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Start 'em up, watch them come
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/05/2016
» Several big events took place around town over the past weekend, and one of the most successful was "Startup Thailand 2016" at Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, which ended on Sunday.
Giving life to Rabbit -- on Line
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 06/04/2016
» A cashless society where banking activities and payments can be carried out fully online is surely not far away -- and the BTS's prepaid Rabbit Card and Line Pay are examples of the latest integration between online and offline payments.
Taking stock
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/03/2016
» To navigate the labyrinth of stock investment, here comes Jitta, a financial tech start-up founded by Trawut Luangsomboon, who spent two years studying the financial statements of 600 companies in the Stock Exchange of Thailand as well as 3,000 companies in the US stock markets. The idea is to help streamline users' decision-making processes, minimise their risk and of course maximise their returns.
Thank the maker
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/02/2016
» In Chiang Mai on the last weekend of January, Thai makers gathered to share ideas and discuss how creativity can benefit local innovators and inventors in the digital era. The maker space movement is international; the term refers to groups of people who have a passion for innovation and creation through IT and digital tinkering — a high-tech DIY community, working on hardware or software, enabled by cheaper technology such as 3D printing, and home-grown enthusiasm.
The smart city
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/02/2016
» Aside from being a tourist attraction, Phuket has also been recognised as a smart city, home to a digital industry and an international research and innovation centre.
Top 10 Thai start-ups
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/12/2015
» This year has been the year of the Thai start-ups, with the number of companies jumping from 300 in 2014 to over 2,500 in 2015.
Reinventing travel technology
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/12/2015
» Global travel distribution system Amadeus recently launched a programme to empower travel start-ups in Asia Pacific, allowing them more opportunity to expand their businesses.
Going Digital
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 21/10/2015
» After four months in an intensive workshop, local start-ups showed their innovative talents, pitching ideas that can solve business pains to judges and top venture capitalists from around the world at last week's dtac Accelerate Batch 3.
Machine: Man's best friend
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/09/2015
» Connectivity and convergence, urbanisation, social trend and "home-centring" are the four mega trends that will impact on aspects of economy, business, society, culture and people's lives, according to technology giant Samsung Electronics.
Innovative app paying dividends
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/01/2015
» Investing in the stock market is a trader's full-time job. But these days it has become a hobby for some, especially the generation whose lifestyles are usually driven by smartphones.