BANGKOK — For Chalini Thongyot, witnessing the mass arrest of protesters in Thailand during anti-government demonstrations was a turning point. At the time, Thongyot was helping the activist group Umne of Anarchy manage its social media platforms and live stream protests taking place across Thailand. The protests, which started in 2020, regularly ended […]
Month: October 2022
World Leaders React To Thailand Massacre at Child Care Centre
BANGKOK, World leaders have reacted to the news on the knife and gun rampage on Thursday that killed 37 people, including 22 children at a childcare centre in northeast Thailand. British Prime Minister Liz Truss expressed her dismay over the tragedy at the childcare centre in Uthai Sawan in Nong Bua Lamphu province, about […]
135 tonnes of smuggled frozen pork and chicken seized in Samut Sakhon
Thai customs and livestock development officials, as well as police from the Consumer Protection Division, seized about 100 tonnes of frozen pork, worth about 21 million baht, and 35 tonnes of frozen chicken legs, worth another 700,000 baht, in a raid today (Friday) on a cold storage facility in Muang district of Samut Sakhon province. […]
Water experts’ meeting endorses BMA’s urgent water drainage system for eastern Bangkok
The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration’s (BMA) urgent project to improve drainage and to build a concrete flood wall from Nong Bon Canal to Makham Thet Canal, to link with Prawet Burirom Canal, has been approved at a meeting of the water resource management subcommittee, chaired by Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan. The meeting also urged […]
Police chief confirms no traces of drug found in gunman
An initial autopsy found no traces of drug in the body of the ex-policeman who went on a shooting spree that killed at least 38 people in the northeastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu on Thursday, according to the national police chief. Pol Gen Damrongsak Kittiprapas told reporters this afternoon that a second […]
Thai society should rethink gun ownership and drug abuse after mass murders
A Thai criminologist claims that the mass murder at a child care centre in the north-eastern province of Nong Bua Lam Phu yesterday (Thursday) will not be the last of its kind and suggests that it is time for Thai society to rethink the firearm possession and drug abuse problems. This opinion was voiced […]
David Korins and Robin Eley Bring Iconic Works of Art to the Metaverse with Matterport
The award-winning designer and renowned artist collaborate with Matterport to bring their latest exhibition to thousands of people around the globe SUNNYVALE, Calif., Oct. 06, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — In an industry first, Matterport, Inc. (Nasdaq: MTTR) collaborated with Emmy Award-winning creative director David Korins and hyperrealist artist Robin Eley, to create an immersive 3D experience […]