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  Enabling the future

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 29/11/2021

  » Seen in a small box on a Zoom screen, Adrian Tan could easily pass for someone in his late 20s or early 30s, but his long CV and his current position as country head for Thailand of Anchanto, a Singapore-based global software company, tell you a lot of other stories.

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  Thai at heart

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 15/11/2021

  » Born and bred in the city-state, Raymond Han is 100% Singaporean. But his bond to Thailand goes deep, spanning almost two decades. It has led him to where he is now as a top executive of Patra Porcelain, which has been making some of the country's best-known products since 1982.

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  Green recovery

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 08/08/2022

  » As the world emerges from Covid-19 and faces stagflation and war, climate crisis remains one of the greatest threats to humanity. A green recovery has become a priority for policymakers in Southeast Asia and around the world, who aim to create a more sustainable path that focuses on the environment, climate change and disaster preparedness.

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  Capping carbon

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 12/07/2021

  » While the world has been fighting the prolonged Covid-19 pandemic, the global emergency posed by climate change is growing more alarming. Powerful nations are rolling out plans and policies to weather the crisis and hoping to bring the rest of the world into line.

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  Financial transformation

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 04/07/2022

  » The financial sector is on the cusp of yet another transformation. Customers emerging from Covid-19 are demanding new and better sets of services to meet their new consumption patterns, be it how they shop, eat, work or transfer money. It's a dramatic shift that is compelling banks to transform or risk being left behind.

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  Building comfort

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 25/04/2022

  » Micah Tamthai loves travelling. His most recent adventure was a three-week road trip through the western United States last September after travel restrictions were eased.

• BUSINESS

  Stumbling but hopeful

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 07/03/2022

  » Domestic travellers have been the lifeline for tourism-reliant countries, especially in Southeast Asia, for the past two pandemic-battered years. But even as countries start scrapping restrictions to welcome international visitors back, some pandemic uncertainties persist and now a crisis in Ukraine threatens the global economic recovery as a whole.

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  Searching within

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 17/01/2022

  » At first sight, Anthony Tan doesn't look much like his publicity photograph. His grey hair is short and in the stage of growing back after having been shaved. So are his eyebrows. The explanation? He recently spent some time ordained as a monk.

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  Born to ride

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 20/12/2021

  » One side of the room where I met Vimal Sumbly offered floor-to-ceiling windows overlooking Bangkok's skyline, but it was what was on the opposite side that perfectly captured the adventurous spirit of the man who heads the Asia-Pacific business of the India-based motorcycle manufacturer Royal Enfield.

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  On the Go Again?

  Asia focus, Pattama Kuentak, Published on 25/10/2021

  » Winter is coming to the northern hemisphere, and people in North America and Europe normally flock to places that offer them a warm-weather break. It's the high season for tourism in many Asian countries, but one that will only happen in a world without Covid-19.

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