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Pope cautions Thai youth against tech pitfalls
Pope Francis warned against the potential pitfalls of technology and the competition for young people’s “attention” on Friday, dedicating the final full day of his Bangkok trip to engaging the next generation of Catholics. The pontiff is on his first visit to Buddhist-majority Thailand, where just a sliver of the population is Catholic despite the ...
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Thai ‘fake news’ center says it analyzed 120K items in first 13 days
Thailand’s Fake News Center is officially up and running and has announced the first arrests made in its name along with some stats on the large volume of content – including...
Go Ad-Free, Finally: YouTube Premium finally in Southeast Asia, Hong Kong
Song after song, video after video, do constant pop-up and pre-roll ads ruin the moment? As of today, users in Southeast Asia can return to the days when YouTube was much less...
Thailand’s ‘Fake News Center’ will use AI to vet online news: digimin
Officials threw around a lot of impressive words to describe the operations at their new “Fake News Center,” where they say a full four-point-oh effort will go toward...
Show Time: Apple TV+ reveals launch dates, price in Thailand and SEA
As if we have more free time to binge movies. Tuesday night, Apple Inc. brought the streaming war to popular service Netflix with word it will launch in Thailand at a third of the...
Thai Airways bans some MacBook Pros on EU flights
Thai Airways yesterday issued a ban on a number of Apple laptops on all flights to and from Europe. Citing safety concerns over their potentially hazardous lithium-ion batteries,...
3 young Thai monks crowned esports champions (Photos)
When the average citizen pictures esports champions, they probably don’t imagine three youths draped in saffron robes. Three novice monks went internet famous today after being...
True Story: ThaiGov to open ‘Fake News Center’
Thailand’s government announced plans to open a dedicated “Fake News Center,” something it says will tackle the epidemic of false information online while critics say will...
Backpack of Fire: Tourist’s power bank explodes spectacularly at CNX (Video)
While strolling down the sidewalk just outside Chiang Mai International Airport, a woman’s backpack suddenly burst into flames, forcing her to hurl it away in a panic. But it...
Mariam Cam: Thailand now streaming orphaned baby dugong 24/7
Can’t get enough of baby dugong Mariam’s little blubbery face? The young sea cow who catapulted to fame after being orphaned than rescued is now being live streamed around...