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New DES minister urged to prioritise AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/09/2025
» Three major industry organisations are urging Chaichanok Chidchob, the incoming digital economy and society (DES) minister, to prioritise the national artificial intelligence (AI) policy and sovereign technology development.
Homeless targeted by mule account brokers
News, Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 21/09/2025
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has stepped up efforts to prevent homeless people from being lured into opening "mule accounts" following reports that brokers are paying 500–5,000 baht to use their identities.
Probe sought into ID card 'extortion'
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 19/09/2025
» Two People's Party MPs, Wiroj Lakkhanaadisorn and Somdul Utcharoen, have petitioned the Department of Provincial Administration (DoPA) over allegations that villagers in Chiang Mai are being forced to pay tens of thousands of baht to obtain nationality and ID cards under a cabinet resolution.
City bets on pets with chips
News, Published on 15/09/2025
» On a recent sweltering afternoon in Bangkok's Klong Toey community, a shop owner struggled to coax her rescued mutt into a car. The dog, once abandoned, trembled at the sight of vehicles.
10 members of Thai ID fraud gang, including 6 govt officials, arrested
Published on 12/09/2025
» Ten people, including six government officials, involved in allegedly forging Thai ID cards for stateless people and foreign nationals have been arrested separately in Bangkok and three other provinces.
Why & how to use eSIM in Thailand?
Komsan Jandamit, Published on 12/09/2025
» eSIM has been around and available globally for more than five years. But, even in 2025, most people in Thailand still stick to traditional physical SIM card for their mobile internet connections and phone calls, even though eSIM is technically better in nearly every way.
At 81, DJ Gloria fills Sweden's dancefloors
AFP, Published on 04/09/2025
» STOCKHOLM - She drops the beat and gets her groove on, spinning discs like a pro as her head-to-toe sequins twinkle under the lights -- 81-year-old DJ Gloria is filling dancefloors across Sweden.
Unholy identity crisis
Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2025
» Allegations against Phra Alongkot -- the former abbot of the famous Wat Phrabat Namphu in Lop Buri -- have not only revealed a crisis of faith in Thai Buddhism, but have brought the issues of identity theft and impersonation to the forefront.
Dead man's ID number used to open account for donations to Aids hospice temple
Online Reporters, Published on 24/08/2025
» The ID card number of a dead man was used to open an account to receive donations for a fund belonging to the controversial Aids hospice temple Wat Phrabatnampu, according to the Department of Provincial Administration. The temple's former abbot changed his layman name to one almost identical to that of the deceased man.
Sign-up for flat rail fare starts Monday
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 22/08/2025
» The Transport Ministry is urging Thais to sign up for the government's flat-rate electric train fare in Bangkok, the registration for which is scheduled to open on Monday.