Sony has announced a new phone that costs more than almost any other on the market — and our reviewer thinks it’ll only appeal to a niche group. REVIEW Sony has announced the stupidly expensive Xperia Pro, which uses an old version of Android and a processor first launched in 2019. The phone is a
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Man dies after ‘extreme orgasm’
A man has died from an “extreme orgasm” after passing out while he romped with a sex worker. The 35-year-old, named in a police report as Charles Majawa, lost consciousness after having sex with the woman. He died shortly after doing the deed – and a post-mortem has officially determined the cause of death as
Read moreYour fate, fortune and love life for 29 Jan – 4 Feb
Your spot-on horoscope for work, money, couples & singles from the Bangkok Post’s famously accurate fortune teller. Let’s see how will you fare this week & beyond! Note: (⛹) is for work, (฿) is for money, (♥) is for coupled life and (⚤) is for single life. ♈ Aries Mar 21 – Apr 19 (⛹)
Read more19 million Thais face jab for Covid19
The Thai government plans to immunize 19 million Thai citizens against the coronavirus in a first phase of inoculations, starting on Feb 14. Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha said inoculations will begin with 50,000 doses of AstraZeneca’s vaccine. He gave no timeline for the first phase and apologized for the government’s slow roll out of
Read moreSamut Sakhon sees a jump of 792 new coronavirus cases
SAMUT Sakhon province from where the new round of coronavirus outbreak sprang added 792 new cases yesterday (Jan.26) taking the provincial total to 7,347 cases, Sanook.com reported this morning. Samut Sakhon Provincial Public Relations Office said of this total 714 people were found to be infected through proactive search with three being Thais and 711
Read moreUK Covid deaths surpass Great Plague, Aids pandemic and every terror attack and war since 1945 combined
The number of Covid-19 deaths in the UK has surpassed the combined death toll of the Great Plague, the Aids pandemic and every single terror attack and war since 1945. The UK recorded a further 1,631 deaths from coronavirus on Tuesday, taking the official tally above 100,000. The actual number is expected to be much higher when all excess
Read moreNew Covid outbreak to cost 1m tourism jobs
Thailand could see a million more tourism industry workers lose their jobs following the latest wave of coronavirus infections, according to a private tourism group. The Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT) also said vaccines and relief measures are urgently needed to support the struggling tourism sector. The TCT has also lobbied the government to adopt
Read moreChina warns Biden against ‘arrogant isolation’
Chinese President Xi Jinping has urged the international community to put their differences to one side, warning that history has shown countries that choose to go it alone “will always fail.” Speaking via videoconference as he addressed the annual World Economic Forum, Xi discussed global challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic and the climate emergency.
Read moreWorld shipping costs to rocket by 300%
SINGAPORE — A critical shortage of containers is driving up shipping costs and delays for goods purchased from China. The pandemic and uneven global economic recovery has led to this problem cropping up in Asia, although other parts of the world have also been hit. Industry watchers said desperate companies wait weeks for containers and
Read moreMore elderly told to repay huge sums
More elderly people have been told to return tens of thousands of baht to the state after it determined they were not entitled to the allowances they received for years. Thai media reported that at least three new cases have emerged in Nakhon Ratchasima, including Samrit Phusawang, 83, of Moo 4 village and Kuang Somboonram,
Read more500,000 illegal migrants to be registered
Labour Minister Suchart Chomklin expects about 500,000 illegal migrant workers to be registered by the middle of February. The minister said on Tuesday that registration started on Jan 15, and since then 190,000 illegal migrants had applied. The special registration period for illegal Cambodian, Lao and Myanmar migrants is set to continue until Feb 13.
Read moreSenate votes on abortion law amendment
Activists from the Women for Freedom and Democracy group have staged a protest outside parliament to oppose the amendment to the Criminal Code that allows early-stage abortion but makes termination after the 12th week of pregnancy illegal. Law makers in the Thai Senate have voted to allow abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy, while
Read moreRussia on the brink of revolution
Vladimir Putin’s grip on power could be failing, with Russia on the brink of revolution as protesters clash with riot police in the streets. Corruption. Control. Incompetence. Russia’s people have had enough. And a poisoning survivor is riding this wave of resentment in open defiance of Vladimir Putin’s draconian rule. The triumphant return of opposition
Read moreActivist lawyer Anon faces etiquette probe
A LAWYER who is one of the leaders of People’s Party 2020 said in his Facebook post today (Jan. 26) that he has received a letter from the Lawyers Council Under the Royal Patronage that he is now facing etiquette investigation, Siam Rath newspaper said. Anon Nampha, a well-known political activist, said in his post
Read moreA whopping 13 million traffic tickets unpaid in 2020
THOSE who actually pay traffic tickets in this country are a minority with most of the others completely ignoring them, especially the mailed one, Thai Rath newspaper reported today (Jan. 26, 2021). Statistics from the Royal Thai Police’s Ticket Management system show that a total of 15,837,054 traffic tickets were issued last year, with 13,446,537
Read moreAsian markets rise with eyes on US stimulus push
Asian markets mostly rose this week, rebounding from a sell-off at the end of last week as investors keep tabs on the progress of Joe Biden’s new US economic rescue package. However, while vaccinations and long-term optimism about the economic outlook is providing support, sentiment remains weighed by concerns about surging virus infections and a
Read moreJames Bond movie No Time to Die delayed until October
If you thought you were going to see the new James Bond movie in a few weeks, think again. And its delay is the harbinger of things to come. It’s really starting to feel like a bad case of déjà vu. The upcoming James Bond movie, No Time to Die, has been delayed again because of
Read moreThe Best Times to Post Your Social Media Updates in 2021
When should you be scheduling your social posts to maximize engagement and response? While individual results will vary, the team at Blog2Social recently evaluated the average best times for posting, based on social updates from more than 60,000 businesses and bloggers worldwide. The insights, which are listed in the below infographic, can be used as a basic guideline
Read moreWhat India thinks of US President Joe Biden
Will Joe Biden remain proactive on New Delhi’s border challenge from Beijing? US President Joe Biden was sworn in as the 46th president of the United States at a time when strategic partners New Delhi and Washington are both wrestling with internal issues of their own. For Biden, it is more than just a pledge
Read moreBan on transgender people serving in US military overturned
US President Joe Biden has signed an executive order that overturned a controversial ban by his predecessor on transgender individuals serving in the US military. Flanked by Vice President Kamala Harris, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General Mark Milley, Biden signed the executive order in the Oval Office.
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