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AI fakes of accused US press gala gunman flood social media
AFP, Published on 29/04/2026
» WASHINGTON (UNITED STATES) - Facebook has been overrun with low-effort AI fakes inventing biographical details and celebrity connections for the man charged with trying to assassinate Donald Trump at a Washington press gala Saturday.
Gold outlook stalls amid war inflation
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/04/2026
» Gold prices are projected to fall short of the previous forecast of US$6,000 an ounce for this year as war-induced inflation has lowered the possibility that global central banks will slash their interest rates as Middle East peace talks stalled, say gold and currency traders.
Ex-state official detained over contract fraud
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» Police have arrested a former state official accused of orchestrating a 358-million-baht contract fraud targeting 17 construction firms across the country.
32 mines found in one day near border
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» A military demining unit found 32 anti‑personnel landmines in a single day during clearance operations in Sa Kaeo province over the weekend, highlighting the continuing danger along parts of the Thai‑Cambodian border, which are still riddled with explosives from past conflicts.
NESDC yet to study Land Bridge plan
News, Mongkol Bangprapa and Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 29/04/2026
» The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has not conducted a formal study of the proposed Land Bridge project, its secretary-general Danucha Pichayanan clarified, rejecting claims that the agency had already found the scheme economically unviable.
Counterfeit goods crackdown
News, Published on 29/04/2026
» The government has stepped up its crackdown on intellectual property violations, seizing more than 1.3 million counterfeit items worth over 2.3 billion baht in the first half of fiscal 2026.
PSG edge Bayern in nine-goal Champions League semi-final epic
AFP, Published on 29/04/2026
» PARIS (FRANCE) - Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Ousmane Dembele scored twice each as Paris Saint-Germain beat Bayern Munich 5-4 in an epic first leg of their Champions League semi-final on Tuesday, an extraordinary encounter becoming the highest-scoring match ever at this stage of the competition.
Clean air reform stalls
Oped, Editorial, Published on 29/04/2026
» The government of Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul has yet to decide whether to keep the current Clean Air Bill for deliberation during the parliamentary session. Cabinet has to make a decision by May 13 on whether to put the current version of the Clean Air Bill into parliament's legislative reading process. If not, the current draft -- developed over years of effort by civic groups and political parties -- could be discarded.
New stimulus to help consumer stocks
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/04/2026
» Retail, food & beverage (F&B), finance and transport stocks will receive a bump from the "Thai Help Thai Plus" co-payment stimulus when it jump-starts domestic consumption, according to analysts.
'Paris of the East' turns 'Concrete Oven'
Oped, Drew B Mallory, Published on 29/04/2026
» If you stand on the banks of the Khlong Saen Saep today, near the glossy high-rises of Wireless Road, you are witnessing a battle for the soul of Bangkok. On one hand, you see the future: concrete embankments and new walkways, part of a government push to connect the city in the vein of European capitals or our neighbour, Singapore. On the other hand, you see the ghosts of the past: fresh stumps of rain trees that stood for decades, severed to make way for the very cement intended to "beautify" the city. It is a paradox that defines modern Bangkok. We are a city desperate to be green, yet addicted to grey.