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Data deluge
Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/06/2017
» The idea of bringing machines to life or storing a huge trove of electronic data in a compact kiosk might have seemed far-fetched just a few decades ago, but the digital age has made the impossible become possible. A tap on the screen of your smartphone will show you how the digital revolution begins right in your pocket.
BoT dips toe into foreign equity pool
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 23/03/2016
» The central bank plans to initially put 3-4% of the foreign reserve investment portfolio into equity-related instruments after an amendment to the Bank of Thailand Act allowing investment into equities won cabinet approval yesterday, says governor Veerathai Santiprabhob.
Fishy business pays off
Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 22/03/2014
» Located at Europe’s zenith, Norway is naturally associated with a frosty climate. Whale hunting, Viking ancestry and brown cheese are other characteristics of this Scandinavian nation. Dig a little deeper and you find that salmon is a prominent Norwegian export, along with petroleum products, metals and, last but not least, M2M, the once-sensational teenage pop duo.
Rice pledging: the human toll
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 16/02/2014
» The rice pledging scheme was at the heart of the Pheu Thai Party's populist platform that swept Yingluck Shinawatra to power in the 2011 general election. But it has left the country with record rice stockpiles and hundreds of billions of baht in losses at taxpayer cost while throwing farmers into debt after the caretaker government delayed making payments for pledged rice.