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PayPal suspension to hit Thais amid tough market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/02/2022
» Global online payment PayPal is scheduled to suspend most services for consumers, freelancers and sole proprietors in Thailand from March 7 as it is seeking ways to comply with Thai regulations.
Patriotism's problem
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 01/11/2021
» 'When will you come home?" a mother asks her on the phone. A teenage daughter, now a university student, is busy completing her assignment. She is about to go on a field trip to historic places ranging from temples to museums to collect information for her report.
More action on Myanmar urged
News, Published on 25/10/2021
» Thai experts on Myanmar are urging Asean to reconsider its policy of non-interference so as to solve the political crisis in Myanmar, saying the bloc should be more pro-active in ensuring the junta's adherence to the five-point consensus agreed earlier in the year.
VNU Asia Pacific drives scientific laboratory equipment market through
Published on 15/10/2021
» VNU Asia Pacific in association with Science and Technology Trade Association and Thailand Center of Excellence for Life Sciences (Public Organisation) under the Ministry of Higher Education, Science, Research and Innovation, unveils Thailand LAB INTERNATIONAL 2021 and FutureCHEM INTERNATIONAL 2021, the full-fledged online exhibition scheduled to take place virtually during 27-29 October 2021, for the safety of all participants and prevention of COVID 19 spread.
Time is not on anybody's side
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 15/10/2021
» There's the anatomy -- the bone and the flesh, supple or flaccid. Then there's time, the cruellest judge of all. In Jakrawal Nilthamrong's Anatomy Of Time (the Thai title is simpler, Wela), the first sound we hear is a tick-tock metronome like the soundtrack of the cosmos as we watch an old lady gently tending to her tubed and bedbound husband. Time will be folded back. The old woman will become young and her dying husband will appear as a spirited, dashing military captain fighting communist insurgents for the good of the nation.
Lessons of history
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 13/10/2021
» After decades of military authoritarianism, student demonstrators in Bangkok began to call for the restoration of constitutional rule and a return to democracy. In the face of the challenge, the entrenched generals refused to negotiate and arrested the protest leaders, claiming they were influenced by communism. It paved the way for the popular uprising of Oct 14, 1973.
Bangkok Post Plc names new chief executive officer
News, Post Reporters, Published on 09/09/2021
» Bangkok Post Plc has appointed Ronnachit Mahattanapreut as chief executive officer.
E-service tax law comes into force
Business, Published on 01/09/2021
» Thailand will enforce the e-service tax law from Wednesday, following in the footsteps of more than 60 countries around the globe which collect value-added tax (VAT) from foreign e-service operators reaping income in their territories.
Digital lawbreakers face fines
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/08/2021
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has warned digital service providers face a fine of 500,000 baht if they break an updated law requiring the retention of their users' computer traffic data.
Covid fatigue
News, Postbag, Published on 23/08/2021
» Re: "Virus cases pass 1 million", (BP, Aug 21).