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kdms hospital – Thailand’s first specialist hospital for joint, bone, muscular disorders
Published on 17/03/2022
» Khordee Meesuk Hospital (kdms) is Thailand’s first specialist hospital that offers treatment and rehabilitation for orthopaedic and musculoskeletal patients.
Nightspots hail end to Covid restrictions
News, Published on 17/03/2022
» Night entertainment operators have welcomed the news that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) will consider allowing them to resume business activities.
Putin's war is hurting less wealthy states
Oped, Published on 17/03/2022
» It is difficult to see any winners in the ongoing war caused by Russia's irrational and devastating invasion of Ukraine. But the losers extend far beyond the people of Ukraine, who are being attacked, and the people of Russia, who did not choose this war but now must endure an economy being dismantled by trade and financial sanctions. The economic impact of the conflict will be felt around the world, including in many developing countries that are already struggling to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
2030 development goals receding
Oped, Published on 17/03/2022
» The first quarter of 2022 marks the second anniversary of the Covid-19 pandemic, and while an end to the pandemic is in sight, it is far from over and the consequences will be felt for decades to come. At the same time, the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development is becoming increasingly distant. The region must use the 17 Sustainable Development Goals as a roadmap to a fairer recovery.
Krungsri goes digital in the Philippines
Business, Published on 17/03/2022
» Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) is launching digital banking in the Philippines through a joint venture with SBC (Security Bank Corporation), reaffirming its vision of becoming a regional bank.
Starbucks Wants to Ditch Disposable Cups for Good
Business, Published on 17/03/2022
» Starbucks Corp. wants its green-and-white cups to become less ubiquitous.
Migration and climate change in Asia
Oped, Vitit Muntarbhorn, Published on 17/03/2022
» The close connection between migration, human rights and climate change is increasingly self-evident, as "natural disasters" related to that linkage loom in many parts of the world. The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) estimates that about 22.5 million people migrate each year within and across borders because of climate change and weather-linked disasters. These are all compounded by the spread of Covid-19 in terms of lockdowns and other restrictive measures.
The Rise of Phased Retirement
Business, Published on 17/03/2022
» Plenty of older workers have wished for something between full-bore work and retirement. Now, more companies seem to be giving them what they want.
Life term for tourist murder
News, Achadthaya Chuenniran, Published on 17/03/2022
» PHUKET: The Phuket Court has sentenced Teerawat Thothip to death for the murder of Swiss tourist Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf at a waterfall in Muang district on Aug 3, 2021, but commuted the sentence to life imprisonment.
Tax waiver set to boost startup funding
Business, Published on 17/03/2022
» The government's recent approval of a capital gains tax waiver for startup investors is expected to drive funding for local startups up to 320 billion baht over four years and create more than 400,000 jobs, says the Digital Council of Thailand (DCT).