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Asian Games chief defends ‘functional’ rooms after backlash

NAGOYA, Japan - Accommodation for Asian Games athletes in Japan is “functional” and efforts are being made to deal with numerous complaints from disgruntled teams, a chief organiser told AFP.

Love-struck woman learns ‘pilot’ boyfriend was AI creation

A 66-year-old woman from Lampang travelled to Chiang Mai in search of what she believed was true love with a pilot she had met online, only to discover he was an AI-generated character, police said on Thursday.

Leader’s sister says only ‘idiots’ think North Korea will give up nukes

SEOUL - The powerful sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said Thursday that the country’s nuclear-armed status was “absolute”, calling those hoping for its denuclearisation “idiots”.

Bangkok oil leak confirmed from Bangchak pipeline

Oil-contaminated wastewater in Bangkok has been traced to a Bangchak Group fuel pipeline along Chuea Phloeng Road in Khlong Toey district, Thitipat Chotidechachainan, secretary to the energy minister, confirmed on Thursday.

Scammers ‘rented Bangkok mansion for B900,000 a month’

Immigration police have arrested a group of foreigners who rented a mansion in Bangkok for 900,000 baht a month to operate a call scam centre targeting Japanese victims.

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