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Connecting Asia
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 08/07/2019
» Infrastructure is one of the major catalysts for sustainable economic and social development in rapidly growing Asia. But financing the region's massive power, water, transport and telecommunications needs is becoming a growing challenge.
Journey to the Cloud
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 10/06/2019
» The use of cloud computing has become standard practice for businesses in various industries as they seek to maximise resources and infrastructure, optimise workloads and enhance security.
Clearing the air
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 13/05/2019
» Earlier this year, cities in Thailand were smothered by prolonged, suffocating toxic smog. Schools were closed, tourism sank, and N95 masks flew off store shelves as people started to feel the effects -- sore throats, irritated eyes and trouble breathing -- caused by ultra-fine dust particles known as PM2.5.
Funding sustainable development
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 06/05/2019
» The ideal world is one where poverty and hunger no longer exist. People of all ages are in good health and everyone has access to quality education, clean water, sanitation and affordable and clean energy.
Digitising SMEs
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 25/03/2019
» A few years ago, digital transformation in business was seen as an option or perhaps an expensive investment that might be hard to justify. Even when companies did decide to digitise, the process was often fragmented, which prevented them from truly harnessing the power of technology. The approach appeared ineffective and the results were not quantifiable.
The third path
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 23/04/2018
» Rooted in traditional norms and religious beliefs dating back centuries, our world has long accepted gender as a binary concept consisting of two identities: male and female. Thus, only those whose gender identities match their birth-sex enjoy fundamental human rights.
The hidden epidemic
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 08/02/2016
» Kavee was 15 years old and experiencing all the joys and challenges of teenage life, but his heart sank when he saw his HIV test result.
Mixed fortunes abroad
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 18/05/2015
» When 30 Thai workers showed up at Suvarnabhumi Airport one evening last week, they were expecting to receive plane tickets for Australia where high-paying jobs picking grapes awaited them.
The open skies challenge
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 11/05/2015
» Asean officially declared its skies open on Jan 1 this year, a year ahead of the formation of the broader Asean Economic Community. But the reality on the ground — or in the air in this case — does not yet match the rhetoric about a fully liberalised aviation market.