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Touchable Ink: New hope for blind readers
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/05/2016
» Being unable to see is hard enough. A lack of reading materials shouldn't make it harder. Now there is hope that a cheap new technology developed here in Thailand can replace those hard-to-find and very expensive Braille printers.
Wonderful Bangkok – for the rich, that is
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/02/2016
» Bangkok has everything if you have the money to access it. Unfortunately, most Bangkok residents are excluded from the benefits the city has to offer, experts say.
Govt to buy rubber, increase domestic use
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 13/01/2016
» The government has agreed to buy 100,000 tonnes of all types of rubber products at an above-market price while at the same time increasing its use in products from gloves to sports grounds
Those fake (plastic) tofu skin rumours
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 20/10/2015
» Tofu skin, a common ingredient in Chinese cuisine, made headlines when it was reported that fake tofu skin was being sold in some rural markets, and even in Chinatown.
Bangkok's tap water supply in danger, says MWA governor
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/07/2015
» Reuters quoted the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority governor as saying that without rain, Bangkok's tap water supply may run out in a month. Meanwhile, much of the northeastern region of the country has started to get much-needed rain.
Gold prices jump after falling with oil. Why? Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 02/12/2014
» Oil is not the only commodity to see a steep fall in price recently. The price of gold has been falling too and analysts say the low oil price is one of the reasons. Latest: All of a sudden gold jumps in price again. Why?
Oil price falls again. What's happening? (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/11/2014
» Last June oil was over $100 in international markets. Today, it is closer to $70. What's going on?
Apple unveils new tablets, new iMac
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2014
» Apple has introduced new and thinner tablets and a super high-resolution iMac computer in a rather low-key event at its California headquarters.
Learning Thai with Post Today (Archive)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 01/08/2014
» Here are all the columns we have done since we began in late August 2012.
Rice payments begin
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 27/05/2014
» Rice farmers are delighted at the coup-makers's success in finding money to make overdue payments for rice pledged long ago, but they are also worried about the future