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The Cabinet has approved the establishment of the Institute for Financial Innovation and Technology (InFinIT), in order to foster domestic financial technology (fintech) development. The institute will support the fintech ecosystem in Thailand by offering a platform for professionals and startups to conduct research and development ...

Chinese business giant Alibaba has shown interest in setting up a Smart Digital Hub in Thailand’s Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) with company president Jack Ma expected to engage in talks with the government this week. Keep reading ...

Air pollution in the North is expected to worsen following an end to the ban on outdoor burning in many provinces.Both academics and authorities yesterday (April 17) cautioned people in the North to be prepared for a new and final wave of hazardous haze, while ...

Experts believe blockchain technology can end election fraud and save money. Blockchain and other digital-age technologies, which have played a vital role in the economy and people’s lives, are now bringing new benefits to politics and the electoral process.Keep reading ...

H.E. Mr. Don Pramudwinai, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Thailand, joined the delegation led by H.E. General Prayut Chan-o-cha, Prime Minister of Thailand, to attend the 6th Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) Summit during 30 – 31 March 2018 in Hanoi, Vietnam. The ...

For the first time in its history, Thailand is coming out with a national strategy that directs the country’s economic and social development over the next 20 years. Last June, the National Legislative Assembly passed a national strategy bill which mandates that all government agencies ...

The newly-founded Universal Design Centre has been asked to advise on design for accommodation and infrastructure for the elderly to reduce the risk of physical accidents. Keep reading ...

The Mental Health Department has set up a clinic at Chiang Mai’s Rajanagarindra Institute of Child Development to provide mental-healthcare to parents who have children with special needs. The move is a response to the needs of 64 percent of parents who reportedly suffer from ...

Thousands of megawatts of wind and solar energy contracts in the Mekong region of Southeast Asia have been signed, seriously challenging the financial viability of major hydropower projects on the river, an energy expert told a water conference last week.Buoyed by a recent Thai government ...

On a bucolic stretch of the Mekong, near Cambodia’s northern border, people can tell you all about hydropower. The dam is why fish catches have been dropping, steadily, for the past few years. The dam is why so many young men have taken up logging ...