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Guru's Weekly Pick: Feb 2-8
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 02/02/2018
» Every week, we sift through tonnes of activities, shows, art exhibitions and things to do. Here is our especially curated list of what's hot this week in Bangkok and beyond. Enjoy!
Apple delivers record profit, seeks to allay iPhone X fears
AFP, Published on 02/02/2018
» SAN FRANCISCO: Apple on Thursday said its earnings in the final three months of last year set new records, with sales of its flagship iPhone X topping its expectations.
Arroz aroi!
Special Publications, Published on 02/02/2018
» While La Liga largely outplays Serie A on the soccer stage, the same cannot be said of the respective cuisines of Italy and Spain, with the former the clear favourite.
Cryptocurrencies committee to outline stance this month
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2018
» A working committee on cryptocurrencies is expected to clarify its stance on how to regulate digital currencies by this month, aiming to guard against fraud from investment in the tokens.
Merchants slow to adopt EDC systems
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 02/02/2018
» The Finance Ministry will encourage merchants to install swiping devices for credit and debit cards after the number of merchants equipped with point-of-sale terminals under the national e-payment scheme was found to be 140,000, still far below the target of 560,000.
BAY fans out with digital outposts
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 02/02/2018
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) aims to transform half of its traditional branches into digital outposts over the next three years, mirroring similar announcements by its competitors.
SET: Jay Mart ICO has utility returns
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 02/02/2018
» Jay Mart Plc's upcoming initial coin offering (ICO) is considered an investment with utility returns and is not classified as raising funds through securities issuance, meaning such fund-raising initiatives are legitimate, says the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).
Efforts started to bolster three pillars of smart cities
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/02/2018
» In a bid to make smart city project development go smoothly, the government has integrated three pillars of infrastructure development: digital infrastructure, transport and energy.
Foresight on four sites
Life, Ariane Sutthavong, Published on 02/02/2018
» The event has exuded a good vibe over the week. The first ever Bangkok Design Week, launched last Saturday and running until this Sunday, has turned the neighbourhoods of Charoen Krung, Rama I, Sukhumvit and Klong San into a collection of creative showcases of ideas and urban improvement.
Modern-day creature feature
Life, Kong Rithdee, Published on 02/02/2018
» An eccentric love story between a woman and an amphibious creature, Guillermo Del Toro's The Shape Of Water has moved ahead to the front-runner spot in the Oscar's Best Picture, racking up the total of 13 nominations including the four acting categories. Del Toro's trick of turning B-movie grotesquerie -- interspecies sex, for instance -- into a darling of cinema bourgeois can still work wonders. And while this sweet and weird story isn't entirely unpredictable -- think mid-century beauty-and-the-beast flicks such as King Kong or, obviously, Creature From The Black Lagoon -- the director's imagination gives it an authentic vintage texture and enough doses of shocks and blood.