CUU Thailand has generated significant buzz by introducing a new yaoi couple to the industry: Tissa Warattathisa Limthammaramisor and Anna Suengamean, who star together in "Love Above The Clouds." The pair made their debut at the company's major project launch event at Lido Connect Hall 1, where they gave their first joint interview as on-screen partners, sharing insights into their casting, chemistry, and romantic scenes.

When asked about their excitement as a new couple, Tissa said: "I'm thrilled. This is a new opportunity and experience for both of us. This is our first time playing a couple together, though we may have crossed paths at events before. But this is the first drama we're doing together as a pair." Anna added: "Actually, I was once a host for Tissa's show, and we would tease each other joking about whether girl-girl relationships are trending right now or if we could be the ones. I'm happy to be working with Tissa."

Regarding their characters' relationship, Tissa explained: "It's definitely intense and passionate. With each character's personality, neither gives in to the other. My character is a CEO of a security company, and Anna's character infiltrates the company to gather information." Anna noted: "I'm a spy, so there's suspense involved. The novel version has a lot of romance, but I'm not sure how much romance will be adapted in this version. The intensity is definitely there though."

When asked if Anna initially seemed more like the masculine role (seme) but ended up being more feminine (uke), Anna responded with laughter: "Yes, everyone might think Anna looks strong and more seme, but on the outside I might be seme, but my heart is truly uke. I feel shy. When I first played the masculine role, it felt strange and awkward. When Tissa and I switched roles in one scene, the chemistry was just right. Tissa has a natural leader presence and is more calm, while I'm playful."

Regarding Tissa appearing gentle and sweet on the outside but having more masculine energy, Tissa said: "I'll leave that for viewers to decide. In terms of the character, the masculine role might suit me better, but overall, who knows which side I'm actually on until you watch it."

When asked about a shy moment during an intimate scene with Tissa, Anna said: "I was embarrassed. It was just one shot in the Pilot episode. We didn't even rehearse it beforehand." Tissa confirmed: "We only had blocking directions for that specific part." Anna added: "That's why I was so shy. In our previous scenes together, it felt more like we were acting, but this time since we were cast first and have spent time together, I felt embarrassed." She smiled, noting how the comfort between them made the moment more genuine.

For Tissa, this is her first foray into yaoi drama. She expressed: "I'm very new to this genre. I'm asking for your support. Anna and I have actually met many times already, so I feel comfortable with our pairing. We really hope everyone will support us on this new journey. We're both committed, and we'd like to ask our fans to keep an open mind."

When asked if playing a girl-girl relationship might overshadow her previous male-female dramas, Tissa responded: "I understand that naturally. Since I've been in the industry for a long time and have done many dramas, fans might still remember and love previous works. But this is another new character, and I think everyone should enjoy it because the story is very intense—it's not just sweet and lighthearted."

Asked if she felt pressure taking on a yaoi drama for the first time, Tissa said: "I don't want to think of it as pressure. I told Anna that our pairing should feel natural—we shouldn't stress about having to be any particular way." Anna concluded: "I'm very happy Tissa is standing here with me today. She's a partner I can go far with. From the casting to getting to know each other, everything has been great."

Former prominent US news anchor Alex Delgado has revealed her harrowing experience after falling victim to scammers who impersonated the Robinhood investment app in a fake SMS scheme, resulting in losses of approximately $72,000 USD or about 2.3 million baht.

The incident occurred in March when Delgado received an alert message warning that her Robinhood account had unusual activity and instructing her to call a provided number. When she called back, the person on the line claimed to be a fraud prevention officer and told her that someone from Asia had attempted to access her investment account via an Android phone. They convinced her to urgently transfer her funds to another account temporarily for security purposes. Over two days, Delgado followed their instructions, but after completing the transfers, she discovered all her money had been drained from her account with no possibility of recovery, even after contacting Robinhood through official channels and reporting the incident to authorities.

Delgado commented on her experience: "If this could happen to me, even after covering stories like this for years, it can happen to anyone. Don't trust people so easily."

Fresno Police Detective Timothy Johnson has warned the public to watch for common fraud red flags, particularly scammers creating artificial urgency, pressuring victims not to hang up, and sending messages and emails that appear to come from legitimate financial institutions. Johnson emphasized that modern scammers are using increasingly sophisticated techniques, and people should always verify information through official company channels before transferring money or sharing personal information.

Cyber police arrested Jaruwat Prib Wai, a prominent football commentator known as "Wao", at a condominium in central Bangkok for livestreaming football analysis and inviting people to gamble online. He admitted to receiving 50,000 baht per month in compensation. On July 7, 2569, Lt. Gen. Surpol Prembut, commander of the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau, led investigation officers with criminal court search warrant 489/2569 dated July 6 to search a condominium room in Samsen Nok sub-district, Huay Kwang district, before arresting Mr. Jaruwat Prib Wai, 44 years old, and seizing a notebook computer and iPad.

The cyber investigation unit discovered a TikTok account named "Jeaelooknang Wao77Daow" with over 5,329 followers and clips receiving up to 14,800 likes. The account featured videos and livestreams where he posed as an expert analyst, providing precise football match predictions and betting outcomes. Once he built a fan following, he would promote online gambling platforms via Line ID and websites. Investigation found the Line group linked to two major online gambling websites (ufafat11.com and member2.ufa747.farm), encouraging members to register with promotional incentives. New members depositing 300 to 2,000 baht received complimentary sports merchandise including shirts, bags, water glasses, and caps.

