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From humble beginnings to app pioneer
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/11/2018
» Jin-woo Lee, an employee of South Korean search giant Naver Corp, the parent company of Line, was the first person to bring Line messaging to Thailand seven years ago, before the 3G network was even launched in the country. He had come a long way.
Rehabilitating education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/07/2018
» Sad but true, more than 50% of Thai students fail in maths and 47% in science. Students also fail at reading comprehension. Only 6% of Thai teachers can pass a basic English examination. The Thai education system is failing students.
A home-grown coding toy
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/06/2018
» Tassagorn Sirisuwan, 12, first experienced a KidBright digital board when his father's friends brought it to the workshop for kids at his home a few months ago. Since then, the boy has always worked on the board, designing simple computer programs to control home appliances.
SkyDisc looking to spread AI solutions
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 18/05/2018
» SkyDisc, a Japan-based artificial intelligence (AI) solution developer, is broadening its AI solutions in Thailand by collaborating with academic institutes and business partners.
Invigorated by young blood
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/05/2018
» In a male-dominated world, the lady boss of Sea Thailand, the local provider of Garena online games, has proved that a woman's power lies in her creativity, intuition and ability to lead a business.
On the cutting edge
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/04/2018
» The challenge thrown at contestants at the Annual Student Meeting on Automotive Embedded Systems (AMAS) was to design software that could control a model car to run past a set of obstacles.
Creativity called for amid ad disruption
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/03/2018
» The advertising industry is no exception to the growing list of businesses that have been disrupted by digital technology, as consumers are less likely to view advertising.
Pushing past disruption
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/02/2018
» Technology has evolved, the world has changed, and all must adapt. Having managed a local IT firm for two decades, Siriwat Vongjarukorn fears that Thailand is falling behind peers in IT competitiveness because of a lack of R&D investment.
Cyber-risk may shave off $750bn in Asean
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/01/2018
» Asean is at growing risk of cyber-attacks, which could expose the region's top-listed firms to a US$750 billion (23.9 trillion baht) erosion in current market capitalisation, according to research conducted by global management consulting firm A.T. Kearney, commissioned by Cisco.
Alliance Ventures open to startup partners
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Autonomous vehicles are expected to be part of people's lives at some point in the future. The question is how long it will take for that trend to hit the mainstream. Nissan Motors Co is taking the question seriously, opening itself to startups that want to join in its innovation.