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Thailand, Australia target global crime
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/04/2025
» In a major stride towards international crime prevention, Thai and Australian police have launched a joint operation aimed at dismantling transnational criminal networks. From narcotics to child exploitation and cryptocurrency-based money laundering, the partnership seeks to address complex crimes that transcend borders.
Crypto Tap-to-Pay Revolutionises Travel in 2025
Published on 02/04/2025
» Travel has always been exciting, but managing money while exploring different countries used to be a major headache. Converting BTC to USD before trips and then USD back to local currencies was once complicated and time-consuming.
More than just superstition
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 29/01/2025
» Many Chinese-Thai families believe in the concept of zodiac years which includes belief in pi chong, or unlucky years. This belief has been passed down from generation to generation, so family members of all ages usually participate in rituals to dispel misfortune.
A look at Nobel Prize winner Han Kang's best works
Life, Arusa Pisuthipan, Published on 15/10/2024
» The Nobel prize in literature was last week awarded to 53-year-old South Korean novelist Han Kang, who is the first writer from South Korea to receive the Nobel prize.
Chula and ECAM LaSalle Mark 10 Years of Collaboration
Published on 03/10/2024
» The Faculty of Engineering at Chulalongkorn University (Chula Engineering) and École Arts et Métiers LaSalle (ECAM LaSalle) proudly commemorate the 10th anniversary of their successful partnership, marking a decade of groundbreaking collaboration in engineering education.
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.
A 14th century warning for the 21st century
News, Published on 12/02/2024
» A history student told me recently that he loves researching the 20th century but can't see the point of the Middle Ages. I responded that it can be a big help to understanding our own times -- very troubled times -- to view them in the context even of the remote past.
Don't rely on last year's trends for global economy
Oped, Published on 16/01/2024
» Behavioural economists have popularised the term "recency bias" to describe our tendency to be disproportionately influenced by the latest events compared to earlier ones. Could this cognitive phenomenon explain why numerous analysts have a rather optimistic tilt for the world economy in 2024? Or are there really positive trends counterbalancing the obvious and mounting challenges to global growth?
Electric Vorsprung
Life, Published on 16/10/2023
» The Audi A4 will make the switch to an all electric powertrain, three decades after its introduction, as the Ingolstadt brand gears up to contend with BMW, Mercedes, Tesla and a raft of new disruptors in the crucial electric executive segment.
EV in new Transporter line-up
Published on 09/10/2023
» The next-generation Volkswagen Transporter will arrive in 2024 with an all-new architecture developed with Ford and offering pure-electric power for the first time.