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NFTs attempt a comeback
Published on 27/02/2024
» NFTs — which went from being touted as the cutting edge of the digital frontier to the punchline for the most recent crypto bust — are suddenly staging an unlikely comeback.
The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
Forest fires threaten Mae Hong Son communities
Online Reporters, Published on 24/02/2024
» MAE HONG SON - Forest fires in Namtok Mae Surin National Park are posing a threat to surrounding communities, prompting swift action from local authorities.
Gourmet One sets B1bn expansion plan
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/02/2024
» One method Gourmet One Food Service (Thailand) uses to gauge the health of the country's tourism industry is to examine its sales figures for sausages.
AI frenzy pushes Nvidia value to $2 trillion
Published on 23/02/2024
» NEW YORK - The market value of Nvidia hit $2 trillion on Friday, riding on an insatiable demand for its chips that made the Silicon Valley company the pioneer of the generative artificial intelligence boom.
Park dept chief sees no land encroachment-policy links
Online Reporters, Published on 23/02/2024
» The Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) sees no connection between the government's policy of handing out land title deeds to farmers and land encroachment, which poses a threat to more than 100,000 rai (39,536 acres) of state land, a senior official said on Friday.
Thai Airways earnings jump as travel boom boosts sales
Published on 23/02/2024
» Thai Airways International (THAI) Public Company Limited's full-year earnings jumped as booming air travel demand boosted ticket sales.
Punpro to form joint venture firm with Really Corporation
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/02/2024
» Online brand promotion and lifestyle platform Punpromotion Co (Punpro) and Bangkok-based startup advisory Really Corporation Co, better known as Sea Bridge, plan to set up a joint venture holding firm as a media and communication agency to help Thai brands expand globally, beginning with Vietnam.
Thailand's central bank dependence
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 23/02/2024
» To proponents of central bank independence, the ongoing friction between Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin and Bank of Thailand Governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput appears straightforward. The prime minister is putting unwarranted and unfair pressure on the central bank governor to spur the economy by loosening monetary policy and cutting interest rates. Yet, on closer scrutiny, the entrenched politicisation of central banking in Thailand may suggest otherwise. There is more than meets the eye in the politics of interest rate cuts.
Hunger-striking motorcade protesters in hospital
Published on 22/02/2024
» Activist Tantawan “Tawan” Tuatulanon, detained on sedition charges arising from a protest against a royal motorcade, was admitted to Thammasat University Hospital on Thursday, the ninth day of her hunger strike.