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Recommitting to pandemic preparedness
News, Published on 26/08/2024
» Four years ago, at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic, governments were scrambling to protect their populations and prevent an economic meltdown. No one would dispute that addressing this existential threat was the top political priority back then.
1.2 million fake goods destroyed
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/08/2024
» Thai authorities on Friday destroyed 1.2 million items of fake goods, demonstrating the government’s determination to crack down on intellectual property (IP) infringement, said Phumtham Wechayachai, the acting commerce minister.
Respect democracy and human rights
News, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 16/08/2024
» The judiciary is a critically important pillar of the state. It is often cited as one of the three pillars, with the others being the executive branch of government and parliament. From a broader angle, the people of the land are the key fourth pillar that should not be overlooked. While some judges are emblematic of justice personified, others are of a more questionable quality, with extreme cases embodying the toxic. What then is to be done to offer a sobering tonic?
Musicians sound alarm about AI-enabled ‘theft’
Published on 03/08/2024
» American country musician Tift Merritt’s most popular song on Spotify, “Traveling Alone”, is a ballad with lyrics evoking solitude and the open road.
STR8FIRE Joins T&B Media: IPs Enter Web3 Era
Published on 11/07/2024
» STR8FIRE, an Intellectual Property (IP) startup that integrates Web2 IP onto the blockchain, has announced that it is partnering with T&B Media Global, a leading Thai entertainment and IP management company that owns more than 5,000 IP assets globally. Under the terms of the partnership, STR8FIRE will integrate T&B’s IP assets into STR8FIRE’s growing ecosystem.
All the world's a stage
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 08/07/2024
» If Thailand wants its creative industry to grow domestically and internationally, all stakeholders must unite and reform the industry from the ground up, according to the soft power development subcommittee.
Korean soft power in focus at QSNCC
Life, Published on 27/06/2024
» People are invited to learn more about Korean soft power at the Korea Pavilion, held as part of the "Thacca Splash – Soft Power Forum 2024", at Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, Ratchadaphisek Road, from tomorrow to Sunday.
Protect democracy and journalists
Oped, Published on 13/06/2024
» 'Foreign agent", "undesirable", "extremist". For thousands of independent journalists trying to live and work in Russia, these words can be life-changing.
Still haunted by Washington Consensus
Oped, Published on 11/06/2024
» In 1989, the British economist John Williamson christened what was to become the defining intellectual export of the era of globalisation: the Washington Consensus. Initially a reference to the policies adopted to tackle macroeconomic turmoil in Latin America, the term quickly morphed into a canonical "ten commandments" of development.
US commends IP progress in Thailand
Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 04/05/2024
» Thailand remains on the watch list in an annual US report on intellectual property protection, which praised the government for improvements to the IP system, according to the Department of Intellectual Property (DIP).