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Cheers Queers! 2025's LGBTI news in review
Life, Published on 22/12/2025
» The year began with a bang when the Marriage Equality Act came into effect, allowing same-sex couples to register their union for the first time in Southeast Asia. But there remains legal confusion and impediments to establishing diverse forms of families.
Apple's iOS 27 to prioritise system quality
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 25/11/2025
» Apple Inc is overhauling its operating system with the coming iOS 27 update, shifting its focus from flashy new features to deep-level system restoration and stability in a move reminiscent of the acclaimed Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard update, according to a report by Bloomberg.
Bipolar disorder may have connection to gut-brain axis
Life, Published on 30/09/2025
» Dear Doctors: My 22-year-old son is severely bipolar, which impacts his life terribly. I have kept up with the studies that have shown success in treating bipolar with a faecal transplant. Do you know of any open studies right now that might take my son? We would travel anywhere to get it done.
A look into the art and life of Chumpon Apisuk
Life, Published on 20/08/2025
» Interested people are invited to learn about performance art in Thailand through the work of a pioneering performance artist during "Chumpon Apisuk's Lifeworld: An Archival", which is running at Friends of BACC, 6th floor of Bangkok Art and Culture Centre, until Sept 6.
Passwords under threat as tech giants seek tougher security
AFP, Published on 13/08/2025
» PARIS - Fingerprints, access keys and facial recognition are putting a new squeeze on passwords as the traditional computer security method -- but uses hesitate over making the switch.
YouTube, others 'turning a blind eye' to child abuse material
Published on 06/08/2025
» SYDNEY — Australia’s internet watchdog has said the world’s biggest social media firms are still “turning a blind eye” to online child sex abuse material on their platforms, and said YouTube in particular had been unresponsive to its enquiries.
Screening a deadly disease
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 02/07/2025
» When celebrated actor, Natthawut "Poh" Skidjai, revealed on his YouTube channel @PohSakidAey that his wife Aey Pornthip had been diagnosed with stage one lung cancer after an annual health checkup, the video worried many viewers because Aey does not smoke.
Putting numbers to diversity
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 30/06/2025
» Around 1.6 million individuals identify as gender-diverse, according to Thailand's first LGBTI census by Mahidol University and the Thai Health Promotion Foundation (ThaiHealth).
Can a photograph reveal your biological age?
New York Times, Published on 09/05/2025
» It is no secret that some people appear to age faster than others, especially after enduring stressful periods. But some scientists think a person's physical appearance could reveal more about them than meets the eye — down to the health of their tissues and cells, a concept known as "biological age."
Chinese government workers call up women to urge pregnancy in latest birth rate push
Published on 29/10/2024
» Chinese grass roots government workers, who implemented decades of birth control policy, are now calling up women in their neighbourhood to urge them to get pregnant amid China's demographic crisis.