Showing 1 - 10 of 25,922
You can look, but please don't touch
Roger Crutchley, Published on 01/09/2024
» When we were kids, most of us heard the words "don't touch that!" from our parents if we were in the presence of something breakable and possibly valuable. That's probably what a father wishes he had said when he took his four-year-old son to a museum in the Israeli city of Haifa last week.
Small firms feel the pinch amid an array of challenges
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 31/08/2024
» Thai small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) remain trapped in a cycle of rising costs, declining revenues and weakening consumer purchasing power.
Thailand to gain from medical tourism uptick
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 31/08/2024
» Thailand, Southeast Asia's largest player in medical tourism, should benefit from industry growth globally, with the region's market expected to expand 43% to US$16 billion by 2030, according to Bumrungrad International Hospital.
I'm with the band -- how music made me British
News, Published on 31/08/2024
» 'Wonderwall' is all I remember. The rest of Oasis is a blur to me. I was still living in New York City when the band had their global breakthrough -- and that song was everywhere. From the album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?, it's one of the few mid-1990s songs whose lyrics this Boomer can remember. I admired its Beatles-like off-kilter poetics, its love-will-save-the-day (if not, maybe it'll just save me) sentimentality. And Liam Gallagher's voice, while not beautiful, was pure plaintive Britpop, a plangent inflexion echoing from as far back as 1962's Love Me Do by John Lennon and Paul McCartney.
Palatable Peranakan
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 30/08/2024
» Tucked away in the quiet residential Sukhumvit Soi 67, Your Licious Home Cuisine is a brainchild of self-taught chef couple Ruj and Neelunchana "Nong" Purnariksha who warmly open their home to discerning diners who seek Peranakan, or Nyonya, cuisine in the heart of Bangkok.
Ttb aims to contain consumer NPLs
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 30/08/2024
» TMBThanachart Bank (ttb) has doubled its debt restructuring portfolio for auto loans in an effort to contain non-performing loans (NPLs) in its consumer finance segment.
Ministry confident of revenue collection target
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 30/08/2024
» The Finance Ministry expects government revenue collection for this fiscal year will meet its target, although the tally for the first nine months has fallen short.
Construction safety
Oped, Postbag, Published on 30/08/2024
» Re: "Clock ticking for buried workers as rescue team toils", (BP, Aug 29).
IHG keen on hotel conversion in Thailand
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 30/08/2024
» Hotels globally are reporting an increasing conversion rate post-pandemic, particularly from independent hotel owners, according to international chain IHG Hotels & Resorts, which is eager for conversion in Thailand with a new mid-scale brand.
Microsoft initiative aims to provide AI skills to 1m Thais
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/08/2024
» Microsoft Thailand has announced an artificial intelligence (AI) national initiative as part of its commitment over the next 12 months, aiming to provide AI skills to 1 million Thais.