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PM promises more support for stars
Sports, Published on 09/07/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has told the Thai contingent for the 2024 Olympic Games to perform to the best of their abilities in Paris and vowed to push for more funding for national athletes and support them beyond their sporting careers.
SCB X preps for virtual bank licence
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/07/2024
» SCB X, the financial technology conglomerate and holding company of Siam Commercial Bank, is gearing up to apply for a virtual banking licence from the Bank of Thailand in September.
Missing the point
Oped, Postbag, Published on 09/07/2024
» Re: "No doubles for expats", (PostBag, July 8). Is it possible that Songdej Praditsmanont is completely missing the essential point that most recent contributions to PostBag have so far highlighted very loudly on this topic? Over his many attempts at justifying the current proposal by the Head of the Revenue Department to tax foreigners on their worldwide income, he has systematically ignored the elephant in the room, being the blatant unfairness associated with such a policy.
Busanan triumphs in Canada
Sports, Published on 09/07/2024
» Busanan Ongbamrungphan claimed her first title since 2022 by winning the US$420,000 (approx 15.3 million baht) BWF Canada Open in Calgary on Sunday.
Iran's theocracy simply cannot go on forever
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 09/07/2024
» 'I have heard that people's zeal and interest is higher than in the first round [of Iran's presidential election]," Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei told Iranian TV just before the second round of voting on Sunday. "It is wrong to assume those who abstained in the first round are opposed to Islamic rule."
Report pinpoints luxury niches
Business, Published on 09/07/2024
» As Asia-Pacific continues to be a growth engine for luxury travel, a new report from the Luxury Group by Marriott International has identified new expectations and travel preferences among wealthy travellers in the region.
Eco-friendly adventures await at Paragon
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/07/2024
» The Tourism Authority of Thailand and The Cloud is organising "Amazing Green Fest 2024", a premier sustainable tourism festival, between August 15-18 at Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon. The event is designed to elevate the Thai tourism industry and will feature shops, exhibitions and creative activities, all aimed at driving Thai tourism towards a more sustainable future.
Brewing innovation
Life, Tatat Bunnag, Published on 09/07/2024
» As Thailand Coffee Festival 2024 approaches, anticipation is brewing among enthusiasts, professionals and stakeholders. Changnoi Kunjara, managing director of Cloud and Ground, is leading one of Asia's most interesting coffee events alongside collaborator Nutrada Kunavivattananon, president of the Specialty Coffee Association of Thailand.
City Hall's duty of care
Oped, Editorial, Published on 09/07/2024
» Last week, the public learned of two cases of sexual harassment involving high-ranking government officials.
The UK's most working-class government
Oped, Aaron Reeves & Sam Friedman, Published on 09/07/2024
» The United Kingdom has a new Labour government whose class composition are radically different from previous ones. According to our analysis of Labour's shadow cabinet, some 46% of Keir Starmer's cabinet members were raised by parents with "working class" occupations. That figure is well above average in terms of the broader working population, and it stands in stark contrast to the 7% who were of working-class origin in the last Conservative cabinet.