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Tale of a Thai teenager's meteoric rise to stardom
Sports, Wanchai Rujawongsanti, Published on 03/03/2018
» Teenage prodigy Atthaya Thitikul continued her rise last week when she won the Women's Amateur Asia-Pacific championship in Singapore.
The 'Garlic Girls': Korean curlers a global sensation
Associated Press, Published on 23/02/2018
» GANGNEUNG, South Korea: Forget Lindsey Vonn and Adam Rippon. The real rock stars of the Pyeongchang Olympics are a humble group of Korean curlers who have no idea they've become a global sensation.
Detention centres stuck in past century
Spectrum, Published on 18/02/2018
» 'Thailand 4.0" is the military government's oft-heard catchphrase, but Thailand's immigration detention system is a relic from a previous century. The need for detention centre reform is not simply humanitarian, but economic, social and political.
Moving forward in global trade
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 16/02/2018
» Thailand has entered into negotiations for a number of free trade agreements (FTA). Its first FTA was the Asean Free Trade Area, signed in 1992. The country has six FTAs with India, Australia, New Zealand, Japan, Peru and Chile.
What would South Koreans ask a North Korean?
Associated Press, Published on 13/02/2018
» YEONGCHANG, South Korea: The Koreas share a border, a culture and a language. But 70 years after they were separated, North and South are about as divided as divided gets.
Who’ll sink, who’ll swim in Thai league this season
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 11/02/2018
» The 2018 Toyota Thai League 1 kicked off on Friday night with perennial title contenders showing less enthusiasm than is customary at the start of the tournament every year.
Surakiart: Myanmar crisis panel's credibility intact
Reuters, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Thai head of the international panel set up by Myanmar's leader Aung San Suu Kyi to advise on its Rohingya crisis, said its credibility was intact despite the departure of its most prominent member.
Fending off token opposition
Business, Published on 29/01/2018
» Traditional investment assets such as bullion and equity have been superseded by initial coin offerings (ICO), a much-touted digital crowdfunding option making a big bang across the globe.
Digital disruption, transformation gather steam
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/12/2017
» In 2018, the digital transformation will continue to influence business as the growing adoption of cutting-edge technologies helps companies shift to a digitally driven model and survive in the era of digital disruption.
This cashless cafe lets you buy coffee with bitcoin
Business, Reuters, Published on 22/12/2017
» SINGAPORE: Just a street away from Singapore's central bank, a cryptocurrency firm has set up what it claims is the first cafe in the city-state to be owned and operated by a business promoting its own digital coin.