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    Swiss soul since 1832

    Life, Noko, Published on 12/05/2023

    » Formerly in the telecommunications industry, Matthias Breschan joined the Swatch Group in 1996. He didn’t know much about horology and the training totally changed his perception of the industry.

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    Forget working from home -- why not live in an old office?

    AFP, Published on 23/01/2022

    » WASHINGTON: Blocks from the White House, an unassuming edifice in downtown Washington that once held offices used by the US Department of Justice is set to be converted into homes for hundreds of people.

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    Electrical anti-ageing treatment

    Life, Noko, Published on 23/11/2021

    » After LUNA and UFO, Foreo has deviated from the space theme to name its new smart device Bear, which combines microcurrents with T-sonic pulsations for an energising facial workout.

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    For all mankind

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 04/08/2021

    » Over 60 years ago, Moscow launched a beach ball-sized aluminium satellite, Sputnik 1, into space for the first time in history. Its beep radio signal kicked off the space race between the Soviet Union and America at the height of the Cold War. When US astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the Moon, his small step became "one giant leap for mankind".

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    JobsDB to host first virtual job fair

    Life, Published on 31/05/2021

    » Job seekers take note! The country's first online job fair in history will be held from June 7 to 11, bringing more than 3,000 opportunities at over 100 companies from diverse industries, via jobsdb.me/vcfevent1.

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    A cure-all for their wallets

    Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 08/02/2021

    » The notion of "panacea" has long captured the human imagination. In Greek mythology, Panacea was the goddess of healing. She was the daughter of Asclepius, the god of medicine, who was the son of Apollo the physician and a mortal woman. With the blood of Gordon, Asclepius can bring the dead back to life, which angered the gods and culminated in his downfall.

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    Is telemedicine the way forward?

    Published on 23/07/2020

    » What do you imagine when you hear the word “telemedicine”? The image that comes to mind is probably a doctor consulting a patient via a video call platform. Two-way video conferencing has become a popular alternative to in-person doctor visits in many western countries, especially in these times of Covid-19.

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    Fun learning from home

    Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 01/05/2020

    » To educate children about how to stay safe from the coronavirus, the Thai Health Promotion Foundation teamed up with various organisations, including the Rajanukul Institute, the Department of Mental Health, the National Health Commission Office, the Ministry of Culture and the Office of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission, in order to provide three children books -- E-leng Keng Kong Stay Home...(Fight Covid-19), Anis And Golf Fight Covid-19 and Let's Wash Our Hands. The Thai Health Promotion Foundation and its alliances believe that children can learn, memorise and look after themselves during the pandemic by imitating the behaviour of their favourite characters in the fables. The giveaway project strongly hopes that these children's books can allow families to have creative activities and improve children's development while hunkering down.

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    A force of friendship that's lasted a lifetime

    Life, Melalin Mahavongtrakul, Published on 05/08/2019

    » Seventy years are roughly the span of a human's lifetime. And in those decades, one takes a step, learns and grows up with great friends who are always there with a helping hand. The same thing can be said of the relationship between Thailand and the World Bank Group, one of the largest sources of funding for developing countries, with a mission to eradicate extreme poverty and promote shared prosperity.

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    Entrepreneur in overdrive

    Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 22/04/2019

    » Do you remember what you were doing when you were 13? Aaron Tan, a teenage prodigy in Singapore, was running his first tech startup. He then went on to set up two more companies before turning 21. Today he is the CEO of Singapore-based Carro, an automotive marketplace and services portal that started from his love of trading cars, not driving them.

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