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Julapun defends new property proposals

BangkokPost.com 

The proposal to allow foreigners to purchase real estate in Thailand will help stimulate the local economy, says Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat.

A big noise

BangkokPost.com 

Sonos, an American audio equipment company that manufactures wireless multiroom speaker systems tuned by Oscar and Grammy-winning producers, mixers and artists, has jumped into Thai audio market with the Sonos Ace premium headphones. Are these headphones any good? Let's find out.

A futuristic view

BangkokPost.com 

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, Central Embassy takes visitors to the future in "Bangkok 3024", a world-class immersive showcase. "Bangkok 3024" was created by Daniel Arsham, a New York-based artist known for fictional archaeology -- a concept that explores our current era and culture through the perspective of the future.

Browse for deals and discounts at Saha Group Fair

BangkokPost.com 

"Fair & Fest" is the concept of the 28th Saha Group Fair which will kick off tomorrow and run daily from 10am to 9pm until Sunday, at Bitec Hall 98-100, Bang Na-Trat Road.

Catch the late Donald Sutherland in these films

BangkokPost.com 

There is more to Donald Sutherland than President Snow. Although the veteran actor who died last week was most recently known for his role in The Hunger Games franchise (2012-2015), Sutherland actually starred in many films and won 24 awards, including an Honorary Oscar in 2018. He also won a Primetime Emmy in 1995 for Outstanding Supporting Actor in the miniseries Citizen X.

The target of 1.5C must prevail

BangkokPost.com 

The world is burning, and our political leaders are failing us. With temperatures rising at an alarming rate, it seems that anyone who believes it is still possible to limit global warming to 1.5° Celsius is in a rapidly shrinking minority.

Job reminder for the 'permanent five'

BangkokPost.com 

Upon the victorious end to World War II for the Allied forces, the five victors -- namely the United States, the Soviet Union (later the Russian Federation), China (the nationalist government and later the communist government), the United Kingdom, and France -- drafted the Charter of the United Nations and established the Headquarters of the UN in New York City based on the generosity of the...

Selling out the public

BangkokPost.com 

Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin's plan to revise the law to entice more foreigners to buy condominiums seems to be backfiring already.

Finnomena nudges investors to focus on foreign stocks

BangkokPost.com 

Finnomena, a Thai investment management platform, recommends 100% investment in foreign stock markets until Thailand resolves its economic and social structural issues to drive economic growth, allowing listed companies to prosper.

NT pauses OneWeb satellite deal

BangkokPost.com 

Last week the board of state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) put the brakes on the master service agreement between itself and OneWeb, a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation satellite service owned by the Eutelsat Group, giving NT's legal subcommittee 30 days to scrutinise the conditions and legal terms and evaluate the benefits in the contract.

Mice market set to beat expectations

BangkokPost.com 

International visitors are expected to drive the Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions) segment in Thailand to exceed the target by 5% this year, which would help compensate for the sluggish domestic market.

New state investment fund planned

BangkokPost.com 

Stock analysts are throwing their support behind the Finance Ministry's plan to set up a new fund to invest in Thai shares, saying it could increase trading in the fourth quarter.

How Will GenAI Empower Target’s Retail Associates?

Retailwire.com 

Target announced plans to distribute a new GenAI-powered chatbot tool to all its associates across its nearly 2,000 U.S. stores by August. Where do you see GenAI technologies particularly helping in-store associates?

Recent books from the MIT community

Technology Review  

Sparking Creativity: How Play and Humor Fuel Innovation and DesignBy Barry Kudrowitz, SM ’06, PhD ’10ROUTLEDGE, 2023, $39.95 Open Building for Architects: Professional Knowledge for an Architecture of Everyday EnvironmentBy Stephen H. Kendall, PhD ’90, and N. John Habraken ROUTLEDGE, 2023, $44.99 Measurements-Based Radar Signature Modeling: An Analysis FrameworkBy Joseph T. Mayhan, senior staff member at…

Sprayable gel simplifies surgeries

Technology Review  

Colonoscopies are a boon for preventing colon cancer, but patients may develop gastrointestinal bleeding or dangerous small tears in the intestine if doctors end up having to remove polyps in the process. Now MIT researchers have developed a gel that can be sprayed through an endoscope onto the surgical sites, where it instantly forms a…

Sweat may protect against Lyme disease

Technology Review  

Most people’s sweat contains a protein that can prevent Lyme disease, researchers at MIT and the University of Helsinki have discovered. They also found that about one-third of the population carries a less protective variant that makes the tick-borne infection more likely. By running a genome-wide association study, the researchers identified three variants more common…