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Nobel Laureate economist explains ethos at city event
News, Sukanya Pongpaew, Published on 18/03/2024
» An ability to analyse sequences and future decisions is crucial in the realm of economics, Professor Finn Kydland, a Norwegian Nobel Laureate economist, told attendees during a keynote speech at a recent event.
There have probably been better years
News, Roger Crutchley, Published on 26/12/2021
» Well we've just about scraped through the Year of the Ox. It was a strange time, rather like living in a vacuum, not entirely sure what would happen next. Nothing could have been worse than 2020, but 2021 wasn't far off. At the start of the year there was hope that the cloud of Covid could be shaken off and we would all become happy folks in the Land of Smiles again, but it didn't quite work out that way -- it's the hope that kills you.
The Finn spearheading a charge to make Thailand's rubbish go round in circles
News, Thana Boonlert, Published on 27/10/2019
» As Finland is the world's first country to launch a national roadmap for its transition to a circular economy by 2025, the northern European nation is encouraging Thailand to adopt the model where resources are continually reused for the sustainable future of our planet.
Family in bitcoin scam case plead innocence
News, Darana Chudasri, Published on 30/10/2018
» The family at the centre of a bitcoin investment scam have said they had nothing to do with the scandal, in which Finnish investor Aarni Otava Saarimaa was allegedly defrauded out of 797 million baht's worth of cryptocurrency.
Finn 'satisfied' after bitcoin scandal talks
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 29/08/2018
» Finnish businessman Aarni Otava Saarimaa, who lost millions of baht in an alleged high-profile bitcoin scam, is now "satisfied" after negotiating a settlement deal with two key suspects who Tuesday acknowledged fraud charges pressed by the Crime Suppression Division (CSD).
Actor's parents deny role in bitcoin scam
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 28/08/2018
» The parents of 27-year-old actor Jiratpisit "Boom" Jaravijit claimed innocence as they were questioned on Monday by police probing whether they had a hand in a recent bitcoin scandal in which a Finnish investor was swindled out of almost 800 million baht worth of bitcoins.
Cops set to charge 5 bitcoin scam suspects
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 17/08/2018
» The Crime Suppression Division (CSD) will summon five suspects Friday for questioning in connection with the alleged embezzlement in bitcoin scam which cheated Finnish and Thai investors out of 797 million baht.
Bitcoin scandal spreads to banks, stock exchange
News, Post Reporters, Published on 16/08/2018
» A "whale" investor in the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) and staff at up to three Thai banks are suspected of being complicit in a 797 million baht (US$24 million) scandal involving a foreign investor and the cryptocurrency bitcoin (BTC), police said Wednesday.
Slice of bitcoin fraud spoils 'went to actor's parents'
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/08/2018
» Police have searched the parental home of actor Jiratpisit Jaravijit, a suspect at the centre of an alleged bitcoin scam, in Chon Buri after finding his elder brother had transferred 90 million baht thought connected to the fraud to their parents.
Fraudsters adopt bitcoin to evade cops
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 13/08/2018
» Aarni Otava Saarimaa, a 22-year-old Finnish man, may know the tricks of the trade when it comes to cryptocurrencies, but the bitcoin millionaire was caught unaware when a group of Thai people approached him in June last year with a plan to scam a fortune from him.