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Child's play
Life, Published on 18/12/2019
» Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses and a red T-shirt, an eight-year-old Chinese boy is logged in for an online coding lesson -- as the teacher.
Loneliness pervades Thailand, poll finds
Business, William Hicks, Published on 18/12/2019
» Despite spending hours on social media each day connecting with friends, many Thais say they are still lonely and trust machines more than people, according to a new report by Kantar Thailand.
SC Asset collabs with IDEO Tokyo to release a human-centered hotel concept.
Published on 18/12/2019
» Following the success of Project Agora, SC Asset Corp PCL—led by Chief Executive Officer Nutthaphong Kunakornwong—and IDEO Tokyo are collaborating once again, this time on a new concept for the SC Expedition hotel chain.
US Congress approves Russia-Europe gas pipeline sanctions
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted Tuesday to slap sanctions on companies working on Russia's Nord Stream pipeline, sending a bill to President Donald Trump that is sure to antagonize European nations counting on the project's natural gas.
Khashoggi fiancee 'heartbroken' over Italy Super Cup
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» ROME - The Turkish fiancee of murdered Saudi journalist and dissident Jamal Khashoggi said Tuesday she was "heartbroken" that the Italian Super Cup was being played in Saudia Arabia.
Trump accuses top Democrat of 'subverting America's democracy'
AFP, Published on 18/12/2019
» WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump on Tuesday told the opposition Democrats' leader in Congress that impeachment is an attempted "coup" that is "subverting America's democracy."
Committee agrees to end online shopping exemption
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 18/12/2019
» A tax reform committee has agreed to revoke the value-added tax (VAT) exemption for online purchases of goods worth up to 1,500 baht from vendors outside of Thailand that are shipped by mail, aiming to provide a level playing field with local operators.
ACE awaits ERC nod for new PPA deadlines
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 18/12/2019
» SET-listed Absolute Clean Energy Plc (ACE) expects to receive permission from the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) to extend the signing deadline for four power purchase agreements (PPAs) with the state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat).
Argo takes different road to skirt self-driving challenges
Business, Published on 18/12/2019
» PITTSBURGH/DETROIT: Sky's the limit optimism about self-driving cars is giving way to tougher questions about how expensive automotive artificial intelligence will ever make a profit.
Dynamism needed
News, Postbag, Published on 18/12/2019
» I don't look forward to street demonstrations, but it has become apparent that our leaders don't have the mindset necessary to face the challenges that are facing Thailand.