From a woman’s perspective

There’s no gender when it comes to film because gender cannot confine or define talent. Although it might be true that the most obvious gender gap in the film industry today is the director’s chair, and a lesser number of women work behind-the-scenes, …

China’s complex abortion problem

Recent official pronouncements in China have sparked speculation that tighter restrictions on abortion may be in the offing. Six months ago, the Chinese State Council issued guidelines to lower the number of abortions performed for non-medical reasons….

Joke or corruption?

The resignation of an aide to the Prime Minister on suspicion of having a vested interest in the government’s lottery quota system should not be the end of what is now a very public — yet still alleged — scandal. Since the controversy involved his own …

Bourse warning over SCBB share trading

Bourse warning over SCBB share trading Secondary market stocks to be delisted The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is urging investors to exercise caution when trading SCBB, as the stock will be delisted from the secondary market on April 26. On Tuesda…

Ministry pushing soft power

Ministry pushing soft power Food, fruit, digital content drive effort The Commerce Ministry vows to continue supporting and promoting soft power development, especially through food, fruit, digital content, health and beauty as well products with a Tha…

Beanstalk loses B6.1bn in flash loan hit

The Beanstalk cryptocurrency lost 6.1 billion baht of reserves in a corporate flash loan attack when a raider obtained overwhelming voting rights to transfer money out of the organisation’s reserves. The Beanstalk decentralised autonomous organisation …

Cloud-based investment fleeced victims of B12bn

Thousands of people have complained to the Department of Special Investigation that they lost 12 billion baht in total investing in a fraudulent scheme claiming to lease cloud-based data storage space. DSI director of informal financial business cases …

What’s behind South Africa’s flood disaster

DURBAN, South Africa: South Africa, the continent’s most industrialised country, has largely escaped the tropical cyclones that regularly hit its neighbours. But last week, storms pummelled the east coast city of Durban, triggering heavy floods and lan…