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Like a session of cinematic séance, Rang Zong (The Medium) channels a cemetery-sized roll call of classic horror elements. The film, recently picked as Thailand's representative for the Oscar's International Feature, is proudly possessed by the ghosts of The Exorcist, The Blair Witch Project, the Paranormal Activity franchise, and Ari Aster's Midsommar, but with Southeast Asia's earthy voodooism,...

If you believe your life is in great danger and have been followed by a serial killer who you knew has an ability to hypnotise victims through a phone call, would you answer a call from an unknown number in the middle of the night? If the answer is still yes, then the new psychological thriller Hypnotic is for you.

Images of Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha hobnobbing with world leaders like United States President Joe Biden, German Chancellor Angela Merkel and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres at the COP26 Climate Summit in Glasgow sparked mixed feelings at home.

The demolition of the historic Scala theatre to pave the way for another high-rise in the Siam Square area has kicked off a public frenzy.

True Lifestyle Retail Co, the operator of True Coffee chain owned by Supachai Chearavanont, chief executive of Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group, has repositioned itself for the first time in 15 years, now setting its sights on becoming a world-class roastery and bakery cafe.

The Covid-19 impact has not only awakened companies to new plans to ensure business survival but also the need to build a Covid-19-free environment to satisfy both workers and customers.

The work, recovered last September, is one of five Old Master paintings stolen in 1979 from Schloss Friedenstein.

The world is full of oddball motorcycles from diesels to functional art, but I think I’ve found one of the weirdest ones in existence. This “Virtual Steering Monkey” for sale is essentially an old Honda Monkey with a novel front-end steering concept like a Bimota or Vyrus.

There are a number of significant barriers to widespread electric vehicle (EV) adoption. Electric cars are expensive, charging infrastructure is underdeveloped, range anxiety is rampant and valid, and a lot of people just really love their gas guzzlers -- Ford F-150 Lightning be damned.  But the United States is determined to overcome these barriers. On August 5, the Biden administration announced that it intends to ensure that by 2030, 50% of all new vehicle sales are EVs. Part of the motivation... Читать дальше...

1. BoE doves and hawks who voted to leave interests rates unchanged  The Guardian
2. Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise  BBC News
3. Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold and warned inflation will hit 5%  Proactive
4. Inflation is one thing not in short supply  Financial Times
5. The BOE Needs to Get a Grip on Messaging as Well as Its Rate Hike Agenda  Bloomberg

Freshman summer drama “Fantasy Island” has been renewed for a second season at Fox, the broadcast network said Thursday. As if that weren’t enough fantastical news for viewers who enjoy the reboot of the 1970s TV classic, Fox also revealed it has set a special two-hour holiday episode of “Fantasy Island” to air next month.

Maya Carlin

Lebanon, Middle East

Unless the new Lebanese government can gain distance from Hezbollah’s control, the Gulf may fail to be the saving grace the country so desperately needs.

Four Gulf states recalled their diplomats from Beirut in late October, pushing Lebanon further into isolation. Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), and Bahrain joined Saudi Arabia in this official diplomatic action after Lebanese information minister George Kordahi publicly criticized Riyadh’s role in the Yemen conflict. Читать дальше...

It’s tiny, incomplete, and undeniably awesome. Named “Leti,” this is the first known skull belonging to a Homo naledi child—a fossil that’s shedding new light onto this mysterious group of extinct humans.

Inclusion of India bonds in global indices is expected to materialise in 2022, with potential inflows of $30-40bn

EXCLUSIVE Cristiano Ronaldo was close to joining Man City this summer, instead he chose a famous return back to Man Utd - this is the story of one of the most sensational transfers in Premier League history

Doudrop's arrival on Monday Night Raw was met with a mixed reaction from her loyal fans, but the Scottish star says she's finding her feet - after a nudge from boss Vince McMahon

Michael Wood has proposed spending $14.6 billion on trams to Mangere – so around $30,000 per Auckland household. The Taxpayers’ Union has calculated what else you could spend that money on: Every house in Whanganui A second Waitematā Harbour crossing Four new Transmission Gully motorways Ten new Dunedin Hospitals 540 flag referenda They also calculate the […]

BBC chiefs last year spent £9.25million on sending 34million letters demanding licence fee payments. That works out at 111,959 enforcement notes each working day. And the figure is likely to rise even higher after the BBC — led by director-general Tim Davie — pledged to crack down on 750,000 over-75s believed to have refused to […]

ALAN Carr’s hubby reversed into a cop car while drunk after narrowly missing a mum with a pram, a court heard. Paul Drayton, 50, was allegedly four times the drink-drive limit when his Mitsubishi 4×4 is said to have almost struck the woman. He was stopped 15 minutes later after being seen “swerving from one […]

DARTH Vader star David Prowse left £693,000 despite his hit role in the £3billion franchise. The actor, the villain in the original 1977-83 trilogy, died aged 85 from Covid last November. He had told of his anger at missing out on a share of the blockbusters’ profits — getting a fee of £13,000 per film. […]

1. Bank of England’s rate decision leaves many economists gasping for air  The Guardian
2. Bank of England hints at future interest rate rise  BBC News
3. Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold and warned inflation will hit 5%  Proactive
4. Inflation is one thing not in short supply  Financial Times
5. The BOE Needs to Get a Grip on Messaging as Well as Its Rate Hike Agenda  Bloomberg

Huma Abedin was touting her book “Both/And: A Life in Many Worlds,” which came out this week.

Former Shadow Chancellor Ed Balls and Judge Rob Rinder are joining a rota of stars to co-host the show with Susanna reid