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New motorcycle app for Bangkok commuters
Life, AKIN, Published on 13/09/2017
» With just a few clicks, Bangkok commuters can now hail a motorcycle taxi, thanks to the newly launched UberMoto feature in the Uber app.
Worth waiting for
Life, Graham K. Rogers, Published on 21/12/2016
» Apple announced its US$159 (5,700 baht) AirPods at the same time as the iPhone 7, but the Bluetooth-connected device was not made available to customers until last week. There was much online speculation that a problem was found in the production models, so the release was put back. It would have been wrong to release a device with a known problem for a number of obvious reasons.
Uber enters the 'mosai' market with seriously low prices
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 02/03/2016
» Taxi application Uber last week launched its motorbike taxi service, UberMoto, making Thailand the first country in the world where Uber has offered this option.
Signed, sealed, delivered
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/07/2015
» Messenger services have become a valuable part of modern life, especially in a bustling city like Bangkok.
Online offerings
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 06/02/2015
» Besides NSFW content and LMAO memes, pages for online shops have probably caught your eye on your Facebook news feed. Because of their ubiquity, you might be wondering what it takes to start a digital shop of your own. If so, you're in luck — Guru is here to help. This week, we talk to owners of budding businesses about the secrets to their success, as well as point you toward online marketplaces and tools designed for aspiring entrepreneurs. When you make it big, don't forget to send us a few (preferably expensive) tokens of gratitude!
What a fabulous find!
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 12/03/2014
» Travelling by road in a city as notorious for its gridlock as Bangkok, commuters need all the help they can get. Listening to traffic-situation reports on radio stations can be useful, as can rolling down the window to ask for directions from locals in the know like motorcycle-taxi drivers, but both of those options are necessarily limited.
Nigeria seeks to conquer African video games market
AFP, Published on 09/03/2014
» It's a common enough scenario in Nigeria and across Africa: how to get rid of pesky mosquitoes whose buzzing disturbs sleep and whose bites can carry malaria and other diseases.
Holidays from hell?... in Thailand?
Jon Fernquest, Published on 08/08/2013
» From bus & motorcycle accidents to derailed trains, tourists are worried about safety. Should they be?
In the garden of good and evil
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 31/07/2013
» A motorcycle-taxi driver who became a Twitter king, a YouTube comedy sensation, a monk who spreads dhamma online. This diverse group of online personalities recently gathered for a panel discussion titled Digital Agenda Thailand: Of Good And Evil In Social Network to share their views on how the new platform affects modern life.