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Return of the dragons
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/08/2022
» Three years after the end of Game Of Thrones, it feels good to revisit Westeros as HBO is set to premiere the first season of the long-awaited House Of The Dragon. The new series stars a new cast, including Paddy Considine, Tom Glynn-Carney, Olivia Cooke, Emma D'Arcy, Steve Toussaint, Eve Best, Fabien Frankel, Sonoya Mizuno, Rhys Ifans and more. In Thailand, the first 10 episodes will debut at the same time as in the US, on Aug 22 on HBO GO.
Could cryptocurrency dethrone the dollar?
AFP, Published on 01/09/2019
» LONDON: Bank of England governor Mark Carney has suggested that a virtual currency, modelled on Facebook's Libra, could one day replace the dollar as king of the foreign exchange market.
Facebook's coin toss
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Darana Chudasri & Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 01/07/2019
» The recent introduction of Libra by Facebook has caused tremors in both the physical and virtual financial spheres, as the much-touted "new global currency" presents itself as a game-changer for mainstreaming the digital currency movement and liberating the unbanked.
Virtual Facebook currency faces real-world resistance
AFP, Published on 21/06/2019
» LONDON: If Facebook's new cryptocurrency should resonate anywhere it should be India, where the social media giant has more than 300 million followers.
'Master of comedy' Neil Simon dies at 91
Associated Press, Published on 26/08/2018
» NEW YORK: Playwright Neil Simon, a master of comedy whose laugh-filled hits such as The Odd Couple, Barefoot in the Park and his Brighton Beach trilogy dominated Broadway for decades, has died. He was 91.
Bank for International Settlements warns of crypto invasion
Business, Bloomberg, Published on 14/03/2018
» FRANKFURT: Digital currencies are a revolutionary tool that central banks should consider, but they remain far too risky to be used as legal tender any time soon, according to the Bank for International Settlements.