Bangkok Post
Controversial law on personal data again postponed, for another year
The cabinet has approved the deferral of the full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) slated for this June by another year, with the explanation the country is facing a difficult time with the pandemic and the legislation’s related processes have yet to ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
Analyst urges local vaccine output
It will take Thailand two years to reach herd immunity for Covid-19 at the current rate of vaccination, but if local vaccine production plans ramp up and vaccination rates increase, hope remains for a quicker timeline, according to a report by Deutsche Bank.As of April ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
Companies depositing less with banks
Liquidity in the domestic banking sector has been declining due to higher deposit withdrawals from business operators attempting to cope with the impact of the prolonged pandemic.According to Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research), outstanding deposits at 19 registered commercial banks in the first quarter of 2021 ...
Somruedi Banchongduang
Ransomware targeting Asean SMEs drops
The global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it detected and foiled last year among small and medium enterprise (SME) users in Southeast Asia.The company monitored 804,513 ransomware events in 2020, down 58% from the 2019 total ...
Regulator expected to extend subsidy on electricity bills
Energy authorities are preparing to extend the power discount period for households and businesses to reduce monthly expenses during the third wave due to work-from-home orders.The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) earlier this year approved a discounted electricity tariff from February to March as part of ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Private sector seeks govt deal
About 2,000 companies have expressed an intent to buy Covid-19 vaccines from the government for their 900,000-strong workforce, according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC).Sanan Angubolkul, the chamber’s chairman, said the companies all wish to shoulder the costs of the jabs for their employees.“They ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Evaluating response initiatives
Less than a month after the second wave of the pandemic subsided, Thailand faced a tsunami of Covid-19 infections in April and early May, posing a threat to economic stability.While countries with high inoculation rates such as the US have moved past rigid measures, the ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
State hurries GI registration
Thailand is speeding up registration of geographical indication (GI) products in four countries to prevent foreign sellers from claiming they make the products and helping to increase Thai exports during the pandemic this year.GI is a certificate indicating goods with unique characteristics come from certain ...
Phusadee Arunmas
More Covid relief in the works
The government is considering new relief packages for both individuals and businesses as a part of a new economic stimulus package, against the backdrop of Thailand’s third wave of Covid-19 outbreak.Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has instructed all economic agencies concerned, including the Finance Ministry and ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
IEAT sets up relief funds to help fishermen
The Industrial Estate Authority of Thailand (IEAT) has set up two relief funds in a bid to calm fishermen demanding compensation for the environmental impact caused by land reclamation under IEAT’s third phase of the Map Ta Phut deep-sea port project in Rayong.The authority also ...
Bangkok Post Reporter
