• LIFE

  All systems go

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 04/07/2018

  » Unlike other seniors her age, 83-year-old Grandma Siri* can now stay at home alone while her family members go to work worry-free, thanks to an elderly-friendly innovation that is the product of joint research by several Thai universities and a Japanese organisation with an aim to provide senior citizens a better quality of life.

• THAILAND

  The power of Facebook

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/05/2018

  » There is much more to Facebook than just a platform showing what people do, eat and where they travel. Facebook also serves as a community for creating positive social impact.

• TECH

  Creating a new cycle

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 15/11/2017

  » Thailand is not a bicycle-friendly country. The areas where cyclists are more welcome are restricted such as university campuses or a few tourist attractions. However, two large bicycle-sharing services from China have been gearing up for a strong presence.

• TECH

  Playing with purpose

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 07/06/2017

  » Games give more than pleasure and entertainment. Many have been used as tools for solving social issues that cannot be tackled by other approaches.

• LIFE

  Service above all

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/09/2014

  » Growing up in the Wilailak family, owners of Samart Corporation, which is best recognised for pioneering TV antennas, Sukanya Vanichjakvong, knew early in life that she would eventually have a job that would require her to be service minded.

• TECH

  Library loans go digital

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 23/07/2014

  » The literary world is steadily going digital. The mammoth task of converting library archives into a digital format is also underway at libraries around the world.

• LIFE

  The dog whisperer

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/01/2014

  » Soonthara Satjawatcharaphong, owner of Jojo House Dog Master, has always had a passion for drawing and dogs. Soonthara, or Joey, studied architecture at Assumption University and earned a master's degree in real estate at Thammasat University. Having been in the field of design for three years, her work covered a wide range of projects that included homes, offices and coffee houses, to name a few.

• TECH

  Pioneering e-learning

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/09/2013

  » The trend of consumerisation of IT has not only flourished in workplaces, but the concept of ''Bring Your Own Device'' (BYOD) is now on the rise in universities as well.

• TECH

  Smart Thinking

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/02/2013

  » A manmade material similar to bone was recently announced the winner of Samart Innovation Awards 2012.

• TECH

  A flood of ideas

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 21/11/2012

  » Crisis can always be turned into opportunity. Saying this, Thailand has experienced no greater crisis in recent times than last year's flood. Grave as the damage was, it did inspire and motivate a group of second year students from King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT) to develop Flood Finder, a mobile application that helps users report flood conditions and stay informed of water levels.

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