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Microsoft Deepens Health-Tech Push With $16 Billion Deal for Nuance
Business, Published on 14/04/2021
» Microsoft Corp. has agreed to buy artificial intelligence company Nuance Communications Inc. for $16 billion, extending chief executive Satya Nadella's run of big acquisitions to accelerate growth in everything from healthcare to videogaming.
Foreign e-service firms liable for VAT
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/02/2021
» Starting on Sept 1, overseas businesses providing online services in Thailand will be required to register for the 7% value-added tax (VAT) liability if their annual income exceeds 1.8 million baht, according to a Revenue Department official.
E-service tax poised to surpass B5bn
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/02/2021
» The Revenue Department expects tax revenue collection from the upcoming e-service tax to tally more than 5 billion baht per year as the pandemic crisis has stirred traffic on online platforms.
Mastering the 'now normal'
Asia focus, Published on 07/09/2020
» The career path that Jonathan Heit took to the public relations industry is unlike that of most people. With an undergraduate degree in sciences and a pre-medical background at Cornell University, Mr Heit, now 48, says he was "on the path to becoming a doctor".
Young singers invited to RBSO competition
Life, Published on 20/08/2020
» The Royal Bangkok Symphony Orchestra's (RBSO) "Search For Talent" vocal competition is back for a fifth season with applications being accepted until Sept 6.
Don't rain on my parade
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 03/07/2020
» It's a sad twist of fate that as quarantine restrictions have lifted, the rainy season is upon us. There may be many who want to get out and about, perhaps even the introverts like me may want just a tiny bit of socialising. But don't let the rain dampen your mood. If you and your friends want to hang out and have some fun, Guru's got a few fun spots even if it's raining cats and dogs.
Connecting in Covid times
Business, Published on 06/05/2020
» In 2003 when Linden Lab launched the virtual world Second Life, it was a novelty and a huge success, with a community of over a million at its peak. A quaint convergence of unfettered imagination and dollar-powered real life -- through avatars, business, product sales, music, movies, and even news reporting and politics -- its ever-changing and expanding virtual world took off.
Together at home
Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 27/03/2020
» Staying home, barely going out, staying in your PJs for the majority of the day, taking them off to shower some time in the afternoon only to change into fresh cleaner PJs -- welcome to the new normal. I forgot to mention the part where you work from home but let's be honest, are you really working from home or did you just breeze past one season of a TV show you're now re-watching for the fourth time? Nevertheless, we all seem to be confined to our homes for the foreseeable future. You may be the introvert of introverts but even you may get bored and stir-crazy being stuck in one place for a long time. Here are a number of things to give some levity to your lockdown.