Ironing out glitches in the sandbox
(Photo: AFP)The Phuket sandbox scheme is still fixing inconvenient regulations, particularly regarding digital competency, in the buildup to its planned reopening on July 1. "We have to prepare a secure system to cope with all types of certificates," said Mr Bhummikitti. Mr Bhummikitti said the short-haul market will not likely return in the third quarter, leaving only hope for the long-haul market. She said if a travel bubble between Thailand and South Korea could be established, the agency hopes many strict rules would be relaxed. Visitors must sign a consent form in advance, allowing the lab to send results to the Phuket Sandbox Command Center.
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June 24, 2021 23:26 UTC
Automation and Industry 4.0 solutions from Taiwan are best choices for Thailand’s industry upgrading
Automation and Industry 4.0 solutions from Taiwan are best choices for Thailand’s industry upgrading“Taiwan Excellence Smart Machine Tools and Precision Components Webinar” was held on June 23 by Taiwan Excellence, a campaign to bring the best Taiwan-made products to the world. This showcase was held in order to assist Thailand manufacturing industries on their mission to upgrade manufacturing procedures and improve production performance. The webinar introduced comprehensive solutions from Taiwan automation industries, including precision components, machinery visual systems, cobots, industry computing platforms, and industrial networking systems. TAIROA can help Thai manufacturers import advanced and integrated smart manufacturing solutions from Taiwan.”In the webinar, the five leading manufacturing companies launched new products as well as introducing the most advanced smart manufacturing solutions and innovations. It will show more advanced smart manufacturing solutions in the exhibition to assist Thai industries to achieve the goal of upgrading.
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June 24, 2021 10:45 UTC
Thailand’s first luxury outlet ‘Central Village’ sees success from quick and proactive moves to fight the pandemic
This allows Central Village to sail through any crisis, including the COVID-19 pandemic. Gaining ‘Unbeatable Advantage’ as Central Village benefits from Central shopping centres nationwide. The community of Luxurious Lifestyle, as Central Village is the meeting point of people who share a certain lifestyle. Central Village, under the concept of ‘Bangkok Luxury Outlet’, is open every day from 11.00 am to 9.00 pm. More information can be found at the website http://www.centralvillagebangkok.com, LINE Official Account: @centralvillage, Facebook Page: Central Village, and Instagram Page: @centralvillagebangkok.
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June 24, 2021 08:26 UTC
World's highest luxury hotel opens in Shanghai
World's highest luxury hotel opens in ShanghaiThe J Hotel occupies the top floors of the 632-metre Shanghai Tower, the second-tallest building in the world after Dubai's Burj Khalifa. (AFP photo)SHANGHAI: The world's highest luxury hotel, boasting a restaurant on the 120th floor and 24-hour personal butler service, has opened in Shanghai to guests with deep pockets and a head for heights. The hotel occupies the top floors of the 632-metre Shanghai Tower in the city's financial district, the second-tallest building in the world after Dubai's Burj Khalifa. Patrons can also enjoy one of the hotel's seven restaurants, bars, spa, 84th-floor swimming pool, and all the other usual trappings of a top-notch hotel. To celebrate its opening J Hotel is offering a "special experience rate" of 3,088 yuan ($450) a night, but prices for its 34 suites sky-rocket.
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June 24, 2021 07:41 UTC
TEST YOURSELF: Pride proud
TEST YOURSELF: Pride proudPhoto courtesy of Nisamanee 'Nutt' LertvorapongCelebrate diversity this month (and always)Test Yourself is where you can improve your reading skills. Nothing screams Pride Month louder than the rainbow colours popping up all over Bangkok. Guru has gathered noted figures of the community to share their pride with us. Nisamanee 'Nutt' LertvorapongYouTuberOwner of fashion brand Fratellinn"I'm proud of myself for being different. We should be proud in everything we do, every path we choose to walk on and every being that we are."
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June 24, 2021 06:11 UTC
MEA launches MEA ENERGY AWARDS for energy efficiency improvement
MEA launches MEA ENERGY AWARDS for energy efficiency improvementThe Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA), in collaboration with King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi (KMUTT), has launched “MEA ENERGY AWARDS” under the concept “Energy Deployment Efficiency for High Air Quality Standard” with the aim to promote and share knowledge among participating building projects. Forum participants will receive details of programme admission terms and conditions to gain MEA ENERGY AWARDS labels and receive sponsor funding to support energy efficiency improvement (second round) of their building as well as taking part in lucky draws. The “MEA ENERGY AWARDS” label is awarded to buildings that meet the criteria set by the committee members. Contestants are required to meet evaluation criteria that include compliance with MEA Index and Indoor Air Quality Index (IAQ) energy quality standard. Moreover, MEA is funding 1,000,000 baht in grants for winners to spend on building improvement in accordance with programme terms & conditions.
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June 24, 2021 03:45 UTC
McAfee founder found dead by suicide in Spanish jail
McAfee founder found dead by suicide in Spanish jailJohn McAfee was accused of failing to pay tax on 10 million euros of earningsMADRID: Antivirus software pioneer John McAfee was found dead in his jail cell in Spain on Wednesday, officials said, shortly after a court approved his extradition to the United States where he was wanted for tax evasion. Spain's National Court earlier on Wednesday said it had approved McAfee's extradition to the United States. McAfee had more than one million followers on Twitter, where he described himself as a "lover of women, adventure and mystery". A documentary titled "Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee" released in 2016 focused on his life in Belize. McAfee was arrested in the United States for driving under the influence in 2015, only to unsuccessfully run for US president the following year.
