• BUSINESS

  The future of work

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 06/04/2020

  » Co-working was a little-known concept when JustCo began developing innovative office spaces nine years ago in Singapore. But now it's here to stay, says Kong Wan Long, who is on a mission to make his company a global player in the field alongside the likes of IWC and WeWork.

• THAILAND

  Rights groups call for end to child marriage

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 31/07/2018

  » Rights activists have called on the government and Muslim leaders to take legal action against a 41-year-old Malaysian man who controversially married an 11-year-old girl from Narathiwat province and prevent such a case from happening again.

• BUSINESS

  Pandemic of abuse

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 27/07/2020

  » Stay-at-home and lockdown measures have helped to contain the greatest public-health threat the world has seen in decades. But as Covid-19 receded in many countries, a new public-health crisis was emerging behind closed doors, with increased domestic violence against women and children.

• BUSINESS

  Identity defender

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 08/06/2020

  » In today's deeply interconnected world, protecting our identity is a growing cause for concern. Everything we use to prove who we are, from ID cards and passports to access cards at our workplaces, is underpinned by a lot of impressive technology. But bad actors with equally impressive hacking skills are always lurking in the background, ready to compromise the latest advances in security.

• BUSINESS

  Lofty goals elusive

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 11/05/2020

  » At the close of the last millennium, leaders from around the globe gathered at the United Nations to endorse the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) -- an agenda to combat poverty, hunger, disease, illiteracy, environmental degradation, and discrimination against women. They agreed to achieve the eight goals by 2015.

• BUSINESS

  Help with strings attached

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 30/03/2020

  » When Europe was on the verge of collapsing after the carnage of World War II, countries in the region were at risk of drifting into the communist orbit of the Soviet Union. To contain the threat, the United States government in 1948 created a recovery programme worth US$12.7 billion -- $128 billion in today's money.

• BUSINESS

  The best investment

  Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 21/10/2019

  » In an uncertain world where people are growing more anxious about the economy and their own prospects, human development has become a priority. Sustainability and inclusion have become the mantra for those tasked with ensuring that no one gets left behind amid the technology-driven changes sweeping the globe.

• THAILAND

  Access to schools tops Children's Day wish list

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 12/01/2019

  » Better access to education and free education for children have topped a public wish list in a survey conducted to mark National Children's Day today.

• THAILAND

  Calls mount to cut red tape for migrants

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 28/08/2018

  » Obscure procedures and overlapping government authorities and agencies are still the main obstacles to granting Thai nationality to children of migrants in Thailand, participants at a seminar on the topic on Monday suggested.

• THAILAND

  Child welfare payments receive a boost

  News, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 29/05/2018

  » The cabinet has approved a Ministry of Labour proposal to increase monthly child support grants from 400 baht to 600 baht per child for those insured under the Social Security Office (SSO), says government spokesperson Sansern Kaewkamnerd.

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