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Thailand’s $13 billion digital handout scheme to include cash payments, PM says

By Panarat Thepgumpanat BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand’s Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Tuesday said part of the government’s vaunted 450 billion baht ($13.1 billion) “digital wallet” handout will be distributed in cash, in another change to its flagship populist policy. Details are still being finalised and will be announced in a policy statement to parliament

Malaysia central bank to hold rates at 3.0% until at least 2026: Reuters poll

By Pranoy Krishna BENGALURU (Reuters) – Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM) will leave its key interest rate unchanged on Thursday and keep it there at least through 2025 as growth remains robust and inflation stays under control, according to a Reuters poll of economists. While BNM has managed to keep inflation in check, currently at 2.0%

Drew Starkey Says Recording ADR for ‘Queer’ Sex Scenes Made Him Feel “Like You’re in an Insane Asylum”

Drew Starkey said heading to the ADR recording booth for Luca Guadagnino‘s Queer was, ahem, a tidge awkward. Starkey recalled the experience while conversing with co-star Omar Apollo in Interview magazine. Both spoke about having to record Automated Dialogue Replacement during postproduction of Queer, which is Guadagnino’s adaptation of the 1985 novel of the same

Production Assistants Launch Ambitious Bid for Unionization With LiUNA

A veteran Hollywood union is backing an ambitious push to unionize film and television production assistants, a move that has the potential to reshape how many entry-level creatives break into the industry. The Hollywood branch of Laborers’ International Union of North America (LiUNA), Local 724, is partnering with the grassroots group Production Assistants United to

10 Things the Nazis Actually Deserve Credit for Inventing

While the Nazis were one of the most awful and destructive forces in the long history of humanity, they were also notable inventors. Surprisingly, Adolf Hitler’s underlings invented quite a few important and major things during their run in Germany and their spread across Europe in the 1930s and 1940s. In this list, we’ll take

10 Superheroes Different Than Anything You’ve Seen Before

Normal superheroes are usually cut from a recognizable mold. But some creators throw the mold away and create superheroes different than anything we’ve seen before. Sometimes, they’re just ridiculous—like Super President, who somehow juggles running the country and fighting crime without breaking a sweat. Other times, they’re designed to teach us powerful virtues, like Bibleman