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The new productivity playbook: beyond cost-cutting to real value creation
Published on 16/03/2025
» Productivity. It’s the magic word in every boardroom today. But ask most executives what it means, and you’ll likely hear the same answer: cost reduction.
Give a man a fish...
Oped, Postbag, Published on 14/09/2024
» Re: "Thai household debt at record high", (BP, Sept 10). The average debt per Thai household is now 606,378 baht, up 8.4% from 2023 -- the most since the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce began its survey in 2009.
In the modern era, who holds the right to truth?
Oped, Geoff Mulgan, Published on 28/08/2024
» Hardly a week goes by without a new piece of misinformation circulating online, from the freshet of conspiracy theories unleashed by the attempt on former US president Donald Trump's life to Elon Musk tweeting the far right's false claim that the United Kingdom has a two-tier policing policy. Truth is under attack, and people know it. According to a recent global survey conducted by the United Nations, more than 85% of respondents were worried about the impact of online disinformation.
ASEAN Families Blend Tradition with Modern Values
Published on 02/08/2024
» The Hakuhodo Institute of Life and Living ASEAN (hereafter referred to as HILL ASEAN) has conducted research on the attitudes and behaviors of ASEAN consumers under the theme "The ASEAN Family," and announced the results today at the "ASEAN Life Study 2024" forum held in Jakarta, Indonesia.
Thailand upgraded in global freedom survey
Published on 29/02/2024
» Thailand has been upgraded to “partly free” from “not free” in an annual survey by the US advocacy group Freedom House, despite its observation that the winner of the 2023 election was prevented from forming a government.
BJC Big C Advances Gender Equality Agenda
Published on 14/02/2024
» BJC Big C Group, also known as Berli Jucker Public Company Limited (BJC), and Big C Supercenter Public Company Limited, hosted an international conference titled "Business, Gender Diversity, and the Path Ahead." The conference highlighted the significance of equity and promoted gender equality in society. It featured inspiring and experienced keynote speakers aiming to raise awareness among the public and seek solutions to implement laws, regulations, and policies regarding gender diversity in Thailand and worldwide. This collaborative effort involved the public sector, private enterprises, educational institutions, and the social sector to align frameworks with government strategic plans and policies.
Subsidise habitat
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/12/2023
» Re: "Jumbos raid local farms", (BP, Dec 8) & "Cabinet okays B8bn package for sugarcane farmers", (Business, Dec 5).
Singapore is ‘world’s freest economy’ for first time
Published on 20/09/2023
» Hong Kong’s half-century reign as the world’s freest economy has ended, according to the most recent rankings compiled by a Canadian think tank that cited eroding judicial independence as one factor.
Politically divided Chile marks 50-year coup anniversary
AFP, Published on 11/09/2023
» SANTIAGO - A day after violence and arson marred a memorial march, Chile marked 50 years since the coup d'etat that brought Augusto Pinochet to power with events Monday honoring the dictatorship's thousands of victims.
'Modern slavery' most common in North Korea and Eritrea: study
AFP, Published on 24/05/2023
» LONDON - North Korea, Eritrea and Mauritania have the highest prevalence of modern slavery in the world, according to the 2023 Global Slavery Index published Wednesday, which noted a "worsening" situation globally since its last survey five years earlier.