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Baker McKenzie Seminar Champions Sustainability in Thailand
Published on 11/07/2024
» Baker McKenzie recently hosted a seminar titled "Playing by the Green Rules," featuring esteemed speakers from Thailand's government and a multi-disciplinary team of senior lawyers from the Firm. The seminar discussed the latest sustainability regulatory landscape, Thailand's energy transition journey, and how Thai businesses could best respond. This event, part of a firmwide initiative celebrating Baker McKenzie's 75th anniversary, highlights the Bangkok office's commitment to advancing sustainability in Thailand.
Empowering Women Entrepreneurs through Strategic Training Partnership
Published on 23/05/2024
» As part of Baker McKenzie's 75th anniversary celebrations, Baker McKenzie Thailand has partnered with Khon Kaen University and UN Women, the United Nations organisation dedicated to gender equality and the empowerment of women, on a "training of trainers" program aimed at developing women's business planning skills.
The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon rolls into the festive season with a larger-than-life retro glam fest
Holiday Time, Published on 01/12/2022
» With The Standard, Bangkok Mahanakhon gearing up for its busiest season yet since throwing the doors open earlier this year, the hotel's dining and venues are putting on their best acts – from limited-edition pours at The Parlor to a glitzy New Year's Eve party at Sky Beach to gourmet nightlife feasting at The Standard Grill, Ojo and Mott 32. Wowing guests from the first point of entry, The Plaza in front of the hotel, complete with its own roller disco, will turn into a Rockefeller Center-esque festive wonderland steeped in 1980's Hollywood glamour, while The Standard's Christmas Tree in the lobby, decorated in collaboration with Dhanut Tungsuwan, one of Bangkok's hottest creatives which promises to be a gift for all those who want to “glam their gram” this festive season.
Siwilai festival offers message of hope
Life, Published on 08/04/2022
» Siwilai ignited a flame of hope for positive energy and creativity through the Sawang Sawai Siwilai art festival, which served as an in-person community platform for local artists and cultural enthusiasts.
Let there be light
Guru, Worada Elstow, Published on 11/03/2022
» Bask in the arty atmosphere at Sawang Sawai Siwilai, a gathering of art and culture by Siwilai at Central Embassy. This multiweek art festival will spark a new way of contemplating, appreciating and engaging with art and is accessible to all. With nine showcases, two talks, six workshops, four food events, five music events and a market, altogether from fifteen artists, turning Central Embassy into a massive art space until Mar 27 under the theme of "Freedom".
Exhibition places trauma of current events in the spotlight
Life, Published on 28/09/2021
» Bangkok Citycity Gallery presents its first online viewing room presentation titled "Trauma And Care", featuring artworks by nine Thai artists until Oct 31.
The gender gap in retirement
Oped, Published on 01/09/2021
» The concept of equal treatment is recognised by Thai labour laws and is evident in the Thai Labour Protection Act (LPA) in which Section 53 clearly states that when performing the same work or work of a similar nature, the employer must give their employees equal wages, overtime pay, holiday pay and overtime on holiday pay, whether the employee is male or female.
Power of memories
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 30/09/2020
» In today's digital age, we are overwhelmed with an abundance of information, making it hard to remember everything we read or see. Similarly, emerging artist Dhanut Tungsuwan collected images he found online and selected 14 of his favourites as inspiration for paintings that are being exhibited at "Memory Machine".
The doctor will screen you now
Business, William Hicks, Published on 10/04/2020
» While telemedicine is being used throughout the world to fight the coronavirus pandemic, Thailand's telemedicine infrastructure lags behind with a lack of government guidelines and limited availability.
Employing caution
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/03/2020
» Businesses, from multinational corporations to small-scale startups, are grappling with being in a lockdown as the country fights tooth and nail to contain coronavirus infections on a daily basis.