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Smuggled cigarettes, tobacco seized in North, South
Piyarach Chongcharoen and Methee Muangkaew, Published on 12/02/2018
» KANCHANABURI: Authorities seized contraband cigarettes and tobacco worth more than 800,000 baht smuggled through the Three Pagodas Pass border crossing in Sangkhla Buri district on Sunday evening.
Facebook fatigue
Asia focus, Erich Parpart and Katherine O’Chee, Published on 12/02/2018
» In the past decade or so, the number of social media users has risen exponentially as people seek to stay connected with friends and loved ones. Apart from posting pictures and sharing news on platforms such as Facebook, some users have become online celebrities who earn tidy sums of money from sales and other activities.
The coming battle for e-commerce
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/02/2018
» With the Bank of Thailand issuing regulations to govern financial institutions engaged in the e-marketplace, the domestic e-commerce arena is poised for local firms to battle it out with foreign e-commerce behemoths.
Sanctuary with a proud past
Apinya Wipatyotin and Anchalee Kongrut, Published on 12/02/2018
» All eyes have turned to the Thungyai Nareasuan Wildlife Sanctuary and Unesco World Heritage site in Kanchanaburi province where construction tycoon Premchai Karnasuta and his entourage were caught allegedly hunting wildlife in one of the world’s most renowned forest ecological systems.
Banking on the future
Taam Yingcharoen and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 11/02/2018
» After working at a commercial bank for nearly 15 years, Soraya Nooprasert, 37, felt insecure for the first time in her job only recently. She was hired at the bank directly after graduating with a Bachelor’s degree.
Inquiry to be launched into false receipts
News, Chakrapan Natanri and Pattanapong Sripirachai, Published on 11/02/2018
» KHON KAEN: Santi Laoboonsa-ngiam, deputy governor of Khon Kaen, has vowed to launch a probe into a scandal involving alleged falsification of receipts for reimbursement at a welfare centre.
Crowd vows no letup in poll push
News, Patpon Sabpaitoon and Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 11/02/2018
» Leaders of the anti-coup activists on Saturday said their groups will continue to defy the ban on political activities, and they plan to organise further rallies calling on the prime minister Prayut Chan-o-cha to stick to his promise of holding a general election this year.
Gender stereotypes holding back tomorrow's science solutions
Oped, Audrey Azoulay and Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, Published on 11/02/2018
» Our future will be marked by scientific and technological progress, just like our past. That future progress will be the greatest when it draws on the full talent, creativity and ideas of women and girls in science. Most countries, industrialised or not, are far from achieving gender parity in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics subjects (Stem) at every level of the education system. That deficit feeds the employment gap. According to estimates by the Unesco Institute of Statistics, women currently represent less than 30% of the research and development workforce worldwide.
19 die in HK bus crash
AFP, Published on 10/02/2018
» HONG KONG: At least 19 people were killed and dozens injured when a double-decker bus toppled over in Hong Kong Saturday evening, police said.
Duterte: Tourist island Boracay a 'cesspool'
AFP, Published on 10/02/2018
» The Philippines' famous white-sand island of Boracay is drowning in faeces and may need to be shut down to protect the health of millions of visitors, President Rodrigo Duterte has warned.