Access to the rest areas on the highway leading to Höhe Franzosenhausweg has now been blocked off and traffic police will be regularly patrolling the vicinity, according to the ASFiNAG corporation. As soon as it gets dark the lay-bys reportedly get busy with singles […]
Small wonder: I.C.C. to utilise robots at outlets
Boonkiet Chokwatana (left), chairman of I.C.C. International Plc, and Chalermpon Punnotok, chief executive of CT Asia Robotics Co, cooperated to deploy the Dinsow robot to provide service at point-of-sale. SET-listed I.C.C. International Plc, a distribution arm for fashion apparel and cosmetics under Saha Group, will […]
Philippines, US hold war games after Duterte tirades
MANILA – The Philippines and the United States launch war games on Tuesday against the unusual threat of American forces being ejected from the Southeast Asian nation as its firebrand leader pivots to China. As Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte has launched a verbal assault on […]
Giving names to the nameless
Thongchai Winichakul. Chanat Katanyu Thongchai Winichakul just turned 59 this past Saturday, but the bloodiest moment of his life took place when he was a student 40 years ago. Now a successful scholar, the black hole remains even though he maintains that he has “dealt […]
Death of owner plunges chain into uncertainty
A woman pushes a shopping cart outside Esselunga supermarket in Pioltello near Milan in this picture taken on September 13, 2016. REUTERS MILAN: The owner of Italy’s fourth-largest supermarket chain Esselunga, 90-year old Bernardo Caprotti, died on Friday, plunging the future ownership of the group into […]
TDRI: Lack of preparation stifles EV ambition
Electric vehicles (EVs) and charging units are shown to cabinet members at a recent Government House demonstration. Experts say EV development in Thailand will be a long time in the making. THANARAK KHUNTON Thailand’s ambition to develop electric vehicles (EVs) is unlikely to come to light […]
Risks keep shippers cautious on export outlook
Nopporn: WTO sees weak global trade Despite the unexpected rise in August shipments, exporters are maintaining their forecast of a 2% contraction this year, citing the baht’s continued upward trend and the fragile economic prospects worldwide. “Risk factors are still bountiful, as shown by the […]
Toyota baby robot designed to comfort Japan’s lonely
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Bangkok Air in Danang shift
Bangkok Airways has put off a plan to increase the frequency of flights on the Bangkok-Danang route as competition heats up. The SET-listed regional airline earlier intended to boost the service to a daily basis from four flights a week, the rate it has applied […]
Oct 6 activists pass on the fighting torch
Somsak Jeamteerasakul, circled, is supported by friends after his release from prison. The National Assembly under a junta passed an amnesty bill to pardon ‘Thammasat 18’ after they survived the massacre, only to be jailed for taking part in protests that led up to the […]