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From humble beginnings to app pioneer
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/11/2018
» Jin-woo Lee, an employee of South Korean search giant Naver Corp, the parent company of Line, was the first person to bring Line messaging to Thailand seven years ago, before the 3G network was even launched in the country. He had come a long way.
Study: Thai firms most digitally affected in region
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/08/2018
» Thailand is the most digitally disrupted market in the region, with 95% of businesses and IT leaders in the country saying the market has been impacted, compared with an 80% average across the region, according to a CA Technologies study.
Rehabilitating education
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 25/07/2018
» Sad but true, more than 50% of Thai students fail in maths and 47% in science. Students also fail at reading comprehension. Only 6% of Thai teachers can pass a basic English examination. The Thai education system is failing students.
On the cutting edge
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/04/2018
» The challenge thrown at contestants at the Annual Student Meeting on Automotive Embedded Systems (AMAS) was to design software that could control a model car to run past a set of obstacles.
Genesis applies AI to education
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/03/2018
» Education is the latest area with the potential to gain from artificial intelligence (AI), and Genesis MediaCom, a provider of education management solutions, has been testing an AI system for launch next month.
Upskilling a generation
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/02/2018
» Although computer science is thought of as a difficult, complicated subject, it's actually a basic aspect of everyday life. Now a programme has been initiated to give underprivileged and disabled youth a chance to access computer science education.
Pushing past disruption
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/02/2018
» Technology has evolved, the world has changed, and all must adapt. Having managed a local IT firm for two decades, Siriwat Vongjarukorn fears that Thailand is falling behind peers in IT competitiveness because of a lack of R&D investment.
Meet your maker
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 24/01/2018
» Maker Faire Bangkok 2018, which took place over the past weekend, was inspiring for six-year-old Champ, who accidentally dropped by with his parents in the late afternoon. While everything looked exciting to him, he said the highlights were when he rode on an electric three-wheeled vehicle and designed his own one-of-a-kind key ring.
Glimpse into the future
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 17/01/2018
» How will the world evolve from now on? The Consumer Electronic Show (CES) 2018, which recently wrapped up in Las Vegas last week, is one of the markers. Every year, life-changing technologies created by big and small brands across the world are revealed at this event before entering the global market.