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Facebook Safety Check erroneously says a bomb exploded in Bangkok (updated)
Facebook's Safety Check program incorrectly said there was an explosion in Bangkok, Thailand, The Independent reported. For an hour beginning at 9PM local time on December 27th, anyone in Thailand's capital city saw reports of an explosion and a prompt to mark themselves as safe. However, there was no actual bomb explosion in Bangkok tonight.
Uber's experimental service in Bangkok hails motorcyles
In Bangkok, Thailand, people can fire up Uber and summon motorbikes instead of cars. The San Francisco company has kicked off an experimental service called UberMoto in the Asian capital, according to The Wall Street Journal. Motorcycle taxis are a popular mode of transportation in various Asian countries, including China, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines, India and Indonesia. A lot of people choose to ride them, because they're small and can easily slip in between cars and bigger vehicles in the middle of a traffic jam.
Robot waiters serve food and dance moves in Thailand, secretly plotting humiliation revenge
The Far East just gets more surreal each day. For instance, how about a Japanese restaurant in Thailand served by robots? You can thank Lapassarad Thanaphant for her 30 million baht ($927,600) investment in the Bangkok-based Hajime restaurant and its four motorised servants from Japan. The brave souls who dare to enter can place orders on touchscreens, and in return watch a lanky humanoid deliver the dishes, followed by some slick dance moves if its not too busy serving others. Oh, don't worry, these samurais are tied to a track so they can barely reach you, plus you get to cook your own food in the style of Shabu-Shabu (Japanese hot pot) or BBQ, so enjoy your freedom before they take over your cooking as well. Videos after the break.
Thailand considering tighter cybercafe curfews to curb game 'addiction'
The Culture Ministry of Thailand is looking to revise curfew times for children in cybercafes. The Bangkok Post reports the new rules would require children under 15 to leave by 8PM and those under 18 to leave by 10PM. The new rules are meant to help curb video game addiction -- and send children into the safety of the streets, where we know nothing bad ever happens. Officials will consider the new curfews next week.Thailand's relationship with video games and "addiction" has been quite the roller coaster over the last couple years. There was the suicide (and fallout) after a 12-year-old committed suicide, the tragic murder of a cab driver blamed on GTA and the laughable list of games the Ministry of Health warned parents to avoid.[Via GamePolitics]
