by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 5, 2023 | ASEAN, Business, China, Economy, Thailand
The latest megaproject for China could be the Land Bridge project in Thailand, which uses rail links to connect the Andaman Sea and the Gulf of Thailand and bypass Malacca entirely. The project, a replacement for the more controversial Kra Canal, was brought up by...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 3, 2023 | ASEAN, Finland, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Technology, Thailand
Singapore has been in the top five of the IMD World Digital Competitiveness Ranking for several years, ending up third this year. The island nation excels in technology and the regulatory, capital, and technological frameworks. Finland was once again placed among the...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Dec 1, 2023 | Culture, Lifestyle, News, Thailand
Thailand will soon celebrate the inclusion of the Songkran Festival on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation’s (UNESCO) list of the world’s intangible cultural heritage. The Cultural Promotion Department has confirmed that...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 23, 2023 | Business, Digitalization, News, Technology, Thailand
Thailand will have up to 105 smart cities by 2027, Commerce Minister Phumtham Wechayachai says. Smart cities will utilize Big Data solutions to improve public life and tackle people’s everyday issues, the minister adds. So far, 36 municipalities in 25 provinces have...
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 18, 2023 | Business, Health, Lifestyle, Thailand
Thailand’s new Cannabis-Hemp Act‘s first draft has been completed by the Public Health Ministry. It will not reclassify cannabis as a narcotic. According to Public Health Minister Chonlanan Srikaew, the new legislation is a refined version of the initial draft....
by Teuvo Tuomi | Nov 15, 2023 | Education, Lifestyle, Thailand, Visions
In 2017, Jo and Dan Rubinstein started a Zero-to-Hero Foundation in Thailand to help finance the Huana Pilot Project. The goal of the Pilot is to find a “model” to improve the quality of education for poor rural children. Zero-to-Hero Program in...