During the search, Jaruwat was resting after livestreaming the World Cup Round of 16 match between the United States and Belgium. Upon questioning, he confessed to being hired for 50,000 baht monthly and had worked for two months. Authorities initially charged him with unlicensed gambling promotion and violations of the Gambling Act, with the case forwarded to the Cyber Crime Investigation Bureau for further legal proceedings.

At a parliamentary committee meeting on July 7, 2025 to consider the 2570 fiscal year budget bill, Wan Muhammad Nor Mata of the Prachahat Party criticized the Internal Security Command (ISOC), stating its operations clearly duplicate work done by other agencies and should be abolished. He noted that the agency had minimal functions before 2006 but expanded significantly after the coup, with redundant mandates overlapping with the National Security Council and Royal Thai Police.

Nor questioned whether ISOC's billions in annual spending over many years represents good value, given limited tangible achievements. He argued that the only recent notable action was the shooting of MPs months earlier, and questioned whether such operations are even ISOC's responsibility. "If we talk about accomplishments, there's only one thing—shooting MPs," he said, noting that ISOC vehicles, weapons, and personnel are now involved in court cases.

Nor proposed reallocating ISOC's budget to help impoverished citizens rather than maintaining redundant structures. He called on the National Security Council secretary-general to audit ISOC's spending and personnel numbers since 2006, evaluate actual benefits against costs, and determine whether other agencies could perform ISOC's functions. "If it's unnecessary, don't hesitate to cut it," he urged, arguing the savings should benefit the poor.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairongpiphat Pivatphan, national police spokesman, inspected traffic enforcement checkpoints in Phetchaburi province on July 7, 2026 to monitor compliance with police directives.

He stated that all checkpoints must receive approval from provincial police commanders and be evaluated for appropriateness without causing excessive disruption to traffic or public inconvenience.

Standard checkpoints must be divided into five operational zones with advance warning signs, checkpoint commander identification, approving officer details, complaint hotline numbers, and QR codes for public performance evaluation. All officers must wear body cameras, and checkpoint surveillance footage must be retained for at least 20 days for retrospective review.

Pol. Lt. Gen. Trairongpiphat clarified that checkpoints exist to prevent and suppress crime, intercept dangerous incidents, and reduce drunk-driving accidents—not to create public hardship. He acknowledged that some officers may occasionally misbehave but assured wrongdoers will face both disciplinary and criminal prosecution.

Regarding social media posts sharing checkpoint locations, he noted that safety awareness campaigns are acceptable, but deliberately helping offenders evade checkpoints may constitute supporting illegal activity.

He advised the public to verify checkpoints display complete information, require officers to identify themselves and explain inspection reasons, and demand courteous conduct. Complaints can be filed via numbers posted at checkpoints, QR code scanning, or the 24-hour hotline 1599.

The National Police Commander has issued two directives requiring all supervisory levels to randomly inspect checkpoint operations. The Internal Affairs Department conducts additional oversight and reports monthly findings to ensure compliance and prompt correction of deficiencies.

On July 7, Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning advanced its lifelong learning mission to promote national development through the Young Public and Private Collaboration (YPC) project in Tak Province. The initiative aims to equip emerging leaders with artificial intelligence skills combined with empirical data analysis and multi-sector participation to co-design strategic plans and development approaches aligned with provincial context and actionable on the ground.

The project serves as an integration platform for collaboration among government, private sector, education, and networks of young professionals in Tak Province. Participants jointly analyzed regional strengths and challenges including border trade, high-value agriculture, tourism, local goods and resources, as well as quality of life and long-term urban development before collectively determining development directions based on real data and stakeholder input.

Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning designed the learning process and transferred knowledge on AI application to support data discovery, analysis, and synthesis for strategic planning. The focus emphasized using technology as a tool to enhance decision-making efficiency while maintaining human verification and data validation, ensuring policy proposals and plans are accurate, contextually appropriate, and practically implementable.

Project participants jointly developed concepts and initiatives to advance Tak Province across multiple dimensions, including adding value to agricultural and geographical indication products, developing tourism potential, linking border trade and logistics systems, and creating collaboration mechanisms among young professionals, government, private sector, and educational institutions to drive learning-derived proposals into regional implementation.

Beyond AI knowledge and skills development, the project established collaboration networks among young civil servants, young entrepreneurs, and partner organizations in Tak Province, creating spaces for information and experience exchange among practitioners—a critical factor in designing policies and development projects responsive to public needs and regional economic growth.

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pichayalak Pichayakul, Deputy Director of Chiang Mai University's College of Lifelong Learning, stated that AI is an important tool enabling faster and more comprehensive data discovery and analysis. However, quality strategic planning requires human review and data verification to ensure proposals are accurate, contextually appropriate, and practically beneficial.

The project's significance extends beyond participant capacity development to establishing a model for area development that integrates knowledge, technology, and multi-sector collaboration, ensuring urban development direction is grounded in data and stakeholder participation—a crucial approach to strengthening local capacity and advancing sustainable national development. Based on Tak Province's success, Chiang Mai University has expanded the initiative further.