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Memory chip crunch could drive up smartphone prices
AFP, Published on 20/11/2025
» TOKYO - Shoppers could face higher prices for phones, laptops and other devices next year, manufacturers and analysts warn, as AI data centres gobble up memory chips used in consumer electronics.
Exploring a rich heritage
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/07/2023
» To celebrate the long-standing relationship between Thailand and Peru, as well as to present its iconic ceramic bull, the Embassy of Peru in collaboration with Siam Piwat is organising the art exhibition "Torito De Pucará: Ambassador Of The Peruvian Highlands" at Siam Discovery Exploratorium.
TikTok booms in SEA, as it picks paths through political minefields
Reuters, Published on 28/08/2020
» SINGAPORE: At 19, Sandy Saputra is big on TikTok Indonesia. In just a year, he has leapt from quiet, small-town life to star influencer status, as more than 10.5 million followers lap up his toothy grin in dancing, pranking and lip-synching videos on the booming app.
Step into the mud
Life, Karnjana Karnjanatawe, Published on 28/05/2020
» The late morning Sun was almost unbearable. It was about 10.30am when I arrived at a water chestnut farm in Wang Yang District in Suphan Buri. It was my first one-day trip after the lockdown measures were eased last week.
Snow business: The icemen behind China's frozen festival
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» HARBIN, China: Liu Yantao and six co-workers start toiling on a frozen river in northeast China before dawn, using hand tools and machines to carve large ice blocks for an annual winter sculpture festival.
Going green
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 03/01/2019
» When people talk about Koh Yao, an unspoiled island off Phangnga province, many think of the popular Koh Yao Noi. As a matter of fact, Koh Yao consists of two islands -- Koh Yao Yai (big long island) and Koh Yao Noi (little long island) and is widely known as a paradise for holiday makers. Tourists can enjoy swimming, snorkelling or scuba diving in the sea, birdwatching and kayaking in mangroves, cycling and even rock-climbing.
Oxen to the races
News, Patipat Janthong, Published on 24/06/2018
» >> The annual buffalo race in Chon Buri is a colourful event offering rare insight into the local culture associated with the country's best known beast of burden. The main attractions include a parade of international costumes worn by buffaloes and a blessing rite. The competition also includes a segment focusing on the physical beauty of buffaloes organised to boost the animal's profile in and outside of the country.
When photos were works of art
Life, Pichaya Svasti, Published on 28/05/2018
» Modern technology allows people to capture a dozen pictures per second with a smartphone. In the 19th century, one single photograph on collodion wet plate required an hour of setting up, and for the subject to pose, a process of artistic endeavour unthinkable to the instant generation.
Stuck in second gear: Chinese fans ponder life without 'Friends'
AFP, Published on 02/05/2018
» SHANGHAI: No one told them it was gonna be this way.