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Quick response (QR) code payment system revealed
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 31/08/2017
» By the fourth quarter of this year, consumers will be able to use standardised quick response (QR) code payment on their smartphones to pay for purchases at shops, street vendors and motorcycle taxis.
Work-study courses overseas halted over alleged abuse
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 23/06/2017
» Thai mechanical engineering students ended up working on dairy farms for long hours, work irrevelvant to their future careers.
Asia largely survives global cyber attack, but "threat not over" (Updated Sunday)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 14/05/2017
» A fast-moving wave of cyberattacks swept the globe Friday, but Asian countries report relatively little damage. Researchers warn the threat is not over.
GrabBike motorcycle-taxi service halted
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 12/03/2016
» The Department of Land Transport has ordered GrabTaxi Holdings Pte to halt its GrabBike service in Thailand until it follows local rules.
iPhone scam victim aided
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 07/11/2014
» Singaporeans have come to the aid of a Vietnamese factory worker who was cheated in an iPhone scam.
Apple: New phones and a watch (updated)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 10/09/2014
» As predicted, Apple unveiled iPhone 6 models with bigger screens and a "smartwatch" at its much-anticipated event held near Apple headquarters in California on Tuesday.
Teacher cheaters paid B100m, DSI says
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/05/2013
» The gang behind the assistant teacher recruitment exam scandal probably received more than 100 million baht in bribes, the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) said yesterday.
3G auction criticised
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 17/10/2012
» Telecom operaters seem happy, but Thai consumers may or may not be closer to having a true 3G system today after the low prices offered during yesterday’s bandwidth auction have prompted renewed threats of legal action against the NBTC.
Not the end of the world
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 30/10/2011
» The situation is bad but it is not quite as bad as we thought, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday. Things may begin to improve within the next few days.
“Mr President, what do you think about....?” (repeat)
Terry Fredrickson, Published on 24/08/2011
» What’s it like to interview President Obama? My former neighbour Steve Grove knows and I had a chance to ask him about his experience during my recent visit to Minnesota. (video)