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Krungsri hosts seminar on business and economic shifts
Life, Published on 04/08/2025
» Entrepreneurs, investors and interested parties are invited to "Krungsri-MUFG Business Forum: Thriving To Sustainable Future", a premiere annual seminar presented by Krungsri, at Bangkok Convention Centre, 22nd floor of Centara Grand at CentralWorld, Ratchadamri Road, tomorrow, from 8.30am to 5pm.
Enhancing urban living with feng shui principles
Life, Published on 13/05/2024
» Vimarn Suriya, developer of Dusit Central Park, reflected on the pinnacle of living from a feng shui perspective at the recent "The Harmonious Integration Of Architecture & Feng Shui" event, which revealed how this ancient wisdom was fused into modern architecture to promote pleasant and peaceful city living at The Residences at Dusit Central Park.
Mobile merger seen as 'perilous'
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana and Tharittawat Samejaidee, Published on 24/11/2021
» The merger of True Corporation Plc and Total Access Communication Plc (DTAC) will pull down the country's mobile business competition to a "perilous" situation and put consumers in jeopardy, according to the Thailand Development Research Institute (TDRI).
Divided we fall
Life, Thana Boonlert, Published on 28/06/2021
» In 2019, Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha stormed an election campaign rally stage with a promise to end turmoil and move the country forward. He managed to survive attacks from all sides, from an oath gaffe to anti-government protests. However, nobody imagined that the coronavirus would present a real challenge to his rule. After 18 months, the crisis has battered the country with 218,000 infections and 1,600 deaths so far.
Against the currents
Life, Vasana Chinvarakorn and Piyanan Jitjang, Published on 21/04/2021
» Through disasters, a fellowship was struck. Ormboon Thipsuna remembers the date well, Aug 12, 2008, when a deluge of water from the Mekong swept through her hometown of Nong Khai and seven riparian northeastern provinces. Considering the rainfall was rather small and the Mekong's gradual seasonal pace of fluctuations, many locals believed the sudden mega-flood, at times water levels went up as high as 13m, was caused by China's dams upstream. Importantly, Ormboon got to know Niwat Roykaew, aka "Kru Tee", founder of the Rak Chiang Khong group based in Chiang Rai province.
Feel the people's power flow
Life, Vasana Chinvarakorn and Piyanan Jitjang, Published on 14/04/2021
» Amid the jubilation, there was a brief moment of uneasiness. Last September, during a ceremony to award the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) Equator Prize held at the Boon Rueang wetland forest in Chiang Rai province, participants noticed the ground was much drier than it used to be. The moderator even joked that had the "wetland forest" venue been as wet as before during the monsoon season, they would have been celebrating the occasion partly submerged.
Festival showdown
Life, Gary Boyle, Published on 14/11/2019
» Thai indie kids used to wish Bangkok had an international music festival -- now they've got two happening at the same time. Music fans will need to flip a coin this weekend to choose between Maho Rasop and Very Festival, both of which have international headliners and both of which are on Saturday and Sunday, only a few kilometres apart.
The international local
Life, Nianne-Lynn Hendricks, Published on 04/10/2019
» 'My approach to cooking is to let the ingredients shine, it is always about the ingredients," says chef Richie Lin. Lin's Michelin-starred Mume in Taipei, Taiwan, is known to change its menu according to the seasonality of ingredients available.
Spectrum deal still OK: NBTC
News, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/04/2019
» Despite criticism of the regime's invocation of Section 44 to ease the financial burden of telecom and digital TV operators, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) says the planned allocation of 700-megahertz spectrum licences for the major three mobile operators in June would generate at least 75 billion baht for the state.
Lucky enough
B Magazine, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 17/03/2019
» Any celebrity would want their face to be seen anywhere, be it press, radio, TV or social media. But sometimes it can be a double-edged sword that could do both harm and good.