Thai media professionals are becoming increasingly concerned that the government is hastening the passage of a media control measure under the cover of “ethics.” The Thai News Broadcast Council’s head, Supan Rakchuea, told Thai PBS on Friday that the government seems especially eager to enact the bill. On September 6 of last year, Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan wrote to …

The Malaysian economy is predicted to increase by 4% this year, and by 7.8% in 2022, according to the World Bank’s forecast. This was attributed by the World Bank to a bleak prognosis for the world economy. A sharper-than-expected decline in the global economy might be brought on by higher-than-expected inflation, tighter financial conditions, slowdowns in key countries, and a …

The building of a P6-billion ($112 million) cancer center has been approved by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., marking the beginning of his infrastructure project, which would rely more on private funding than his predecessor’s. Marcos presided over the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Board, which authorized the Public-Private Partnership funding for the University of the Philippines-Philippine General Hospital (UP-PGH) …

New analysis of containers unearthed at a more than 2,500-year-old embalming workshop reveals that the ancient Egyptians used a variety of exotic ingredients – some of which were apparently imported from as far away as Southeast Asia – to mummify their dead. Wednesday, February 2nd, researchers unwrapped the results of biochemical analyses of 31 ceramic vessels that once contained embalming …

Next week, when US Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets his Chinese counterpart in Beijing, there will be numerous points of contention, including Taiwan, chips, and trade. How can the world’s two largest economies avoid a resurgence of the Cold War? In August of last year, when then-US House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi visited Taiwan, China conducted unprecedented military …

The school dropout who became one of the world’s wealthiest men, India’s Gautam Adani, suffered a surprise loss when his flagship firm canceled a blockbuster share sale in response to an assault by a small US investment firm over his business practices. The decision was made after Adani’s enterprises lost about $86 billion on the stock market as investors fled …

The Grammy-nominated breakup song “abcdefu” is the most recent TikTok phenomenon to achieve chart-topping success and industry recognition. With more than 1 billion monthly active users, the short-video app has emerged as one of the most effective promotional platforms in the music industry. Several of this year’s Grammy nominees, including “abcdefu” singer Gayle and R&B artist Muni Long, gained popularity …

Apple predicted on Thursday, February 2, that revenue would decline for a second consecutive quarter, but that iPhone sales would likely increase as production in China returned to normal following COVID-related shutdowns. While expressing optimism over sales of services and iPhones, Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, predicted that an uncertain economy would negatively impact gaming and digital advertising. Apple’s management …

This year, Singapore did not place in the top spot or even make it into the top 10 of the most Instagrammable destinations in the world. According to travel publisher Big 7 Travel, which published the rankings on Sunday, the city-state dropped from first place to the 13th slot out of a total of 50 countries after topping the list …

Nearly nine years after both nations signed the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, the Philippines and the United States have agreed on four new local bases in the Philippines where American forces will be permitted to construct facilities and deploy defense hardware (EDCA). The statement was made on Thursday, February 2, as US Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin visited the Philippines for …