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Skills-based compensation mooted
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 17/07/2023
» Pledges to hike the daily minimum wage made by major political parties during their election campaigns raised the hopes of blue-collar workers, but sparked grave concerns among businesses.
Nuclear power and net zero
Business, Published on 03/07/2023
» Clean energy campaigns are not only promoting solar, wind and biomass power in Thailand, but also prompting conversations about nuclear energy.
Bank of England delivers big rate hike
Published on 22/06/2023
» LONDON: The Bank of England (BoE) rattled markets by raising interest rates by half a percentage point — twice the amount expected — on Thursday, after it said there had been “significant” news suggesting British inflation would take longer to fall.
Online scammers in the crosshairs
Business, Published on 06/02/2023
» Picking up a phone call from a stranger or downloading a malicious app can make life miserable for people who fall prey to call centre gangs or online scammers who have developed several tactics to fleece victims.
Fresh concerns over Covid
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 05/12/2022
» As businesses pin their hopes on a strong recovery in the final month of the year based on lively shopping activity, entertainment events and vibrant tourism, a fresh Omicron outbreak has emerged including a rising death toll, rekindling concerns about the impact on economic sentiment.
The nobility of perfume
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/11/2022
» 'The shift to creating new prestige luxury perfumes leads to extraordinary personalisation, intimate with emotion", says Marc Chaya, chief executive and co-creator of Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
China's Military Is Catching Up to the U.S. Is It Ready for Battle?
Business, Published on 22/10/2022
» China's military is emerging as a true competitor to the U.S. under Xi Jinping.
Asian stocks fall as fears of global recession keep rising
Business, Published on 18/10/2022
» Asian stock markets slipped yesterday as recession fears mounted over expectations of a further tightening in global monetary policies, days after China's Communist Party sent the world a defiant message.
US Fed opens policy meeting with steep rate hike on the table
AFP, Published on 21/09/2022
» WASHINGTON: US central bankers opened their two-day policy meeting on Tuesday with another steep interest rate hike seen as a near certainty amid stubbornly high inflation.
The Roomba's Unpredictable and Oddly Mesmerizing Path to Amazon
Business, Published on 13/08/2022
» The first robot that many human beings welcomed into their homes was a peculiar creature born 20 years ago with a funny name. It didn't look the way we imagined robots, and it didn't perform the tasks we envisioned outsourcing to robots. We pictured self-driving cars. We got a self-driving vacuum cleaner.