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Tech · 29 Oct
Apple's touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, tops out near $14,549
Apple's new touchscreen MacBook Pro starts at $2,899, with a fully loaded 16-inch model priced at $14,549 in Apple's configurator, TechCrunch reported. Preorders open October 30, with availability from November 6. The previous top-priced 16-inch model cost $10,149.
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What's on in Thailand
- 31Oct
Sat 31 Oct · 4:30 PMPattaya International Bikini Beach Race 2026: 10th Anniversary Edition333/99 moo9 nongprue,banglamung chonburi 20150, Chon Buri, Thailand, 20150 - 31Oct
Sat 31 Oct · 6:30 PMCelebrate Unity Day of India Swami Vivekananda Cultural Centre, 3rd Floor, 301, Vasu 01Building Complex, Soi 25, Sukhumvit, Bangkok, Bangkok, Thailand, 10110 - 1Nov
Sun 1 Nov · 3:00 AMAmazing NAN MARATHON 2026Wat Phumin & Khuang Muang Nan, Mueang Nan District, Nan Province, Thailand. - 1Nov
Sun 1 Nov · 8:00 AMUdon Thani International Horticultural Expo 2026Nong Dae Wetland, Kut Sa, Mueang Udon Thani - 1Nov
Sun 1 Nov · 6:30 PMBOTTOMSUP MUSIC FESTIVAL 2Metro Sand and Sea Resort, Chao Lao Beach, Chanthaburi - 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
Culture, travel & food
More →- Travel · 29 OctChina Airlines jet gets stuck on Suvarnabhumi runway before Kaohsiung flightA China Airlines Boeing 737-800 became stuck on a runway at Suvarnabhumi Airport on October 28 after its main landing gear reportedly sank into the surface before departure to Kaohsiung. The aircraft, flight CI840, was moved to stand 502, and all three runways have resumed normal operations, Thaiger reported.
- Travel · 28 OctBangkok Art Biennale 2026 opens 29 October with 200+ artworks at 11 venuesBangkok Art Biennale 2026 opens on 29 October, presenting more than 200 artworks by 72 artists from 29 nationalities at 11 venues across the city. The festival runs to 28 February 2027, according to TAT. BAB Plus and BAB Fringe extend the programme beyond the main venues.
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The world in brief
More →- 29 OctEuropean gas price tops €100 for first time since 2022 energy crisis
- 29 OctAt least 68 killed as two high-speed trains collide in central Spain
- 28 OctTrain collision in Spain's Toledo province reportedly kills at least 30
- 28 OctEuropean health agency sends experts to Nigeria as Ebola spreads in Africa
- 27 OctUK and Japan Urge Citizens to Keep Emergency Supplies Ready
- 27 OctLula wins fourth term as Brazil's president, beating Flávio Bolsonaro in runoff