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  • LIFE

    Viral innovations

    Guru, Eric E Surbano, Published on 08/05/2020

    » This pandemic has revealed a lot of things. For starters, booze is apparently a necessity and we were this close to rioting on the streets when it seemed like the ban wasn't about to be lifted. People who didn't give a crap about others were exposed but thankfully that was overshadowed by news of people helping out and being kind, decent human beings. We've realised just how much we rely on those who deliver our food, how much we miss travelling and whether we like to admit it or not, we actually miss going to work. To top this, the ingenuity of people has also been revealed and a bunch of new innovations have been created to help out as we try and recover from this life-altering state. This week, we've got innovations from Thailand that have sprung up in response to Corona time.

  • OPINION

    Covid-19 Terminology

    Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 10/04/2020

    » Are you a covidiot or a covidient? You can probably guess the meaning of both portmanteaus. The former is used to describe people who disregard social distancing and other rules regarding the Covid-19 pandemic that have been put in place while the latter is the opposite and comprises of "Covid-19" and "obedient". Hope you're all the latter.

  • BUSINESS

    Standing out in the crowd of alternative financiers

    Business, Published on 22/02/2020

    » Having flown 1,400 kilometres from Singapore to Bangkok with a mission to empower small businesses through online equity crowdfunding, Hong Sin Kwek came a long way to establish one of the country's licenced crowdfunding platforms, whose untapped potential is ample.

  • BUSINESS

    Shaping the wealth

    Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/11/2019

    » � These are exciting times for Asia's wealth market. The global economic centre of gravity has shifted to the region, which has now become the wealth creation centre of the world. A report issued in June by Boston Consulting Group (BCG) projected that wealth in Asia excluding Japan would expand by 9.4% from 2018 to 2023.

  • LIFE

    Worth the effort

    B Magazine, Published on 17/11/2019

    » Those who can cook may have received tips from gurus or books, but to be a good cook you need regular practice to maintain consistency and improve taste. This is a basic rule cooks have always adhered to.

  • TECH

    Seamless synchronicity

    Life, James Hein, Published on 11/09/2019

    » As I was walking to work thinking about this week's column, I did a quick self-inventory. I was listening to On Liberty by John Stuart Mill through my noise cancelling headphones. The audio was being sent by Bluetooth from my Samsung Galaxy S10 5G phone that I was also using to play a location-based game, Ingress. This was being fed my position by satellite and receiving information from the internet via my phone's data connection. Occasionally I would pull down the notification tab to see what was on for the day and who had tried to contact me via a number of social-media services.

  • THAILAND

    Tightening the net on the global ransomware threat

    Spectrum, Published on 04/06/2017

    » On the morning of March 6, Somsak Vatinchai, the managing director of laboratory equipment firm Design Alternative Co, was surprised to find himself unable to log onto the company's computer system like he did every weekday.

  • THAILAND

    NRSA member eyes 'censorship' tax perks

    News, Published on 02/02/2016

    » A key member of the junta-appointed National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) is working with other government agencies on a carrot-and-stick plan to oblige global cyber giants to quickly remove content deemed offensive and illegal under Thai law from their platforms. 

  • THAILAND

    Mind the generation gap

    Spectrum, Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 17/07/2016

    » They wear deep red lipstick modelled after their idol, Taylor Swift. They worship the Apple and Visa brands, and enjoy music ranging from One Direction, DJ Calvin Harris and The 1975, as well as lesser-known performers with niche followings.

  • LIFE

    Scouting out new superheroes

    Life, Parisa Pichitmarn, Published on 06/05/2016

    » C.B. Cebulski may have been working at Marvel Comics for the past 17 years, but figuratively, he's been with the superhero powerhouse for 40 years -- becoming a fan the second his father handed him his first X-Men comic when he was five.

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