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Labour minister in Phuket orders development of Andaman ‘Super Workers’
Minister of of Labour Maj Gen Adul Saengsingkaew in Phuket on an inspection tour today (Nov 27) ordered all relevant offices in the Andaman area under his ministry to co-ordinate to develop a superior-quality workforce he dubbed ‘Super Workers’. The order was handed down at ...
Thailand has huge mobile potential
Mobile is the future, and this is especially the case in ASEAN member states. As a matter of fact, e-commerce logistics management platform, Parcel Perform, recently noted that emerging markets like Myanmar and Thailand are seeing rapid growth in mobile marketing. A case in example ...
Sheith Khidhir
Debt freeze for Village Fund tabled
Debt suspension for Village Fund members is scheduled to go before the cabinet for consideration on Monday. The weekly meeting skips to Monday instead of Tuesday, as Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha leaves for Germany on Monday. Keep reading ...
Chatrudee Theparat
Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister continues to promote use of rubber in public agencies
The Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister, Krissada Boonyarat, has continued to promote the use of rubber in government agencies to help tackle low rubber prices.Keep reading ...
Supawadee Wangsri
Govt moves to instigate Industry 4.0
The Ministry of Industry and the Federation of Thai Industries, are collaborating to develop both business and industrial sectors in line with the “Factory 4.0” StrategyMinister of Industry, Uttama Savanayama said this week the ministry wants to support more than 150,000 industrial entrepreneurs nationwide in ...
Suwit Rattiwan
Agribusiness slow to adopt tech, far from 4.0
Only 3% of the agricultural and food processing industry is considered part of the digitally-focused 4.0 era, despite being a crucial component of the economy and employing 15 million people, according to the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC). Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Social Development Ministry kicks off campaign against domestic violence
The Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has launched a caravan against violence towards children, women and family members, kicking off a call to no longer tolerate, ignore or engage in violence after statistics placed Thailand among the world’s top ten for domestic violence.Keep ...
Migrant kids get chance to blossom
Three years ago, Chit Ko, a son of ethnic migrant workers, almost had to drop out of school, after his parents asked their son to start working to support the family. If they had not changed their minds, the 11-year-old Chit Ko would have ended up ...
Dumrongkiat Mala
IoT regulations due next year
A series of regulatory conditions for the Internet of Things (IoT) and related device connectivity are scheduled to be implemented by 2019 to handle machine-to-machine connectivity in the industrial sector, with 5G wireless broadband set for worldwide commercial launch by 2020. Keep reading ...
Komsan Tortermvasana
E-tax update on the cards
The Finance Ministry is planning to develop an integrated electronic tax system, aiming to facilitate swift tax payments and refunds. The Revenue Department is tasked with developing all tax systems to to be compatible with an electronic platform, including a system to offset tax payments and ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri