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Two hats not good
News, Alan Dawson, Published on 07/10/2018
» When Bangkok got too noisy because of all the criticism about cabinet ministers taking advantage by openly playing politics unfairly, the general prime minister escaped to the North on another scrupulously non-political trip to give away money and be photographed with every local personality and housewife within 20 kilometres.
Chaiwut vows to thwart fake news
Business, Published on 25/03/2021
» Newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn has promised to stymie fake news and illicit content as part of the Anti-Fake News Centre's (AFNC) mission that forms a core part of government policy.
Digital hub status 'within reach'
News, Published on 12/11/2020
» Thailand is setting its sights on boosting its digital infrastructure and creating an ecosystem that will position it as the digital hub of Asean, a seminar was told on Wednesday.
Dashing the gamer dream
Business, Published on 13/07/2020
» Game casters and e-sports players have become the careers young people dream of, and they follow up by training hard to achieve their goal. But the recent push for a new draft law governing the sector with an aim to protect children from violent games has caused panic throughout the industry.
Prawit leaves the shade
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 28/06/2020
» Rebalancing power within the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is the top priority for Deputy Prime Minister Gen Prawit Wongsuwon now that he has assumed leadership of the ruling party.
The path to National Telecom
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/03/2020
» The merger of TOT and CAT into a new company, called National Telecom (NT), is believed to be the government's final push to provide a lifeline to the two state telecom enterprises.
Delay in panel formation hampers preparedness for Personal Data Protection Act
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/09/2020
» The delay in the official endorsement of those sitting on the Personal Data Protection Committee is expected to hinder preparedness by the private and public sectors, which need guidelines to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA).
Putting society up front at the DES Ministry
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/11/2019
» Without an entrenched tech background, Buddhipongse Punnakanta acknowledges that he had to study hard and learn vigorously from various experts before assuming the role of digital economy and society (DES) minister in July.
State urged to assist SMEs with PDPA
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/03/2020
» The government needs to assist local businesses, particularly small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), in complying with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) as the compliance is costly and many organisations are suffering from the Covid-19 outbreak, say cybersecurity experts.
Viral clicks that rocked the boat
News, Anucha Charoenpo, Published on 29/12/2018
» In the year 2018, netizens widely used their Facebook pages and other social media platforms to scrutinise matters of public interest ranging from politics and crimes to social issues.