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WhatsApp flap shows importance of message platform to Facebook
AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» WASHINGTON: When WhatsApp users began to raise concerns about a new privacy policy being rolled out, members of a Washington pickup soccer group decided to switch their communications to rival messaging platform Signal, ditching the Facebook-owned service.
City trains 'for rich men only'
News, Apinya Wipatayotin and Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 10/02/2021
» The Thailand Consumers' Council (TCC) has asked the government to lower ticket fares for Bangkok's trains and keep them at under 10% of the daily minimum wage, equal to about 33 baht per round-trip.
City trains 'for rich men only'
Gary Boyle, Published on 10/02/2021
» The Thailand Consumers' Council (TCC) has asked the government to lower ticket fares for Bangkok's trains and keep them at under 10% of the daily minimum wage, equal to about 33 baht per round-trip.
AK-47 rifle maker targets hipsters with 'gadget gun'
Business, AFP, Published on 10/02/2021
» MOSCOW: The Kalashnikov Group, which produces the AK-47 assault rifle, is planning to target hipsters and young people with a gadget-packed shotgun.
Cabinet approves plan for 3-km Pink Line extension
News, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 10/02/2021
» The cabinet yesterday approved the Transport Ministry's 4.23-billion-baht plan to extend the MRT Pink Line by an additional three kilometres to the Impact Muang Thong Thani complex in Nonthaburi's Pak Kret district.
Sansiri uses Bar-B-Q Plaza for campaign
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 10/02/2021
» Sansiri is moving into the more affordable market by launching low-priced condo projects this year, aiming to have 1.5 billion baht in residential sales from a campaign with Bar-B-Q Plaza.
Teachers accused of mass benefit fraud
News, Chakkrapan Natanri, Published on 10/02/2021
» KHON KAEN: A total of 697 people in Nong Rua district, most of them elderly and non-users of smartphones, are believed to be victims of a fraud perpetrated by three teachers seeking to steal government handouts to people affected by the Covid-19 pandemic.
Let's have vaccine clarity
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2021
» The government's immediate tasks are to ensure the Thai people will have access to safe and fairly priced Covid-19 vaccines, preferably from diverse sources, and rev up education campaigns about their efficacy and risks.
Increase in mutual fund investors seen
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 10/02/2021
» The number of mutual fund investors could surge to over 3 million within the next few years, spurred by the public's increasing awareness of financial planning which is rendered essential amid the global pandemic, says Jessada Sookdhis, Finnomena Group's chief executive.
How banks can stop the trade in illegal wildlife
Oped, Timothy Choon, Published on 10/02/2021
» Despite being the fourth most lucrative trade globally, the illegal wildlife trade (IWT) is often overshadowed by more prominent criminal ventures, such as drug trafficking and arms dealing. It is estimated that US$26 billion (779 billion baht) is made yearly at the cost of our natural environment, fuelling corruption, and damaging the reputation and economies of the affected countries.