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IPO fortunes forecast to grow in 2018
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 05/01/2018
» 2018 is expected to be another good year for companies that want to raise capital from initial public offerings (IPOs), but the offer prices from issuers may not tempt investors.
Thailand beckons more Indian holidaymakers
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 25/12/2017
» Millions of Indians will soon be heading to foreign shores to ring in the New Year. A large number of them will be landing in Thailand, confirming the status of the Land of Smiles as a favoured destination.
Sun setting on renowned print players
Business, Published on 25/12/2017
» Damrong Puttan did not think his romance-themed Koo Sang Koo Som, at one time a must-read magazine for most Thai households, would one day come to an end.
Cognitive systems to the fore
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 13/12/2017
» AlphaGo, the computer program developed by Alphabet Inc's Google DeepMind, has made headlines around the world with victories over the world's top-ranked Go players the past few months.
AIA diversifies offerings in changing Thailand
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/12/2017
» AIA Group, the world's second-biggest life insurer by market value, continues to see Thailand as a "very important market" where it aims to increase the number of health and life protection products it offers, says CEO and president Ng Keng Hooi.
Missile silo converted into a luxury Airbnb
Business, Published on 28/11/2017
» ESKRIDGE, Kansas: A Cold War-era missile silo in rural northeast Kansas that housed a nuclear warhead 65 years ago and was later converted into an underground mansion is now finding a new lease on life as an Airbnb location.
Mixed signals
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/11/2017
» Trade and investment have been vital contributors to growth in the Asia Pacific region, where many developing economies were surging before the 2008-09 global financial crisis. Global and regional trade subsequently weakened, and while the outlook has brightened this year, clouds loom on the horizon.
NBTC approval for use of IoT spectrum imminent
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/11/2017
» The final draft for using Internet of Things (IoT) on the 920-925 megahertz spectrum will be approved by the board of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Nov 8 after completing the public hearing process on Aug 31.
Best of both worlds
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 30/10/2017
» Smart manufacturing does not always involve robots replacing people. Instead, robots should be viewed as enablers instead of disruptors, with productivity and efficiency enhanced by automation, artificial intelligence (AI) and the Internet of Things (IoT).
Sharing the Karen way of life, sufficiently
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 23/10/2017
» Phanon Khorsook, 24, faced disappointment and confusion from his parents and community when he decided to return to the mountainous village in Uthai Thani where he was born after earning a bachelor's degree in political science from Nakhonsawan Rajabhat University.