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Pave your path to an agile way of life
Published on 13/01/2020
» Today’s business world requires us to deliver more value to customers, which in turn requires us to be more agile in responding to changing trends. How many of us know how to apply agility in order to help our businesses reach their utmost potential in terms of profit and people?
Human Rights Watch chief says barred from entering Hong Kong
AFP, Published on 13/01/2020
» HONG KONG - Human Rights Watch chief Kenneth Roth said Sunday he had been denied entry into Hong Kong, where he had arrived to launch the watchdog's annual report after months of civil unrest in the city.
CIMBT closes 2 sub-branches at 7-Eleven
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/01/2020
» CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has shuttered two sub-branches in 7-Eleven convenience stores because of tepid transactions amid an upsurge in digital banking.
The race to space heats up
Asia focus, Suwatchai Songwanich, Published on 13/01/2020
» As the last decade ended, China successfully launched Long March 5, its largest carrier rocket and a key milestone for its planned mission to Mars later this year. This followed the achievement of being the first country to land a spacecraft on the far side of the moon, cementing China's place as a serious contender in 21st century space exploration -- a race that is certainly heating up.
Opera Siam stages Helena Citronova
Life, Published on 13/01/2020
» Opera Siam will present the world premiere of Helena Citronova, an extraordinary new opera by Thailand's celebrated opera composer Somtow Sucharitkul, at Thailand Cultural Center, Ratchadaphisek Road, on Thursday and Friday at 8pm.
BBL prepares for in-app advisory feature
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 13/01/2020
» Bangkok Bank (BBL) plans to add an advisory feature to the Bualuang m-Banking mobile app in March as a means to generate fee income from the digital platform.
Winning the war on plastic
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 13/01/2020
» Asia is picking up the pace in tackling the plastic crisis. In Bangladesh, the High Court last Monday ordered the government to ban single-use plastics in coastal areas and in hotels and restaurants in one year. It also ordered the government to strictly enforce the ban on polyethylene -- the main ingredient in many plastic bags -- under the existing law.
Saving the world's water
Asia focus, Patpon Sabpaitoon, Published on 13/01/2020
» Despite being an essential component of life, water is a commodity that humans usually take for granted. For many, water scarcity is impossible to imagine because after all, 70% of our planet's surface is covered in water.
Plastic problems
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 13/01/2020
» Pollution is terrible. Everywhere. Everyone knows this. And while it's certainly true that most of the world is struggling to get a handle on the issue, it's fair to say that the situation is disproportionately bad in Southeast Asia.
Help unis take on genomics
News, Editorial, Published on 13/01/2020
» At first, the government's teams of cyber monitors might have been anxious when they saw two fugitive former premiers, Thaksin Shinawatra and his sister Yingluck, appear together in Facebook posts last Thursday.