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DLsite launches payment system after Visa, Mastercard block
Life, Puriward Sinthopnumchai, Published on 11/10/2025
» Japanese digital platform DLsite has rolled out its own payment system after facing restrictions from major credit card firms Visa and Mastercard over adult-themed content.
Thai women still left holding the baby
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 18/03/2025
» If you buy abortion pills a day after 12 weeks of pregnancy, you have committed a crime.
The euthanasia debate
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 25/02/2025
» A request for euthanasia from a terminally ill patient -- a controversial practice that remains illegal in Thailand -- inspired Dr Isaree Siriwankulthon, a palliative care physician-cum-author, to write a popular novel in 2023.
Britney Spears to ask court to get rid of dad
Life, Reuters, Published on 19/03/2021
» Lawyers for Britney Spears will again ask a Los Angeles court next month to make official the replacement of her father as her conservator in a long-running battle over control of her personal and financial affairs.
Eating our way through 2019
Life, Vanniya Sriangura, Published on 27/12/2019
» Over the last 12 months, Life reviewed more than 80 restaurants. Here, we list the 10 that we think most deserve a return visit in 2020
Silicon Valley is not an arbiter of free expression
Life, James Hein, Published on 15/08/2018
» It is somewhat disconcerting that Silicon Valley -- which occupies about 300 square miles, and where most think the same and have the same politics -- can determine allowable content for the rest of the planet. Some of us remember that many of the major platforms were developed using government grants and public funding. With this base they should represent all views, of all types, and not just the ones they happen to like. This was the initial declaration at least, but in the modern world, that seems to have changed. I am certainly no great fan of Alex Jones, but that a cabal of providers can effectively execute social termination is very worrying for the future of open platforms and freedom of expression.
Grappling with gaming addiction
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Petchtachat Arayasomboon & Phitchaya Thongthai, Published on 18/07/2018
» Kantachai, 21, does not believe gaming for 10 hours nonstop is an issue as long as he is able to space the time between his playing to accommodate other activities.
The finish line
Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 17/07/2018
» When the gates opened, the jockeys drove hard and the horses thundered out on the grassy racetrack. The crowd of fortune-seekers went wild cheering for the horses they'd bet on. Some clutched a pair of binoculars. Others had eyes glued to the big screen. In the background, the announcer detailed the race's progress. After just over a minute, the horses covered 1,200m and crossed the finish line. While some continued to cheer, most of the crowd fell into a collective sigh.