Showing 61 - 70 of 640
Yoshinoya sacks MD over sexist remarks
Business, Published on 20/04/2022
» TOKYO: A managing director for "gyudon" beef bowl restaurant chain Yoshinoya has been dismissed over inappropriate remarks about young women made at a university-hosted lecture, the parent company said yesterday.
BoI speeds up rejig of incentives
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 11/04/2022
» The Board of Investment (BoI) is accelerating the revision of investment incentives to align them with global changes and offset the impact of the new world tax regimes proposed by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
Upskilling Thailand’s human resources for the future of work
Published on 08/04/2022
» As the global value chain sends businesses and consumers worldwide scrambling to keep pace with the Fourth Industrial Revolution (4IR) by deploying deep technologies such as big data and analytics, A.I., and the industrial internet of things, Thailand is gearing up its human resources to meet the fast-evolving needs of the business world with the new skills and global mind-set that will help them leverage technology-driven changes.
Gold-medal viewing
Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 04/04/2022
» The Covid-19 pandemic left Olympic sporting venues almost empty of fans, but the experience of watching the Games has become richer and more enjoyable than ever thanks to cloud-enabled broadcasting technology.
Spotlight of shame on companies sticking with Russia
AFP, Published on 28/03/2022
» NEW YORK: American professor Jeffrey Sonnenfeld is putting public pressure on Western companies that maintain operations in Russia despite its war against neighboring Ukraine.
Telenor completes Myanmar business sale
Reuters, Published on 25/03/2022
» OSLO: Telenor will receive payments for the sale of its Myanmar operations over the next five years, the Norwegian telecoms company said on Friday as it announced the completion of the transaction.
Telegram Thrives Amid Russia's Media Crackdown
Business, Published on 21/03/2022
» Russia's campaign to restrict access to Twitter, Facebook and other sources of uncensored information on its invasion of Ukraine has skipped one crucial platform: the social media and chat app Telegram.
Women against the odds
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 21/03/2022
» It has been more than a century since International Women's Day was first celebrated in 1911, but the themes of women's empowerment and gender equality remain as essential today as they did then.
TotalEnergies cedes Myanmar gasfield to PTTEP, seeks no compensation
Published on 16/03/2022
» PARIS: TotalEnergies on Wednesday confirmed PTTEP International, a subsidiary of the Thai national energy company PTT, would take over equity stakes in local units and resume some of its operations in Myanmar.
Thai Union launches biodiversity scheme
Business, Published on 16/03/2022
» Seafood producer Thai Union Group has teamed up with the Sustainable Fisheries Partnership (SFP) to further improve transparency in the company's supply chains and consider wider impacts on biodiversity.