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  • Politics NewsThai Health Minister Anutin takes to TikTok

    Thai Health Minister Anutin takes to TikTok

    Warning! TikTok Thailand says only 1% of its users are aged 45-55. Turns out one of them is Thailand’s mercurial Health Minister, Anutin Charnvirakul. Remember him? He disappeared from Twitter after his comments about “dirty farang” in the early days of the Covid-19 crisis, where he accused foreigners of being the cause of the outbreak in Thailand. His racist remarks…

  • World NewsK-Pop fans mobilise to drown out racist tweets and hashtags

    K-Pop fans mobilise to drown out racist tweets and hashtags

    K-Pop fandom have weaponised their huge base and taken on the hashtags #WhiteLivesMatter, set up as a spoiler to the #BlackLivesMatter movement. But the huge fanbase of K-Pop has mobilised to spoil the spoilers. By flooding the hashtags with content, the K-Pop fans have been drowning out racist or offensive posts. Instead they’ve used the hashtags to share pics of…

  • World NewsUPDATE: George Floyd protests spread across the US – curfews imposed

    UPDATE: George Floyd protests spread across the US – curfews imposed

    Violence continues to erupt across cities in the US, the 6th night of protests that were sparked by the death in police custody of an African-American, George Floyd. Riot police have clashed with protesters in New York, Chicago, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Minneapolis, Washington and firing tear gas and pepper bullets trying to disperse the crowds. There have been more peaceful…

  • World NewsUS President announces break with WHO, new sanctions against China, and more

    US President announces break with WHO, new sanctions against China, and more

    China, the World Health Organisation, Twitter, social media generally, new security laws in Hong Kong, bans on some foreign nationals and proposed retaliations against the Chinese. And that was all in just one media conference in the rose garden at the White House by US President Trump. The President, without even mentioning the Covid-19 crisis or the overnight violence in numerous…

  • Politics NewsHealth minister denies racist tweets

    Health minister denies racist tweets

    “Many farang dress dirty and don’t shower. As hosts we have to be very careful.” Deputy PM and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul certainly knows how to grab the spotlight: just days after messages posted on his Twitter account caused a social media uproar and prompted the account to be shuttered, he has denied making the tweet. In a short…

  • Việt NamHashtag #ApologizeToVietNam lọt top Trending vì du khách Hàn Quốc tại Đà Nẵng từ chối cách ly dịch corona

    Hashtag #ApologizeToVietNam lọt top Trending vì du khách Hàn Quốc tại Đà Nẵng từ chối cách ly dịch corona

    Nguyên nhân là do nhóm du khách Hàn Quốc được cách ly vì lo ngại sự lây lan virus corona tại TP. Đà Nẵng có hành vi thiếu tôn trọng đối với Việt Nam. Theo đó, trưa ngày 24/2, Sân bay Quốc tế Đà Nẵng đón chuyến bay cuối cùng từ Daegu, tâm dịch Covid-19 của Hàn Quốc với 80…

  • Việt NamShawn Mendes follow tài khoản gay 18+ dính tin đồn đồng tính, Camila Cabello là “nữ phụ đam mỹ” ?

    Shawn Mendes follow tài khoản gay 18+ dính tin đồn đồng tính, Camila Cabello là “nữ phụ đam mỹ” ?

    Shawn Mendes vừa follow một tài khoản đồng giới trên Twitter, ngay lập tức thu hút được sự chú ý của đông đảo cư dân mạng. Hôm nay, fan hâm mộ Hollywood lại được dịp sục sôi khi thấy nam ca sĩ Shawn Mendes bấm theo dõi một tài khoản Twitter chuyên đăng tải hình ảnh, video người lớn dành…

  • Việt NamHuyền thoại bóng rổ Kobe Bryant và con gái tử nạn vì trực thăng rơi

    Huyền thoại bóng rổ Kobe Bryant và con gái tử nạn vì trực thăng rơi

    Huyền thoại bóng rổ Mỹ Kobe Bryant cùng con gái 13 tuổi Gianna không may tử nạn trong vụ trực thăng rơi ở Calabasas, California hôm qua (giờ Mỹ). Theo BBC, Kobe Bryant cùng cô con gái Gianna và 7 người khác đi du lịch bằng trực thăng riêng, khi bay ngang khu vực Calabasas thì bốc cháy và rơi…

  • Technology NewsTech giants ramp up systems to detect and remove extremist content

    Tech giants ramp up systems to detect and remove extremist content

    PHOTO: Police officers near the Masjid Al Noor mosque, site of one of the mass shootings at two mosques in Christchurch, New Zealand in March – Associated Press by Shaun Tandon The world’s largest social media empires led by Facebook say they are ramping up an industry body that will weed out extremist content, looking to put procedures in place…

  • Business NewsUS-China tit-for-tat rattles Asian markets after Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’

    US-China tit-for-tat rattles Asian markets after Trump’s ‘tariff tantrum’

    US President Trump has caused widespread panic in Asian financial markets today after Fridays “tariff tantrum” where he used Twitter to announce new levels of tariffs on Chinese imports after China announced their response to his previous ramping up of the ongoing trade war between Washington and Beijing. Asian shares have headed southward today after the President escalated tariffs in…

  • Technology NewsTwitter’s Thailand Top Ten – Q1 2019

    Twitter’s Thailand Top Ten – Q1 2019

    Twitter continues to grow as a popular social App in Thailand. Now Twitter have announced their first ever brand index for Thailand – Top 10 Brands on Twitter in Thailand. Measured by engagement over the first quarter of the year (January 1 – March 31, 2019), here are the Top 10 Brands on Twitter in Thailand… 1. AIS (@AIS_Thailand) 2.…

  • HealthTwitter and Facebook work to block anti-vax misinformation

    Twitter and Facebook work to block anti-vax misinformation

    If you search for the word ‘vaccines’ in Twitter, the first thing you see from today is a post from the US Department of Health and Human Services pointing you to reliable health information instead of misinformation from the anti-vax adherents. Twitter says it now has a new tool in ‘search’ prompting users to head to vaccines.org, which is run…

  • Thailand News4 ways Thais use Twitter. Which one are you?

    4 ways Thais use Twitter. Which one are you?

    With hundreds of millions of users globally, Twitter is many things to many people. Amongst Thailand’s growing Twitter community, it’s interesting to see how users are evolving the way they use Twitter. Trending topics change rapidly as Thai users jump from one hot topic to another, while favourite celebrities and musicians remain relatively consistent. Below are just four ways Thais…

  • Thailand NewsTwitter is on the rise in Thailand. This is what you were Tweeting about in 2018.

    Twitter is on the rise in Thailand. This is what you were Tweeting about in 2018.

    From #BTS (the band not the Skytrain), to #AIS and #KFC. Twitter have released their #YearOnTwitter data for 2018 for Thailand. 2018 was a year dominated by local and international talents: from #BTS and #GOT7 to @BamBam1A and @peckpalit, while TV dramas also made their mark with conversations centering around #บุพเพสันนิวาส (Bupaesaniwas) and #เลือดข้นคนจาง (In Family We Trust). The biggest…

  • Bangkok NewsSaudi teen fleeing family abuse seeking asylum in Australia, detained in Bangkok airport.

    Saudi teen fleeing family abuse seeking asylum in Australia, detained in Bangkok airport.

    PHOTO: Sophie McNeill (Twitter) A young Saudi woman is being held at Bangkok’s main international airport after she fled from her family and attempted to make it to Australia. The girl, 18 year old Rahaf Mohammed al-Qunun, was on a family holiday in Kuwait when she decided to run away. She was on her way to Australia but has been…