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UberTaxi focused on improving cab utilisation
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 14/12/2017
» Riders will have more alternatives for ride-hailing with the launch of UberTaxi, a legal cab partnership between Uber Thailand and Howa International, the operator of Suvarnabhumi Taxi Cooperative.
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Uber petitions lawmakers for legal fix
Business, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/07/2017
» Uber, the San Francisco-based maker of the on-demand ride-sharing app, called for reform of Thailand's 40-year-old motor vehicle law in a letter submitted yesterday to the National Legislative Assembly (NLA).
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Travel at your fingertips
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/03/2017
» Comparing air ticket prices from site to site can sometimes be full of hassles. But mobile application Penguint provides travellers with a more convenient way of air ticket reservation with the best deal.
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Bringing education deep into the digital age, with help from Google
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/05/2016
» Teachers now have a better opportunity to access training courses and exams on Google Education, thanks to the localisation of the Google for Education Training Center.
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Silky smooth scientific performance
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/06/2015
» Thai youths proved their talent at the recent Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (ISEF), held in Pittsburgh, USA, winning nine awards in the categories of animal science, plant science and environmental engineering. A team from Damrongratsongkroh School in Chiang Rai won four awards at the competition. They were also the event's youngest contestants. Their project, a new method of silk sheath production, was developed from their observation of the spinning behaviour of silkworms. It won the best of animal science (US$5,000 prize), first place grand and physical science from Sigma Xi awards, as well as a trip to the European Union Contest for Young Scientists in Italy this September.
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Educating toddlers is largely academic
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 29/05/2015
» It has long been believed that students in Bangkok are offered better academic opportunities, and are smarter, than their peers in provincial schools. But this is not necessarily true.
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Mind your language
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/04/2015
» Online language translation service Google Translate is smart, of course. But many times it is not smart enough after users complained they were unsatisfied with the results, which often do not make sense.
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A lesson for the digital age
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/03/2015
» Last month I had the chance to travel to Mae Hong Son, where I had a chance to visit the IT Valley project there.
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Brainstorming for better results
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 26/02/2014
» While the government’s free-tablets-for-students scheme has encountered a long series of frustrating setbacks, several schools in Bangkok and the provinces are participating in a pilot project called Braincloud which is already demonstrating that the use of tablets coupled with a proper learning methodology can enable kids to acquire much better English-language skills.
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Unleashing the potential
Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/05/2013
» The opportunity divide is more oppressive than the digital divide. While information technology is believed to be able to empower young people, its real benefits can only be achieved when it also unleashes future innovators and increases employability.
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