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Thai Consular app is at your service
Life, Published on 25/12/2025
» As international travel reaches its peak towards the end of the year, millions of Thai citizens are once again heading overseas.
Legends save lives
Life, Chairat Chongvattanakij, Published on 26/08/2024
» One sunny morning in late 2004, the Moken people of the Surin Islands in the Andaman Sea witnessed an alarming phenomenon -- the seawaters suddenly receded even as the placid weather remained unchanged. For Moken elders, this was a harbinger of the Laboon, the furious god of the waves who is said to wreak devastation once every two generations. The entire community evacuated to higher ground.
Gamifying health
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 12/09/2023
» People know that exercise is good for health, however, not everyone enjoys exercising. Organised by the Creative Economy Agency (CEA), the exhibition "Boost/Play/Measure: BPM" presents information as well as creative technology designed to enhance and support the fitness and sports industry. Innovative fitness devices and platforms can help people enjoy exercising more.
Memory keeps getting cheaper and better
Life, James Hein, Published on 05/07/2023
» I recently picked up a portable 5TB drive for around US$100 (3,516 baht) and it reminded me of the time I got a 500MB internal drive for about the same price, but the difference is a thousand times the storage that can be carried with you for the same amount of money. Yes, the value of money has changed somewhat during that time so the original drive actually cost more but you get the idea, things keep getting better and the prices keep dropping. I sometimes wonder how long this will last, but for a few decades now that has been the story and it looks like it will be that way for the near future at least.
A broken system
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 24/04/2023
» Last year, Mintra Chuawangkham, better known as Minton, a young female influencer with 3.5 million followers on TikTok and 1.92 million subscribers on YouTube, revealed in a video that she had been stalked and sexually harassed by a security guard for a year. The security guard also created a fake Facebook account pretending to be her. The fake account defamed the influencer by posting false information about their sexual relationship. He created a fake marriage licence and tried to deceive other people into believing that they were a couple. He also posted many creepy messages which expressed his sexual desire for her on social media.
Meteoric ride
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 03/04/2023
» When the invitation letter for the first-ever international media riding event for the Royal Enfield Super Meteor 650 arrived in early January, I couldn't be more excited.
Graceful growth
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 05/08/2022
» First, it was the name that made no sense. Then it's the location that sounded too desolate to even fancy what the establishment would be like, let alone how the business could survive.
A glimpse into the future
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 18/07/2022
» At the recent Bangkok International Motor Show, Thai Yamaha Motor debuted their new electric vehicle, the Yamaha E01. It's a sign that finally, one of the major players in the industry is getting ready to make a significant move into the production and design of electric scooters.
Support for every situation
Life, Published on 10/06/2022
» Despite a diameter of 47mm, Tissot's new T-Touch Connect Solar watches are lightweight due to titanium cases and ceramic bezels. The size accommodates the large screen of the connected watch, whose innovations and technologies make it more useful and better tailored to the digital lifestyle.
The war horse
Life, Jedd Sreshthaputra, Published on 30/05/2022
» I have been testing a few electric scooters and motorcycles over the past year and admit that the Chetak e-scooter from Bajaj's Urbanite sub-brand is surprisingly well-made.