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Elon Musk fires back at Twitter in court battle
AFP, Published on 30/07/2022
» Elon Musk on Friday filed claims against Twitter as he fights back against the tech firm's lawsuit demanding he be held to his US$44 billion buyout deal.
Parlez-Vous Français? Air Canada Boss Says 'Non' and Gets an Earful
Business, Published on 24/11/2021
» On a cool, wet Saturday afternoon in the outskirts of Montreal, near the city's main airport, a crowd of about 100 gathered in front of Air Canada's headquarters demanding the resignation of the airline's chief executive.
Fighting back against exploitation
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/06/2021
» As sharing economy tech companies plot major mergers and initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, they are running into problems in Thailand as the state, labour organisations and restaurateurs attempt to push back against the exploitation inherent in their business models.
Work-life balance eroding
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 31/05/2021
» Getting up every morning these days, I often feel like falling asleep again, but with nightmares. The unrelenting daily rise in Covid-19 cases and deaths is wearing us all down. Some days I try to avoid social media, telling myself that maybe the less I know, the less I'll worry.
Labour strikes against the algorithm
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/09/2020
» Not long ago the streets of Bangkok were near empty -- save for a bustling network of green-, pink- or yellow-vested delivery drivers shepherding food across a shuttered city to the millions trapped indoors fearing an accelerating viral outbreak.
How CEOs Are Handling the Challenges of an Upside-Down World
Business, Published on 24/03/2020
» The new coronavirus's spread in America has prompted corporations to close offices, factories and stores, sending tens of millions of people home, where a swath of the workforce--from customer-service representatives to chief executive officers--have had to figure out new ways to work.
Jack Welch, Legendary CEO of General Electric, Dies at Age 84
Business, Published on 04/03/2020
» Jack Welch led General Electric Co. through two decades of unparalleled growth and transformation, with a brash style that single-handedly remade the conglomerate and changed the landscape of American corporations. He died Sunday at age 84.
The Vanishing Executive Assistant
Business, Published on 20/01/2020
» Executive assistants once ran the office. Increasingly, the office runs without them.
BoT boss signals challenges ahead
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/11/2019
» Demographic shifts, climate change, alterations in value chains, digital transformation and excess global liquidity with historically high leverage are major trends that have implications for the economy through 2025, says the chief of the Bank of Thailand.
A company man in an unsettled age
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/04/2019
» Despite being only 44, the chief executive of Unilever Thailand is a man from a bygone era. A man who joins the company right out of university, builds a career and climbs the ladder from intern to executive in an age when most people feel they have no ladder to climb and either jump ship or sink.