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A Uniformed Presence
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 11/01/2019
» Should schools still impose uniform on students? Earlier this week, pictures of students at Bangkok Christian College wearing their choices of attire to school were widely spread online. Kudos to the school for trying out a new approach to encourage student creativity and self-expression. Special shout out to the boy who wore Rillakuma onesie and the other one with a turban.
Ikea building SE Asia presence
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 16/03/2018
» Ikano Private Limited, owner of the Ikea furniture franchise in Thailand, remains committed to expanding in Southeast Asia, planning to open one store annually over the next five years.
AWS expands presence in Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/08/2019
» Amazon Web Services (AWS), a cloud service arm under tech giant Amazon, has vowed to focus on the Thai market by increasing the workforce to cope with the growing demands for cloud computing in the market.
Thailand must boost Asec presence
News, Apichai Sunchindah, Published on 04/09/2019
» During the commemoration of Asean Day earlier last month at the newly inaugurated Asean Secretariat (Asec) building in Jakarta, Indonesia, a poster displaying eye-popping statistics of the organisation's current staff composition shows that there are only four Thais working there. This figure is minuscule compared to those from the other four founding members states of Asean, and even latecomer Vietnam.
Honda's presence gives Polking jitters
Sports, Tor Chittinand, Published on 11/05/2022
» Thailand coach Mano Polking is wary of the presence of Japanese coach Keisuke Honda when his men meet Cambodia in the football competition at the SEA Games in Vietnam on Saturday.
In the presence of others
Life, Amitha Amranand, Published on 14/07/2022
» My experience with Samara Hersch's online version of Body Of Knowledge (At Home), which was part of Germany's Impulse Theater Festival last year, has since got me interested in the question of what it is we do in theatre as audience. In Body Of Knowledge, the audience engaged in conversations with teenagers via WhatsApp, they in their own home, we in ours. The performance made me more attuned to the act of listening -- something we do in theatre without thinking or being asked to.
Mushrooms make their presence felt
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 16/10/2022
» The most exciting news of the week is that mushrooms were found growing on a seat of an active Bangkok bus. In addition to carrying passengers on the No 82 route from Phra Pradaeng to Phahurat, the bus featured a battered seat covered in newly sprouted mushrooms. Alas, the seat has now been replaced by spoilsport officials following complaints from passengers unimpressed by sitting next to a seat covered in fast-growing fungi.
Frasers expands its regional presence
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/07/2025
» Frasers Property, the Singapore-based property developer and management company of the Sirivadhanabhakdi family, is deepening its presence in Thailand, Vietnam and Singapore to build a resilient portfolio amid an increasingly uncertain global environment.
Heavy police presence for student rally
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 16/09/2020
» More than 2,000 police officers will be drafted in to maintain order during the student-led anti-government demonstration planned for Saturday and protesters have been warned not to break the law, or face legal action.
Lufthansa in regional push for presence
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 27/06/2018
» Germany's Lufthansa Group is set to raise its presence in Thailand, Vietnam and the Mekong region this year with its latest products, routes and digital initiatives.