ALTHOUGH two days have passed since the 33rd SEA Games was launched problems still persist including incorrect flag display and barely-sufficient food with the head of Thai delegation Mr. Thana Chaiyaprasit, aka Big Tom, urging the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) to quickly resolve them, TV Channel 7 said today (Dec. 11). Thana along
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Thai netizens slam AI-generated SEA Games poster
WITH 33rd SEA Games taking place during Dec. 9-20 a controversy has erupted even before the opening ceremony after an AI-generated promotional poster for a virtual run shared on Facebook attracted widespread criticism from netizens for being rife with flaws including image composition and seams, Naewna newspaper and Sanook.com said this morning (Dec. 4).
Read moreScam gangs entrapping children via online games: Cyber Police
THE Technology Crime Suppression Division police today (Nov. 2) warned parents to beware of cybercriminals craftily luring and entrapping children through online games, PPTVHD 36 said. In a Facebook message, Cyber Police drew attention to hidden threats in children’s games as there are gangs that target youngesters lurking around. The online world is not
Read moreEmergency room worker plays mobile game while checking sick child
A COMPLAINT was filed to the operators of a community Facebook page that a Sakon Nakhon hospital emergency room staff member was playing a mobile game while checking a sick child brought there for medical treatment after vomiting blood, TV Channel 7 said this morning (June 6). The mother and aunt of the sick
Read morePole dancers eyeing Games participation, but soul of sport at risk
By Reuters and published by CNA Paris – With breaking making its first Olympic appearance at the Paris Games later this year, pole dancers feel it could soon be their turn to be in the limelight, although it could come at the cost of losing the spirit of the discipline. Pole dancing was recognised
Read moreCambodia to provide free SEA Games broadcast rights
By Xinhua and Matichon Phnom Penh – Cambodia is to provide free-of-charge live broadcast rights to local and overseas TV networks for the upcoming 32nd Southeast Asian (SEA) Games and the 12th Asean Para Games. Cambodia had previously set the fee for live broadcast of the games in Thailand at US$800,000, or around 28
Read moreVietnam blasts Cambodia’s pricey SEA Games broadcasting rights
JUST AS the Sports Authority of Thailand (SAT) is gearing up to negotiate with Cambodia to reduce the US$800,000 or about 27.6 million baht price quoted for live broadcast rights of the 32nd SEA Games taking place during May 5-19, a Vietnamese news site criticized it as being far too high, Matichon newspaper said
Read morePhuket van driver’s licence suspended after being filmed playing slot games
THE PHUKET Land Transport Office today (Feb. 13) suspended a van driver’s driving licence for 90 days after he was filmed by a passenger playing online slot games on his mobile phone while taking them from Patong beach to the downtown and posted it on social media, Thai Rath newspaper said. The 17-second video
Read moreVietnam to postpone SEA Games until next year: Report
By AFP, published by Channel NewsAsia Hanoi – Vietnam plans to postpone this year’s Southeast Asian Games, state media said on today (June 9), as the country grapples with a new virus outbreak. The regional Olympics are due to be held in Hanoi and 11 other locations – some of them at the epicentre of
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