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OPINION

'Greener' transport key to growth

News, Published on 25/11/2024

» Across the Asia-Pacific region, especially in urban centres, electric cars and buses are increasingly replacing petrol-powered ones as a means of transportation. Aided by the ubiquity of smart devices, smart mobility and other transport innovations are significantly reshaping everyday life through ride-sharing apps, driver assistance technology and real-time traffic management.

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How AI could reshape world of medicine

Oped, Published on 19/03/2024

» On a recent international trip, I found myself running late to the airport. Not being fluent in the local language, I used a translation app that enabled me to convey the urgency of my situation to the taxi driver. The app's camera feature also allowed me to understand the road signs, providing real-time updates.

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The key to greener heavy industry

Oped, Published on 30/08/2023

» For decades, solar and wind arrays offered a visible indication that the transition towards a green economy was progressing. But if we are to reduce -- and, eventually, eliminate -- carbon dioxide emissions, we will have to find a "clean" way not only to produce electricity, but also to power hard-to-abate heavy industries, such as steel, cement, and fertiliser production. Solar and wind energy alone cannot do this job, but hydrogen can.

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The next Green Revolution will be digitised

Oped, Published on 02/02/2023

» Farming is one of the world's oldest and most far-reaching endeavours. Meeting the growing food demands of the global population amid accelerating climate change presents an unprecedented high-wire act that requires human ingenuity, good governance, and technology.

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Fixing, shaping AI is in our common interest

Oped, Published on 05/01/2023

» The tech world has generated a fresh abundance of front-page news in 2022. In October, Elon Musk bought Twitter -- one of the main public communication platforms used by journalists, academics, businesses, and policymakers -- and proceeded to fire most of its content-moderation staff, indicating the company would rely instead on artificial intelligence.

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Clear EV plan is a must

News, Editorial, Published on 29/03/2021

» The government is moving in the right direction after it announced that it will hasten the production of electric vehicles (EVs) and the development of supporting infrastructure. The move should be applauded, despite the fact the plan is steeped in challenges which will require clear action plans to succeed.

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Thai healthcare in the digital age

News, Sutapa Amornvivat, Published on 15/08/2018

» A few weeks ago, I participated in a workshop to rethink the master plan for the Thailand Centre of Excellence in Life Sciences (TCELS), the committee of which I serve as a director. This reaffirmed my belief in Thailand's potential within the medical sciences and healthcare industry. As a country, we are already renowned as a medical service hub of Asia. With recent advancements in technology, we can further build on the strong foundations especially in the area of research and development (R&D).

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Potential legal trouble for Apple over old batteries

Life, James Hein, Published on 17/01/2018

» The first couple of weeks of 2018 have provided a series of revelations. It started with Apple finally confirming that they have been throttling the performance of their older phones. The official line is that they do this to ensure that as the batteries degrade, the retarding of performance ensures that their devices won't overheat. Some people weren't buying what Apple was shovelling, and there is a series of class-action lawsuits in the making.

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Revamp bus agency now

News, Editorial, Published on 15/12/2017

» The Bangkok Mass Transit Authority's (BMTA) plan to make manual ticket punching obsolete and replace it with an automated system ended in farce this week. After having installed the first 800 automated cash collection boxes on Bangkok buses, the agency discovered the new system was impractical. It thus decided to halt the planned installation of the remaining 1,800 machines.

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Don't count on innovation to overcome stagnation

News, Satyajit Das, Published on 30/05/2017

» Innovation, everybody hopes, will rescue the world from economic stagnation. I'm not so sure.