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CIMBT profit tumbles 98% as costs bite
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2019
» SET-listed CIMB Thai Bank's unreviewed consolidated net profit plunged 98.2% in 2018, largely due to higher expenses and lower gains on trading, foreign exchange and investments.
No sign of drug reform
News, Editorial, Published on 16/01/2019
» The Ministry of Defence has weighed in on drug trafficking but in the most familiar manner. Briefed by his boss, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwon, ministry spokesman Kongcheep Tantravanich repeated an official litany that is no longer impressive. In short, drug seizures are up, drug arrests continue to increase. As a reporter for this newspaper wrote, this combination of factors "will pave the way for more arrests".
Nexstgo PRIMUS NX301
Life, AKIN, Published on 16/01/2019
» PRIMUS NX301 features a 14-inch narrow bezel display made with aluminium alloy. It weighs 1.25kg and offers 13 hours of battery life. Four Dolby Atmos DAX3 speakers deliver optimal surround sound, while an FHD 1080P, fixed-focus and IR camera provides clear visuals for virtual meetings. The machine is built with a TPM 2.0 HW chip to provide hardware-based security functions and repel malicious attacks.
A moment in time
Life, Apipar Norapoompipat, Published on 16/01/2019
» Workers and labourers. They have both fascinated and perturbed photographers since the dawn of the industrial era. From Lewis Hine's haunting shots of child labour conditions in early 20th Century America to Sebastiao Salgado's stunning reporting on the world's manual labourers at the turn of the 21st century, images of their hardships and plight are what create social change, along with keeping the rest of the world humble and thankful for what they have.
Celebrate Year of the Pig in style
Life, Yvonne Bohwongprasert, Published on 16/01/2019
» Chinese New Year is a time for family reunions and fun with your loved ones. Celebratory events being held up and down the country in celebration of the Year of the Pig promise all that and more.
The great uniform debate
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 16/01/2019
» Last week's images of Mathayom students at Bangkok Christian College wearing casual outfits to school following the launch of its new "casual Tuesdays" scheme have sparked debate throughout the country. While some argue that school uniforms are essential, as they represent the institution and promote discipline, others say they are unnecessary and that there is no link between uniforms and order.
Baby steps
Life, Published on 16/01/2019
» Like any expecting parent, Chidchanok Plumpheedee often surfs the web in search of information that could be helpful for her own health and that of her soon-to-be-born child. But like many of us in the internet age, she sometimes faces information overload and doesn't know what to trust.
The paradoxes of Thai education
News, Published on 16/01/2019
» Professor Gerald W Fry of the University of Minnesota is an expert academic on the complexity of Thai education for the past seven decades. He is the editor of a new 744-page book, <i>Education in Thailand: An Old Elephant in Search of a New Mahout</i>, that is the equivalent of an encyclopedia of Thai education.
The world knows where you've been
Life, James Hein, Published on 16/01/2019
» A reminder for those operating in the digital world. This includes the internet, your phone, social media and basically anything in the public sphere. You can all but guarantee that everything you post online is eventually available to everyone. It doesn't matter what promises your provider might offer -- and maybe they're even being as honest as they can be -- eventually your data will turn up on a public server somewhere. The golden rule is simple: if you don't want everyone to see something, then don't post it anywhere on public networks.
From Carlos-san to Ghosn 'yougisha' (suspect)
News, Published on 16/01/2019
» In the autumn of 2015, Carlos Ghosn more than likely overlooked Japan's National Tax Agency obtaining information on roughly 550,000 overseas accounts as part of increasing scrutiny of wealthy residents. It is quite possible his accounts were amongst this dataset. His lawyers may have realised this, albeit far too late, when Mr Ghosn was arrested on Nov 19 accused of falsifying financial reports in underreporting his income.