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Mee Tee Mee Ngern seeks top 5 status
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 09/08/2023
» Mee Tee Mee Ngern Co, a Government Savings Bank (GSB) subsidiary, aims to be among the top five domestic land collateral loan businesses by the end of next year, says chief executive Isara Wongrung.
New playbook to preserve nature
Oped, Sandrine Dixson-Declève & Simon Zadek, Published on 09/08/2023
» The global economy is addicted to the relentless -- and unsustainable -- extraction of natural resources. Yet despite our complete dependence on nature, its contribution -- for example, the water used to make your clothes or the soil in which your food is grown -- is implicit and largely invisible. Building an equitable, nature-positive future thus requires a new generation of principles-based and well-governed markets for ecosystem assets and services.
Time runs short in India's climate crisis
Oped, Imran Khalid, Published on 09/08/2023
» 'I have never seen climate carnage on the scale of the floods here in Pakistan. As our planet continues to warm, all countries will increasingly suffer losses and damage from climate beyond their capacity to adapt. This is a global crisis, it demands a global response," wrote UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres in his tweet at the end of his two-day solidarity trip to Pakistan in September last year.
Corporate responsibility in the age of AI
Oped, Maria Eitel, Published on 09/08/2023
» In the past year, a cacophony of conversations about artificial intelligence has erupted. Depending on whom you listen to, AI is either carrying us into a shiny new world of endless possibilities or propelling us toward a grim dystopia. Call them the Barbie and Oppenheimer scenarios -- as attention-grabbing and different as the Hollywood blockbusters of the summer. But one conversation is getting far too little attention: the one about corporate responsibility.
Motorcycle manufacturers set to ramp up investment
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/08/2023
» Motorcycle manufacturers are expected to invest more in Thailand post-pandemic because of the growing food delivery business and tourism recovery, as well as the state's electric vehicle (EV) policy, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Exports of jewellery, gems set to grow by 10%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/08/2023
» Prospects for Thailand's gems and jewellery exports remain promising this year, boosted by several positive factors including an upswing in prices of silver jewellery and robust demand for solid gemstones like rubies and sapphires.
Mother's Day spending projected to dip by 2.3%
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 09/08/2023
» Spending on Mother's Day is expected to drop slightly by 2.3% this year to 10.6 billion baht as consumers remain concerned about the economy.
Firms get on board with sustainability drive
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/08/2023
» The trend of sustainability and use of large language models (LLM) and the Internet of Things (IoT) will drive demand for cloud computing services, according to Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Blockbuster pitting Muay Thai giants announced
Sports, Published on 09/08/2023
» ONE Championship Chairman and CEO Chatri Sityodtong has confirmed that the Muay Thai showdown the world has been waiting for is back on.
World catching up rapidly on America
Sports, Dave Wiggins, Published on 09/08/2023
» Former American Negro League baseball legend Leroy "Satchel" Paige once warned: "Don't look back, someone may be gaining on you."