Thailand & ASEAN Culture/People-to-People: Thailand’s military delegation met Myanmar’s top commander at the 38th Myanmar–Thailand Regional Border Committee, discussing humanitarian help after the 2025 Mandalay earthquake, plus expanded cultural exchanges and cooperation against illegal trade, narcotics, and online gambling. Tech & Education: Thailand launched its first National AI Readiness Index to help businesses gauge AI capability, while a Thai AI learning push is also underway via an upcoming AIS academy seminar and a nationwide readiness survey planned for December. Sports & Training: FIVB International Centres of Excellence are turning training camps into results, with a Bangkok camp helping prepare the Iranian women’s national team for the 2026 CAVA championship. Lifestyle & Wellness: A new study reports that in adults aged 40+, obesity gaps in cholesterol and blood pressure can narrow or disappear—linked to wider use of statins and blood pressure meds—raising questions for how cardiovascular risk is assessed as weight-loss drugs spread. Culture & Media: ArtReview Asia’s summer issue spotlights Priyageetha Dia and other artists probing colonial extraction, race, language, and resistance through digital animation and sound. Business/Local Tech: Polibeli signed a non-binding MOU with a Thailand-based partner to evaluate a potential up-to-100MW AI computing center in Thailand.