Caught in a clash of the titans
Thais are among the most tech-savvy, social-media-obsessed people on the planet, as seen by how they are constantly on their phones for hours, sharing their lives on apps like Facebook, Line and Instagram.

Thais are among the most tech-savvy, social-media-obsessed people on the planet, as seen by how they are constantly on their phones for hours, sharing their lives on apps like Facebook, Line and Instagram.
The Excise Department is set to raise the fruit and vegetable content requirement for a tax exemption for juices to at least 20% from a minimum 10% in an effort to boost local farmer income.
Bangkok ranks third among the top cities for visitors' food and beverage spending and sixth for spending on shopping, according the Mastercard's Global Destination Cities Index (GDCI) 2018.
Chinese logistics and delivery company Best Inc Thailand has budgeted 5 billion baht to invest in Thailand during 2018-20 as it seeks to enter the red ocean industry of parcel delivery services in Southeast Asia.
Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba Group and SET-listed WHA Corporation Plc expect to announce a joint investment plan some time this year, says Industry Minister Uttama Savanayana.
Puttita Supajirakul and Sapsiree Taerattanachai claimed the women's doubles title at the Princess Sirivannavari Thailand Masters yesterday.
Nakhon Ratchasima: Itthipat Buranatanyarat rediscovered the winning feeling, firing a seven-under-par 64 in the final round to claim the Boonchu Ruangkit Championship by two shots yesterday.
Luksika Kumkhum will begin her Australian Open campaign against home hope Ashleigh Barty today.
Sea salt farmers in three coastal provinces have come together to increase their bargaining power and ensure the sustainability of production, according to a senior official at the Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives.
Thailand is unready for 100% electric motorcycles because regulations for lithium-ion battery recycling are insufficient to promote eco-friendlier motorbikes, says a key Honda official.
The Bank of Thailand's macroprudential policy will hurt future residential sales in 20 first- and second-tier provinces, with Chon Buri continuing to see the largest number of unsold units, which last year represented more than one-third of the total.
School uniform has become a hot issue in Thailand over the past week after the country's first all-boys private school, Bangkok Christian College (BCC), implemented a "casual Tuesdays" policy, allowing students to ditch their uniforms once a week.
GPS (global positioning system) technology is being introduced to tackle cases of police officers absconding from their patrols of crime-prone areas.
A police sergeant was killed during a bold daytime attack on Sunday at Napradu police station in tambon Thung Phala of Khok Pho district in Narathiwat.
The army is seeking the cabinet's approval for the purchase of 14 VT-4 battle tanks from China, at a cost of more than 2.3 billion baht, said an army source.
Pro-democracy activists are demanding that a general election should take place no later than March 10 to avoid a possible violation of the 150-day deadline.
The detention of an 18-year-old Saudi runaway and a Bahraini footballer are just recent examples of the Thai-style approach to international human rights issues that usually puts concerns over Thailand's bilateral ties with other nations before the rights and safety of individuals.
In what may seem like back in the Jurassic age, well certainly in a sailing sense anyway, a certain, special, and never-before-seen keel was unleashed on the world. It had some wings on either side of a much reduced wetted surface area fin...
Barenaked Ladies and members of Arkells join Walk Off The Earth and more at a free Memorial & Tribute Concert for Mike“Beard Guy” Taylor, Walk Off The Earth's beloved keyboardist who passed away late last weekend. Presented by The City of Burlington and Sound of Music Festival, family, friends and fans come together to celebrate Taylor’s life and legacy at Civic Square in Downtown Burlington. Additional special guests including Scott Helman, Monster Truck, and USS will also perform at the event.
Iain Reeve and his wife moved from rental home to rental home in Vancouver but their final solution for secure housing was to move to Ottawa and buy two houses — one for them and another for his parents.