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Libra plan calls for care
News, Editorial, Published on 08/07/2019
» Facebook's plan to launch its own digital currency called Libra in 2020 has put global financial institutions on alert, pondering how to take action. Thailand is no exception.
Thoughts on Asean
News, Postbag, Published on 04/02/2019
» While the domestic concern for Thais is the upcoming general election on March 24, broadly speaking it is a relatively small geopolitical event.
Try as it may, Iran can't ban social media platforms
News, Published on 11/01/2019
» Iran's National Cyberspace Council is planning to block Instagram, the last social-media platform freely accessible in the country. This is unlikely to trouble Iranian Instagrammers, who will continue to use the platform through virtual private networks, or VPNs, that route traffic through internet connections abroad. This workaround allows Iranians to evade government filters and access banned platforms like Twitter, Facebook and YouTube, and apps like WhatsApp and Telegram.
What does 2019 have in store?
Life, James Hein, Published on 02/01/2019
» We've made it to 2019. There are a lot of buzzwords being touted for this year; top of the list are artificial intelligence, Blockchain and, once again, the internet of things (IoT). Yes, it's that time of year where I don my pointy hat of stars and guess what the year ahead might bring.
Keep expectations low
News, Postbag, Published on 07/12/2018
» Re: "Dire need for elected Senate", (Opinion, Dec 6).
Bitcoin payments a distant dream as usage dries up
News, Published on 22/11/2018
» The use of bitcoin for commercial payments has dropped dramatically this year, even as the original digital coin starts to fulfil one of the basic features of any payment currency: stability.
Bitcoin shows Bitmain ghost of crises past
News, Published on 20/09/2018
» A look at Bitmain Technologies Ltd's financials reveal the Chinese company sold a lot of shovels during the crypto gold rush of the past two years. Its mistake was to take digital gold as payment instead of cash.
Theatre of protest
News, Postbag, Published on 15/09/2018
» In a country often said to have dual prices there is nowhere with such a great difference as in the theatre of political protest and the price to be paid for making your statement. Ms Nuttaa Mahattana, Pai Dao Din, and others have all come under extreme pressure, had visits from soldiers, spent time in detention and found their futures threatened. Some would say that's the price they must pay for their dissent.
Underwhelming taxis
News, Postbag, Published on 05/05/2018
» Re: "B5 minimum taxi fare hike needed, TDRI finds", (BP, May 1). I approve of the TDRI's suggestion for a five-baht rise in the minimum fare and a surcharge for traffic delays, as proposed by the TDRI's Sumet Ongkittikul, who found that taxi drivers earn just about the minimum wage.
Driven to sex trade
News, Published on 03/03/2018
» Re: "PM calls for end to 'sex tourism image'", (BP, Feb 28).