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Quick response (QR) code payment system revealed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/08/2017
» By the fourth quarter of this year, consumers will be able to use standardised quick response (QR) code payment on their smartphones to pay for purchases at shops, street vendors and motorcycle taxis.
Investors sell stocks, buy gold as war talk continues
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/08/2017
» When things get tense, especially when a major power threatens war, some investors get nervous. War is not good for business so they sell stocks and buy gold which is seen as a safe haven. For more confident investors, however, a fall in prices is an opportunity to buy.
Thai malls struggle to compete with online competitors
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/07/2017
» Has the Thai shopping mall era come to an unceremonious end? Not yet, but to survive they must offer products and services that e-shopping sites can't provide.
CPF wastewater deaths: Manager charged (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 26/06/2017
» Police have charged the head of the Charoen Pokphand Foods wastewater treatment section with negligence over the deaths of five people at CPF's plant in Bang Na on Friday.
Push for robots in Thailand 4.0 planning
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/05/2017
» Thai Beverage Group and Charoen Pokphand Group, respectively owned by billionaires Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi and Dhanin Chearavanont, are planning to develop robots to respond to the Thailand 4.0 scheme.
Apple reveals waterproof iPhone 7 models
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 08/09/2016
» Apple on Wednesday set out to make a splash with new waterproof iPhones, a smartphone game starring Nintendo's beloved "Mario" and a push on wireless headphones. (Video included.)
A forest in the city
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/05/2016
» PTT's Pa Nai Krung is a new man-made forest in the eastern part of Bangkok near Suvarnabhumi Airport
Negligence suspected in SCB gas leak, arrest warrants issued (Updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 15/03/2016
» Police have cited negligence as one possible cause of a deadly accident at the head office of Siam Commercial Bank in the capital on Sunday night. Meanwhile, two arrest warrants have been approved
Nok Air skips meeting, faces probe
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 16/02/2016
» Nok Air faces a probe as its executives failed to show up for a scheduled meeting Monday with aviation authorities after hundreds of passengers were left stranded on Sunday during a pilot strike.
4G cheaper than 3G, says NBTC
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 06/01/2016
» Maximum 4G mobile voice and data tariff rates have been capped at rates cheaper than 3G says the national telecom regulator and fierce competition should lead to bargains for consumers.