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BAAC eyes platform for crops in China
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/03/2024
» The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) is negotiating with a Chinese tech giant to set up a joint venture to develop an e-commerce platform to facilitate the sale of agricultural products to China, says president Chatchai Sirilai.
Thai Soft Power Showcased at STYLE Bangkok 2024
Published on 27/02/2024
» The Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP), Ministry of Commerce, has once again collaborated with the Board of Trade of Thailand (BOT) to host STYLE Bangkok 2024, showcasing the full potential of Thai soft power and highlighting the high calibre of SMEs advancing toward sustainability. The event brings together lifestyle products, fashion, and crafted designs all under one roof, serving as a platform for Thai manufacturers, exporters, and designers to negotiate trades and establish partnerships with businesses from around the globe. STYLE Bangkok 2024 will take place from March 20 to 24, 2024, at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, Bangkok, Thailand.
Indonesia’s Economic Vision: A Global Force by 2045
Published on 26/02/2024
» PermataBank CEO Ibu Meliza Rusli outlines Indonesia’s growth drivers and pivotal global trade role, emphasising digitalisation and sustainability.
A touch of local inspiration
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 26/02/2024
» Following the success of "Be@rbrick World Wide Tour 3 In Bangkok" at King Power Mahanakhon last October, Be@rbrick -- the collectable bear-inspired toy figure created by the Japanese company Medicom Toy -- has gained popularity among Thai toy collectors and the general public.
'Foul is fair': Shakespeare ban is lifted
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/02/2024
» The Supreme Administrative Court ended an 11-year ban on domestic screenings of the controversial movie Shakespeare Tong Tai (Shakespeare Must Die) on Tuesday.
Polls no panacea
Oped, Postbag, Published on 17/02/2024
» Re: "The perils of too much democracy", (Editorial, Feb 10).
Coldplay across the universe
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 07/02/2024
» The latest Coldplay concert in Bangkok was a feat of photogenic spectacles designed to bedazzle, complete with light-blinking wristbands, sci-fi-warped animation on spherical screens, balloons in the shape of planets and exploding fireworks above the roof of Rajamangala National Stadium ("The football field not often used to play football on," as a Thai national squad member noted.)
Populism's great replacement of economics
Oped, Published on 07/02/2024
» In 1944, as World War II neared its end, the exiled Hungarian economic sociologist Karl Polanyi published The Great Transformation, a treatise that focused on the dangers of trying to separate economic systems from the societies they inhabit. Eighty years on, Polanyi's warnings about a market economy unleashed from human needs and relations may prove prescient. In fact, the future that he foretells bears a strong resemblance to Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, in which the doctor's creature runs amok and eventually turns on its creator.
Thrills and spills at B.Grimm Thai Polo Open 2024
Life, Published on 05/02/2024
» The recently concluded B.Grimm Thai Polo Open 2024 has left an indelible mark on the polo landscape, seamlessly blending sporting prowess with a philanthropic spirit.
Music giant set to pull tunes from TikTok
Published on 31/01/2024
» TikTok may find itself without the music of thousands of Universal Music Group (UMG) artists including Taylor Swift after talks to extend a licensing deal hit an impasse.