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2017 in cyberspace: Start-ups
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/12/2017
» Thailand's start-up ecosystem of 2017 continues to grow, as more established companies begin to scale up in the wake of early funding rounds. Since 2012, the country has experienced a more than 2,000% increase in fully funded start-ups.
Uber petitions lawmakers for legal fix
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/07/2017
» Uber, the San Francisco-based maker of the on-demand ride-sharing app, called for reform of Thailand's 40-year-old motor vehicle law in a letter submitted yesterday to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
Smart, safe roads ahead
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/06/2015
» Autonomous technology — when a machine can function without human command — is not only being used in the air, with unmanned aerial vehicles and drones, but also on the roads. Unsurprisingly, Singapore is a regional leader that looks set to bring driverless vehicles to the public very soon.
Singapore's smart nation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/04/2015
» As increased urban density and an ageing population are becoming common issues around the world. Singapore, widely considered a world leader in planning and population management, is moving ahead with its plans to become the world's first Smart Nation.
App-les of our eye
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/12/2014
» Thailand’s tech start-up industry began to boom a few years ago, but 2014 was the year of mobile applications. People chatted, worked, shopped, emailed, played games, sold and bought stocks and more via mobile apps.
Building up Mo-Meme-Tum
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 19/02/2014
» Among foreign users, Chuck Norris, with his easily mocked appearance and familiar macho postures, is one the most popular internet memes globally. Here in Thailand, caretaker Transport Minister Chadchart Sittipunt has emerged as an unlikely top meme, possibly due to his cartoonish personality and seeming willingness not to take himself too seriously. Photos of the senior politician have gone viral and Chadchart meme stickers have been downloaded on a massive scale even though some users apparently have no idea who he is.
Big data, big deal
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 10/10/2012
» People are now quite familiar with cloud computing, but in the near future, we are going to hear more and more about "big data", given the fact that humans created more data in the last two years than throughout our entire history.