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Tech · 4 Nov
Netflix adds AI Discover tab to TV app with themed picks
Netflix is adding an "AI Discover" tab to its TV app, starting with a feature that suggests shows and movies by theme, such as "Something Light" or "Family Movie Night". The rollout is gradual and begins in the US, for English-language users on supported TVs.
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What's on in Thailand
- 1Nov
Sun 1 Nov · 8:00 AMUdon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026Nong Dae Wetland, Kut Sa, Mueang Udon Thani - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 4:30 PMPattaya International Jazz Festival 2026Pattaya Beach, Chon Buri - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 6:00 PMNeramit Sakon Nakhon 2026 Sakon Nakhon Old Town - 6Nov
Fri 6 Nov · 6:00 PMPARK UTOPIA X Chiang Rai FestSingha Park, Chiang Rai - 10Nov
Tue 10 Nov · 12:30 PMSACRED MOUNTAIN FESTIVAL165 Soi Ban Rai 1 Mu 1, น้ำแพร่ อำเภอหางดง เชียงใหม่ 50230, Thailand - 11Nov
Wed 11 Nov · 6:00 PMNakhon Nayok Winter Festival and Fantasy Kite Festival 2026 Khun Dan Prakan Chon Dam, Nakhon Nayok - 13Nov
Fri 13 Nov · 9:00 AMSisaket Coffee & Music Fest.4 x 52nd King’s Cup 2026Ko Huai Nam Kham (เกาะห้วยน้ำคำ), Sisaket
Culture, travel & food
More →- Travel · 3 NovChiang Mai airport cancels 108 flights for Yi Peng lantern festivalChiang Mai International Airport will cancel 108 flights and reschedule 80 between 21 and 28 Nov for the Yi Peng lantern festival, airport director Group Captain Sakan Udon said on Tuesday. Airlines will add 105 special flights. Lantern-release flight curbs apply on 24 and 25 Nov.
- Travel · 3 NovThailand foreign tourist arrivals rise 7.31% in last week of OctoberThailand received 538,661 foreign tourists between 25 and 31 Oct, up 7.31% from the previous week, Tourism and Sports Minister Surasak Phancharoenworakul said. Long-haul arrivals rose 13.60%, with China, Russia and the United States growing. From 1 Jan to 31 Oct, arrivals totalled 25,464,306, down 4.59% from 2025.
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The world in brief
More →- 4 NovTrump says US will end military aid to Israel this year
- 4 NovAmericans vote in US midterm elections to decide control of Congress
- 3 NovEbola outbreak kills over 5,300, fastest-growing on record
- 1 NovUS election officials prepare for possible intimidation at midterm polls
- 1 NovEbola deaths pass 5,000 in DR Congo's deadliest outbreak
- 31 OctBinance says it froze about $3bn of $6.3bn stolen in record crypto hack