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    Tracing error

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 11/02/2022

    » Re: "Get serious on tracing," (Editorial, Feb 1).

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    Post is on right track

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 12/08/2021

    » Kudos to the Bangkok Post for reinstating the Covid-19 virus tracker in its edition of Aug 11.

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    Welcome to the pandemic-friendly home of the future

    News, Published on 13/06/2020

    » When architects Sri Rahma Apriliyanthi and Vinsensius Gilrandy Santoso designed their version of a pandemic-friendly home, they veered away from one that "hides" people indoors in a hostile environment, and over-relies on technology. Instead, they dug deep into Indonesia's age-old traditions of being connected to the world that they are a natural part of.

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    Parnpree to diplomats: 'Don't give up'

    Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 28/11/2023

    » 'Do not take no for an answer" could be the new hashtag for all Thai diplomats from now on. Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Parnpree Bahidha-Nukara instructed his lieutenants not to give up or allow themselves to be turned down too easily when they are pursuing a "proactive economic policy".

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    The rise of consumer cryptocurrency

    News, Published on 26/02/2024

    » Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.

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    Waive visa renewals

    Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/04/2020

    » I've seen pictures of Tuesday's scenes at Koh Samui's immigration office. They should be a severe embarrassment to the authorities. So many people gathered outside just trying to enter the building.

  • News & article

    The world must build a digital tech lifeline

    Oped, Published on 21/07/2022

    » In periods of crisis, digital technologies provide a lifeline that keeps people, communities and businesses functioning. From the Covid-19 pandemic to violent conflicts and natural disasters, these have shown us that being connected is vital for everyone to continue working, learning and communicating.

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    Women's access to the digital world

    Oped, Poonam Khetrapal, Published on 08/03/2023

    » On International Women's Day, which falls today, WHO is calling for intensified action in the South-East Asia Region and across the world to ensure that every woman and girl, everywhere has timely and equitable access to digital innovations and technologies that can protect, promote and support health and well-being, and accelerate gender equality.

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    UN digital pact needs firm support

    Oped, Published on 07/04/2023

    » The international community is about to have its first-ever global instrument on digitalisation, which is expected to be adopted at the Summit for the Future in September 2024. The instrument, called the Global Digital Compact (GDC), will guide countries to maximise digital cooperation by bringing the benefits of digital technologies for all without leaving one behind.

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    Will India be a new economic superpower?

    Oped, Published on 11/08/2023

    » In March 1985, the Wall Street Journal showered India's new prime minister, Rajiv Gandhi, with its highest praise. In an editorial titled "Rajiv Reagan", the newspaper compared the 40-year-old Gandhi to "another famous tax cutter we know", and declared that deregulation and tax cuts had triggered a "minor revolution" in India.

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