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  • THAILAND

    The real value of city's architectural heritage

    News, Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 20/02/2023

    » By refurbishing vacant old buildings scattered around the city and transforming them into public amenities, Bangkok now has a way to put abandoned properties to good use, while at the same time saving its historic character from being left to fall into a state of ruin.

  • BUSINESS

    Floating trade views amid balloon snafu

    Business, Published on 15/02/2023

    » Geopolitical tensions are expected to ratchet up after American jets downed four flying objects in the past 10 days, including a suspected Chinese spy balloon off the Carolina coast on Feb 4.

  • WORLD

    Walking dogs for over $100,000 a year

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/02/2023

    » Dressed in black leggings and a puffer jacket, Bethany Lane, 35, was walking down Bleecker Street in Manhattan on a recent Friday afternoon with a pack of three goldendoodles and one bernedoodle named Tinkerbelle.

  • WORLD

    'Pushy' China outstaying welcome

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 12/02/2023

    » Down a dirt road outside the Solomon Islands' capital city, past Chinese construction projects and shops where Chinese merchants sell snacks, a tribal chief tried to explain what it feels like to have a rising superpower suddenly take an interest in a poor, forgotten place desperate for development.

  • TECH

    Amity incorporating GPT-3 technology

    Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/02/2023

    » Amity, a Bangkok-based tech startup specialising in the provision of social features for applications, says it will incorporate generative pre-trained transformer (GPT-3) technology, which provides the backbone for the ChatGPT chatbot, into its chatbot service to support businesses in dealing with customer inquiries in more effective ways.

  • TECH

    Is the new Twitter just like the old?

    Life, James Hein, Published on 01/02/2023

    » The Twitter situation is complex and somewhat confusing. On the one hand, all kinds of people from The Babylon Bee satirical website to former US president Donald Trump have been allowed back on the platform. The stated aim is to allow freedom of speech to be supported by Twitter once again. On the other hand, you can be banned by linking to a public photo of a public person on a public platform. The rule for the latter appears to only be for friends of Elon Musk. A YouTube channel I enjoy watching, The Quartering, did this after someone else had been banned and was also almost instantly banned himself. This is of course wrong in every respect especially given the individual in question, apparently now hypocritically, is always banging on about freedom of speech. Update, the ban is permanent.

  • OPINION

    Quit delaying the anti-torture law

    News, Editorial, Published on 29/01/2023

    » The long-awaited anti-torture law is set to take effect next month. However, the Royal Thai Police is requesting a delay in its enforcement, citing a lack of readiness. The government must reject this request as it is a last-ditch effort to preserve the police's often violent interrogation tactics and culture of impunity.

  • WORLD

    Bill Nighy, master of misdirection

    Sunday Spotlight, Published on 29/01/2023

    » British actor Bill Nighy was trying to describe how he prepared for his character in the new drama Living. He plays Mr Williams, a buttoned-up, almost catatonically reticent bureaucrat in post-World War II London who, upon learning that he is dying, decides finally to live.

  • WORLD

    In Spain, jihadist attacks a dormant but real threat

    AFP, Published on 27/01/2023

    » MADRID - The deadly church attack in Algeciras has rekindled Spanish concerns about the jihadist threat, which experts say is still present although the country has been relatively spared from attacks in recent years.

  • LIFE

    More power to you

    Life, Published on 24/01/2023

    » ManpowerGroup Thailand is accepting applications for its "Manpower Talent Academy (MTA)" programme which is designed for those wishing to train as top-notch recruiters.

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