A prominent American academic was detained on Tuesday and charged with insulting Thailand’s monarchy, his lawyer told AFP, in a rare case of a foreign national falling foul of the kingdom’s strict lese-majeste law. Paul Chambers, who has spent more than a decade teaching Southeast Asia politics in Thailand, is in pre-trial detention awaiting…
The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency, NDLEA, has detained a 24-year-old Thai woman for prosecution after she was caught with prohibited substances at the Murtala Muhammed International Airport (MMIA) in Ikeja, Lagos. NDLEA’s Director of Media and Advocacy, Mr Femi Babafemi, in a statement yesterday said that the woman was allegedly found in possession of…
Increasing use of AR-based surgical navigation in Thailand Taiwan-based medtech company SURGLASSES has announced the recent implementations of its augmented reality-based surgical navigation system in Thailand. Thailand Veterans General Hospital and Chulalongkorn Hospital conducted their first AR-guided surgeries using the Caduceus S system. Designed for spine surgery, the SURGLASSES system provides surgeons with 3D visualisation capabilities…
Tourists visiting Lopburi, a popular destination 90 miles north of Bangkok, Thailand, might be surprised by their new form of welcome – a slingshot-wielding police officer. The town, once known for playful monkey interactions, is now facing a macaque menace. These primates have become increasingly aggressive, attacking tourists, stealing food, and vandalizing property. To combat…
2/2 © Reuters. FILE PHOTO: Myanmar’s Prime Minister and State Administrative Council Chairman Min Aung Hlaing attends a meeting with Director General of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin in Moscow, Russia July 12, 2022. Roscosmos/Handout via REUTERS/ FILE PHOTO 2/2 By Panu Wongcha-um BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s parliament opened a seminar on Saturday on the political situation…
