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Seacha hosts talk on Bhutan's conservation practices

The Southeast Asian Cultural Heritage Alliance (Seacha) is holding a talk on "How Traditional Ways Of Life In Bhutan Help Sustain The Environment" via Zoom, on Saturday at 11am.

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Sasin hosts entrepreneurship week

Sasin School of Management on Chula Soi 12 is holding "Sasin Impact Entrepreneurship Week 2024 (Sasin IEW)", which gathers three interlinked events under one umbrella of sustainability and entrepreneurship, from today to Sunday.

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Citizen's Tsuyosa series celebrates Pride Month

One of Citizen's highlights to celebrate Pride Month is the iconic Tsuyosa collection from the NJ0151-53W series, priced at 18,000 baht. This watch suits every lifestyle with its sunray rainbow blue dial, featuring multicolour tones that contrast between blue and rainbow hues. It combines contemporary sportiness with timeless elegance. With a versatile 40mm size, it is powered by Miyota's...

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Humanity in the digital age

The Sodsai Theatre at Chulalongkorn University will soon host an extraordinary fusion of dance, theatre and technology titled IBM 1401. This contemporary piece, directed by New York-based Thai artist Sai Somboon, delves into the complex interplay between humanity and technology.

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The economic benefits of cannabis

Thailand is at a crossroads between accepting cannabis as a new kind of product or restricting its usage only to medical needs. Social views are divided: one side focuses on the negative effects on society, such as negative impacts on family and community relationships, while the other side stresses the positive effects, including easier and cheaper access for medical uses and contributions to the...

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Boat saga hard to take

The public has already heard numerous examples of criminal evidence vanishing from police custody but the recent case of three oil-smuggling boats that disappeared from a police pier in Chon Buri is too preposterous to process.

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UN top council slams N Korea's rights record

North Korea's ongoing human rights violations were slammed and shamed by most members of the UN Security Council in a meeting last week. In a powerful briefing by both diplomats and a high profile North Korean political defector, the 15-member council underscored the noxious relationship between the regime's massive military buildups at the expense of both its population's human rights and...

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Going private in poorer countries

In recent years, governments in low- and middle-income countries have been experimenting with ways to alleviate the financial burden of high out-of-pocket costs for health care, which account for 40% of households' catastrophic health spending. To ensure universal access, they are gradually shifting away from public provision of health care to publicly funded insurance that covers treatment at...

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Fortinet points to surge in value of cybercrime by 2025

The financial impact of cybercrime on the economy and society is expected to surge to US$10.5 trillion by 2025, yet Thailand spends only 0.2% of corporate revenue on cybersecurity systems, according to global cybersecurity firm Fortinet.

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Vimut seen hitting revenue goal

The Thai economy is likely to remain sluggish in the second half this year, resulting in fewer visits at privately-run Vimut Hospital, but its operator remains confident of reaching a revenue target of 1.3 billion baht this year, driven by the treatment of foreign patients.

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Fraud raid seizes 58 satellite devices

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry and related agencies have seized 58 sets of Starlink satellite equipment that fraudsters intended to use for receiving and transmitting high-speed internet signals via satellite, as part of efforts to crack down on online crime.

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SET to enact uptick rule as of July 1

The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) has confirmed it will proceed with implementing the "uptick rule", a measure aimed at regulating short-selling transactions across all securities.

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Air conditioner market set to grow 30%

High temperatures will be a key factor nudging people to buy new air conditioners or opting for maintenance on their existing appliances, with the Thai market expected to grow by 30% this year, according to TCL Electronics, a Chinese manufacturer of consumer electronics.

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Could Taiwan’s Energy Crisis Derail the AI Boom?

Taiwan’s energy sector is in trouble. And that means that the global tech sector could soon be in trouble too. The island nation is home to just 0.3 percent of the world’s population, but hosts about 18 percent global semiconductor manufacturing capacity and a whopping 92 percent of the world’s most advanced computer chip manufacturing capacity, according to figures from the United States International Trade Commission. These figures come from a recent report on the nation’s high degree of vulnerability... Читать дальше...

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National debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, budget watchdog estimates - The Washington Post

  1. National debt will exceed $50 trillion by 2034, budget watchdog estimates  The Washington Post
  2. CBO Jacks Up US 2024 Budget Gap Forecast by 27% to Nearly $2 Trillion  Bloomberg
  3. Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion  ABC News
  4. An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034  Congressional Budget Office
  5. U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillion Over Next 10 Years  The New York Times

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U.S. national debt will reach $50 trillion by 2034, CBO projects - The Washington Post

  1. U.S. national debt will reach $50 trillion by 2034, CBO projects  The Washington Post
  2. CBO Raises US 2024 Budget Deficit Forecast by 27% to $1.92 Trillion  Bloomberg
  3. An Update to the Budget and Economic Outlook: 2024 to 2034  Congressional Budget Office
  4. Congressional Budget Office raises this year’s federal budget deficit projection by $400 billion  ABC News
  5. U.S. Debt on Pace to Top $56 Trillion Over Next 10 Years  The New York Times

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Patchy Mix wants Bellator to pursue Jose Aldo as his next opponent: ‘My mouth waters thinking about that sh*t’

Patchy Mix didn’t have a lot to gain in his rematch against Magomed Magomedov considering he choked out the Russian bantamweight less than two years ago. Still, Mix didn’t blink when that’s the matchup Bellator offered to him but he had to gut out a hard-fought split decision to retain his title in their second encounter in May.

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Doc Talk Podcast: Alex Gibney On His Emmy-Contending Paul Simon Doc, Plus Elon Musk’s Angry Response To Hearing He’s Focus Of Gibney’s Next Film

Alex Gibney has Frank Sinatra to thank for his most recent documentary  – the two-part Emmy-contending film In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon. Simon, one of America’s greatest singer-songwriters, saw Gibney’s 2015 documentary Sinatra: All or Nothing at All, and liked it so much he approached the Oscar-winning filmmaker about doing a potential film about […]