Yahoo Search Ceases Operations in Thailand

BANGKOK – Yahoo has discontinued its search engine services in Thailand, effectively blocking users with Thai IP addresses from accessing the platform without technical workarounds. According to the Bangkok Post, attempts to visit Yahoo Search from Thailand now result in a redirect to sg.search.yahoo.com, which operates under Singaporean jurisdiction. Google, Microsoft and AWS to invest […]

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Facebook Search Glitch Exposes Thai Users to Pornographic Content

BANGKOK – Thai Facebook users have reported a disturbing technical malfunction on the social media platform, where searches for the common name and month “May” are returning explicit pornographic video results. The issue, which emerged on Tuesday, affects both mobile and desktop versions of the platform, triggering widespread concern about the effectiveness of the platform’s […]

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Phuket hits top in Airbnb holiday stay searches

PHUKET: Phuket has become the top choice among searches for accommodations in Thailand on the Airbnb platform since the country’s reopening to visitors from 63 countries and territories without quarantine launched on Monday (Nov 1). Since Monday, searches for accommodations in Thailand on the Airbnb platform have doubled, said Amanpreet Bajaj, Airbnb’s General Manager for […]

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Thai man, 92, searches for his former girlfriend, 88, in Nakhon Ratchasima after not seeing her for nearly 70 years

Nakhon Ratchasima – A 92-year-old Thai man has tirelessly traveled more than 200 kilometers from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima to look for his 88-year-old former girlfriend whom he had not met in almost 70 years. Winit Boonchuen started off his journey after hearing from a friend that his old lover, Thida Boonyasa, was still alive […]

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