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June 24, 2021 00:00 UTC
Mobile retail races ahead
Grocery stores on wheels took off during the pandemic and are now here to stayThong Fah mobile grocery trucks have helped fruit growers reach more customers. The Covid-19 pandemic has forced many changes to the retail market, to the point that reinvention and reformatting have become essential for survival at a time when restrictions are everywhere. In recent years, we have seen the rise of food trucks as an effective and agile way to introduce new brands while reducing the cost of setting up a store. The growth of the food truck industry in Thailand clearly started last year, building on the momentum of the Food Truck Expo in 2019 and riding the wave of changing retail trends. The number of food trucks in Thailand almost tripled to 2,800 by the beginning of 2021.
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June 23, 2021 23:26 UTC
Uphold true democracy
Uphold true democracyJune 24 marks a historic day in Thailand's politics and democracy as it was the day when the country went through a drastic change from absolute monarchy to constitutional monarchy in what is known as a bloodless revolution by the people's party in 1932. Thailand over the past eight decades largely has come under a guided democracy with power concentrated in the hands of a small group of people. With help from some independent organisations established by the military, Gen Prayut, together with his brothers in arms, transformed himself into a politician, beating his political rivals. What is best for Gen Prayut and the PPRP in this power game may not be best for the country. The prime minister will do the country a great service if he upholds true democracy and accepts a strong check and balances mechanism that can ensure accountability and give power back to the people, as King Rama VII wanted.
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June 23, 2021 23:26 UTC
Thailand slow in terms of 5G download speeds
Thailand ranked bottom out of eight Asia-Pacific economies in terms of 5G download speeds, according to mobile analytics company Opensignal. (Bangkok Post photo)Thailand ranked bottom out of eight Asia-Pacific economies in terms of 5G download speeds. South Korea topped the list with 5G download speeds of 380.5 Mbps, followed by Taiwan, Australia and Japan. Thailand was in seventh position for peak 5G download speeds at 414.9 Mbps and third in terms of 5G upload speed at 26.4 Mbps. According to Opensignal, Singapore was fifth in 5G download speed rankings despite just launching 5G services in the second half of last year.
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June 23, 2021 23:03 UTC
Football gambling 'hosts' busted in Mae Sot
Football gambling 'hosts' busted in Mae SotImmigration police examine a computer after raiding a house and arresting two men in Mae Sot district on Wednesday for hosting online football gambling. TAK: Police arrested two men in Mae Sot district on Wednesday on a charge of hosting online gambling during the Euro 2020 football tournament. The raid was led by immigration police commissioner Pol Lt Gen Sompong Chingduang. He said the suspects confessed and said they worked with the gothambetvip gambling website. Online gambling hosts were hired by foreign gambling networks and operated at many locations along the western border in Tak, the immigration commissioner said.
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June 23, 2021 11:03 UTC
Family seeks autopsy after young policeman dies following Covid vaccination
Family seeks autopsy after young policeman dies following Covid vaccinationThe father of police lance corporal Kittipong Chuekhamhod, who died 11 days after receiving his second dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, collects documents at Srinagarind Hospital before taking the body of his police son to Bangkok for an autopsy. (Photo: Chakrapan Natanri)KHON KAEN: The family of a young police officer who died suddenly 11 days after receiving his second Covid-19 vaccination has requested an autopsy to clear up questions about his death. He had earlier gone to Bangkok where he received his second-dose Covid-19 vaccination at Police General Hospital on June 10. A source said the family was later informed that the hospital would transfer the case to Police General Hospital for an autopsy. The father was taking his son's body to Bangkok, the source said.
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June 23, 2021 08:03 UTC
Land official accused of sexual harassment
Land official accused of sexual harassmentA screenshot from a video clip posted on Facebook with an allegation that an official at Non Sung land office in Nakhon Ratchasima had sexually harassed a woman employee. (Photo supplied)NAKHON RATCHASIMA: An official at the land office in Non Sung district has been transferred to Bangkok after being accused of the sexual harassment of a woman under his supervision. The transfer order, effective June 22, was signed by Nisit Chansomwong, director-general of the Land Department of the Interior Ministry. Supoj Prutipruek, a C-8 official at the Non Sung land office, was assigned to temporary duty at the Land Department in Bangkok pending a disciplinary investigation into the allegation. Provincial governor Kobchai Boon-orana said the Land Department had set up a committee make a disciplinary investigation of Mr Supoj.
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June 23, 2021 05:03 UTC
Record 51 Covid deaths, 3,174 new cases
Record 51 Covid deaths, 3,174 new cases"Permanently closed" signs on stalls on Tuesday at Bang Kapi fresh market, which has been shuttered after a Covid-19 outbreak. (Photo: Varuth Hirunyatheb)A record 51 Covid-19 fatalities and 3,174 new cases were reported over the past 24 hours, the Public Health Ministry said on Wednesday morning. The previous daily high of Covid-19 fatalities was 47 on May 27, when the country logged 3,323 new infections. Since the pandemic started early last year, there have been 228,539 Covid-19 cases, 189,777 of whom recovered. The 3,174 new Covid-19 cases over the past 24 hours included 3,112 local infections in 65 provinces and 26 imported cases.
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June 23, 2021 01:14 UTC
Colombia has the world's largest variety of butterfly species
BOGOTA: Colombia is home to the world's largest variety of butterflies, approximately 20% of all known species, according to a study published Tuesday by the Natural History Museum in London. An international team of scientists cataloged 3,642 species and 2,085 subspecies, registering them in a document titled "Checklist of Colombian Butterflies." More than 200 butterfly species are found only in Colombia, said Blanca Huertas, the senior butterfly collection curator at the Natural History Museum in London, who was part of the research team. Project researchers traveled widely in Colombia, analyzed more than 350,000 photographs, and studied information collected since the late 18th century, the museum said. Protecting butterflies in Colombia will also help protect its forests as well as other, less likeable species, Huertas said.
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June 22, 2021 23:48 UTC