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Tariffs force petrochem contraction
News, Ron Bousso, Published on 30/08/2025
» US President Donald Trump's trade wars are nudging the global plastics industry towards a painful but necessary restructuring to address acute overcapacity that has kept the industry's profits in a prolonged slump.
English Premier League, envoy take aim at illegal streaming
News, Post Reporters, Published on 25/09/2024
» The English Premier League has launched an anti-piracy campaign in Thailand as the new football season kicks off.
PEA bond launch 'success'
News, Published on 16/08/2024
» The Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) said the launch of its inaugural sustainability bond was a success, calling it a significant stride towards its commitment to green finance.
Will AI create more fake news than it exposes?
News, Tyler Cowen, Published on 08/04/2024
» The best large-language models can already write like humans, especially if prompted properly. Photos and images can be faked at low cost. Yet-to-be-released technology can create convincing voice simulations. There are signs that some academic papers contain traces of GPT-4. If even professors are faking it, then surely the dam has burst.
Bangkok Gems Fair surpasses 3.85 Billion Baht sales
News, Published on 29/02/2024
» The 69th Bangkok Gems and Jewelry Fair, organised by the Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) under the Ministry of Commerce and The Gem and Jewelry Institute of Thailand (GIT) surpassed expectations with purchases exceeding 3.85 billion baht. Held from February 21 to February 25, 2024 at the Queen Sirikit National Convention Center, the event attracted nearly 40,000 participants.
The rise of consumer cryptocurrency
News, Steve Kaczynski and Scott Duke Kominers, Published on 26/02/2024
» Since its inception with the launch of Bitcoin in 2008, blockchain technology has gone through numerous cycles of public attention. Over time, growing interest and investment in the best-known cryptocurrencies has led to greater acceptance, as highlighted by the US Securities and Exchange Commission's approval of a spot Bitcoin ETF (exchange-traded fund) in January. While blockchains and their associated "crypto" assets have yet to be adopted by a truly broad base of consumers, that is starting to change, owing to a shift in how these technologies are being used.
5 arrested for child pornography, abuse
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 20/01/2024
» Four suspects have been arrested for creating and selling video clips of a sexual nature with minors, while another suspect has been nabbed for allegedly sexually abusing his 7-year-old daughter.
Liquidity shortage a big risk for govt
News, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 16/11/2023
» Liquidity is the most ignored issue in economics. Liquidity is considered to be like "oxygen" which is readily available when needed and, thus, has no intrinsic value.
Dating apps' rift with investors
News, Dave Lee, Published on 10/11/2023
» When I told my old college friends I was moving to New York City to become a columnist, they called me Carrie Bradshaw for an entire week. Well, be careful what you wish for because I've been thinking a lot about online dating over the past few days. And with Bumble Inc's chief executive officer stepping down and the share prices of the leading dating app groups at record lows, I couldn't help but wonder: What are we really willing to pay to find true love?
Grabbing opportunities
News, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/10/2023
» After a decade of local operations, Grab Thailand finally achieved profitability in 2022, making it the first ride-hailing and food delivery service in Thailand to escape the red ink.