• OPINION

  Beware getting caught on the net

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 03/07/2012

  » I have no idea if there's still someone out there who uses a computer without logging on to the internet. The internet has become the "default" mode whenever we sit down in front of a terminal and press a keyboard. No matter if it's for work or pleasure, the internet has automatically become part of our daily lives. Not just for searching for information or contacting people, I buy books, browse for stuff for my kids, and book air tickets, all online. It would be more and more difficult now to find someone who's never shopped or done a transaction online.

• OPINION

  The department of youth

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 30/08/2012

  » One benefit of being a journalist is that we have the chance to meet and talk with a variety of people, at any level, from the highest rank to the lowest. We talk to visionaries, business executives, IT professionals, researchers, activists, youths, and so forth. All are worthwhile and always allow me to learn new things.

• OPINION

  Train of thoughtlessness

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 13/11/2012

  » I still recall how I felt when travelling by BTS SkyTrain to work for the first time. I was happy and excited. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that other Bangkokians must have felt the same way.

• OPINION

  Ain't cabbies getting a bit choosy?

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 08/01/2013

  » Long holidays are always relaxing, and for me the New Year recess was a blessing. Not because I could take a break from work, but because I was finally able to take time away from the most exhausting part of my daily routine _ hailing a taxi.

• OPINION

  Is the tablet scheme doing more harm than good?

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/02/2013

  » It has been one year since the government launched the One Tablet Per Child scheme. We have not heard whether the government has done any assessment of the project after over 800,000 tablets were distributed nationwide to Prathom 1 students last year. Is it working or failing, and how? Do tablets help improve or encourage the learning of the children, and how?

• OPINION

  Grace among the graves

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 28/03/2013

  » As a Thai of Chinese descent, Qing Ming is as important to me as Chinese New Year. While Chinese New Year is the period for celebration, Qing Ming is the day family members remember relatives who have passed away.

• OPINION

  Come on, NBTC, show us the big picture

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 01/05/2013

  » Television has become more than just another appliance in the living room. It is a family's companion. Weekends and holidays often mean a whole day spent in front of a TV set. For those who don't subscribe to cable TV services, free TV is an inevitable option, and even though we now have to make do with Channel 3, 5, 7, Modern 9, the professorial Channel 11, and Thai PBS, soon Thai viewers will be drowned in alternatives with 48 channels of digital TV.

• OPINION

  Weighty issue rests on tender shoulders

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 05/06/2013

  » Although the school bag that little Thai students have to carry around is getting heavier, the average IQ test score of Thai children is getting lower.

• OPINION

  Making the most of things

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 11/07/2013

  » How many years will your mobile phone, notebook computer or even tablet last? The life cycle of those gadgets has become shorter and shorter. Take the Apple iPhone and Samsung Galaxy as examples, new generations of both smartphones are introduced every year.

• OPINION

  This Line of thinking simply won't wash

  Life, Sasiwimon Boonruang, Published on 20/08/2013

  » So the powers-that-be want to monitor exchanges on Line, that wildly popular instant messaging app? Well, while the revelation has certainly garnered lots of coverage of late, it's far from being the first time the authorities here have threatened to violate the privacy and freedom of speech of individual citizens.

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