fugitive businessman Worawat “Acme” Narknawdee, the husband of a TV actress, over a cryptocurrency investment scheme that has left dozens of victims out of pocket, with losses estimated at 76 million baht.

THAILAND

Referendum vote ‘must be respected’

Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 10/03/2026

» The People’s Party has called on the incoming government and the newly elected parliament to honour the outcome of the Feb 8 referendum and move forward with drafting a new constitution, warning that any delay would ignore the public mandate.

BUSINESS

Fiscal position ‘sufficient’ for fuel subsidies

Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 10/03/2026

» The government is in good fiscal condition, with a buffer of 300 billion baht if it needs to guarantee loans for the Oil Fuel Fund for subsidies, according to the Ministry of Finance.