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Thailand tops global digital rankings
Thailand ranked No.1 for mobile banking users, second for ownership of cryptocurrency, and third in mobile commerce, according to the Global Digital Report 2019. Conducted by social media management platform Hootsuite and global agency WeAreSocial, the Global Digital Report 2019 found there are 49 million ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Cabinet endorses emergency fund
The Cabinet on Monday addressed a proposed ministerial regulation to do with emergency security funds.Col Athisit Chainuwat , assistant spokesman for the Office of the Prime Minister, said cabinet ministers had approved in principle a bill governing the disbursement of emergency security funds proposed by ...
Thammarat Thadaphrom
New ministry to be established to oversee science research
The government is keen to establish a new ministry to boost science and innovation research. Education Minister Udom Kachintorn said Monday that the Ministry of Higher Education, Innovation, Research and Science will enable the country to be developed according to strategies outlined in the 20-year ...
Forest Act to be amended to encourage felling and growing of rare trees
Landowners will be able to cut down up to 171 “reserved” and “rare” timber species growing on their properties without having to seek permission from the authorities, once an amendment to the Forest Act is published in the Royal Gazette in the next two months.Keep ...
The Nation Reporter
Finance department will be very different in a digital world
From applications in mobile phones, to home automation, to cashless society and beyond, digital is now the new norm in our everyday lives. It is changing what we do and how we get things done in countless ways.We now see robots working alongside people to ...
Rice insurance continues
The cabinet has approved a rice insurance scheme for the 2019 season worth 1.74 billion baht, aiming to cover 30 million rai of farmland. The scheme, operated by the Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC), covers six types of natural disaster — floods, drought, ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Automation, AI pressure factory labour market
The technological disruption caused by automated systems and artificial intelligence (AI) is pressuring the country’s labour market, particularly the manufacturing sector, say business operators. Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Big data to serve up fresh choices to online shoppers
In Thailand in 2019, a transformation of the consumer market will be led by global e-commerce businesses, giving businesses both new opportunities and challenges.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
The Controversial Myitsone Dam Projects: What China Should Do
China’s hurry to revive the Myitsone dam projects has renewed concerns among ethnic Kachin and Myanmar’s people. Last week thousands of people in Kachin state protested, calling once again for a permanent stop to the projects.Keep reading ...
Thailand govt’s adoption of advanced tech boost for local SMEs
A recent report noted that Thailand is in the process of gradually shifting from a manufacturing to a high-value, hi-tech manufacturing economy.This was seen after the country has put all its efforts into promoting the use of advanced technology, science, and innovation in parallel with ...
Alita Sharon