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"It's good news that Thai food is becoming so well known among foreigners," Prayuth said as he enjoyed a bowl of the traditional northern dish of khao soi at a government-run food exhibition in Bangkok.

Khao soi - a coconut milk-based fare that also includes meat, egg noodles, fresh lime, pickled cabbage, shallots and chillies - was named the best soup in the world by TasteAtlas, a digital platform chronicling local food and authentic restaurants.

TasteAtlas called khao soi a "delicious coconut soup in which numerous regional influences were combined to create a truly spectacular dish".

The government said it is planning to propose to Unesco to include the dessert in Thailand's intangible cultural heritage list.

Linksys will be offering its affordable Atlas 6 WiFi Mesh router exclusively through StarHub starting today Aug 18 till February 2023 before it goes on public sale.

Linksys benchmarked the Atlas 6 (in a two-node configuration) against its Dual-Band Mesh WiFi 6 Router (AX1800) and the Atlas 6 was better "in all test points" and performed 58 per cent better on average in download and upload tests.

The Linksys Atlas 6 (MX2001, single unit) will be available exclusively to StarHub customers from Aug 18 2022 till February 2023.

If you are happy with your ISP but are interested in the router then the Linksys Amazon store in the US is one option.

Well, that’s where solid perfumes come in handy.

Most of the time, these solid perfumes usually come in small compact sizes so you can easily store them in your purse.

Nevertheless, these handy solid perfumes are still convenient and perfect to bring along with you wherever you go.

Alwis & Xavier Handcrafted Solid Cologne (Aquamarine), $24.90, Your Sustainable Store.

More adventures await in the fantasy world of Middle-earth, as a new Lord of the Rings game is on the way.

"It's a privilege to create a new game set in Middle-earth, especially one that's so different from what fans have played previously," Wolken explained.

[…] No entity is better equipped than the team at Weta Workshop to create a distinctive, new Middle-earth gaming experience.".

This new game joins a few other Lord of the Rings adaptations that are on the way.

George Michael was so addicted to Diet Coke that he drank 25 cans a day.

"He was never drugged out and I never saw him do anything that I would consider destructive, apart from his addiction to Diet Coke.

You could look in his Range Rover and it was like a graveyard of empty Diet Coke cans.".

It comes as George Michael fans heard three of his previously unreleased tracks on a new documentary about his life.

"When the first draft of the movie came to us, it was a combination of Black Adam and Shazam: Two origin stories in one movie.

We would be doing Black Adam an incredible disservice.'

It would've been fine for Shazam having two origin stories converge in one movie, but not good for Black Adam," said Johnson.

Black Adam is set to premiere in theatres on Oct 21.

Following the launch of Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered for the PC, files pertaining to a "PlayStation PC launcher" have been found.

While this might all be speculation for naught, there is some logic behind a proprietary PlayStation PC launcher.

After all, Valve does take a healthy chomp out of all Steam sales - generally in the region of 30per cent.

With Sony predicting that they would earn $300 million in PC game sales in 2022, it does make sense to manage costs.

They are owned by an "inconsiderate neighbour from hell", said Stomp contributor Suhardi, who lives on the ground floor of Block 358 Yishun Ring Road.

He said he informed the Nee Soon Town Council in January, but no action was taken.

"After the town council distributed notices informing the removal of the chickens, the chicken owner approached the town council to ask to explore alternative solutions to the issue," said the town council.

"Nee Soon Town Council believes in taking a compassionate approach towards solving issues for residents.

Here's what you can look forward to this week.

With the apt theme of Rebirth, this year's festival goes hyperlocal with a particular focus on the Bras Basah-Bugis precinct's unique history and identity as an arts and heritage district.

In collaboration with the Embassy of Mexico, Gardens by the Bay presents a brand-new exhibition called "Hanging Gardens - Mexican Roots" this weekend.

You can also look forward to colourful blooms of cockscombs and marigolds on display, serving as a representation of Mexico's vibrant colours.

Timber House, completed in May after about 2-1/2 years of construction, is made of glue-laminated timber, a type of structurally engineered wood known as mass timber.

Liftin said mass-timber buildings are more common in the Pacific Northwest.

Timber House is highly insulated, its roof has solar panels, and it uses electric heat pumps for heating and cooling.

Wood, on the other hand, basically has zero or negative carbon footprint" because trees sequester carbon as they grow, she said.