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Online sellers hit by large increases in fees
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/09/2025
» Shopee, Lazada and TikTok Shop have all raised their sales transaction fees and introduced additional service charges, leading to higher costs for merchants.
ChatGPT used by scammers along Thai-Myanmar border
Published on 15/09/2025
» Duncan Okindo says he was lured to Southeast Asia last year by the promise of a customer service job in Thailand. Instead, he ended up spending four months in a scam compound on the lawless Myanmar-Thai border, where he saw first-hand how criminal groups are at scale.
Taking the sting out of AI
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 25/08/2025
» While some industry leaders view artificial intelligence (AI) as reducing Thai white-collar jobs, others say the technology augments jobs, enhancing creativity as those ready to learn new things should thrive.
Association revises digital spending forecast to 5% growth
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/08/2025
» The Digital Advertising Association Thailand (DAAT) has revised its total spending forecast for this year to 5% growth, valued at 33 billion baht, down from a 10% gain due to ongoing uncertainties and the economic downturn.
AI-powered ‘nudify’ apps fuel deadly wave of blackmail
AFP, Published on 17/07/2025
» WASHINGTON - After a Kentucky teenager died by suicide this year, his parents discovered he had received threatening texts demanding $3,000 to suppress an AI-generated nude image of him.
Thailand tightens e-commerce control
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/07/2025
» Government agencies have further tightened oversight of digital platforms and products available via online channels to ensure consumer benefit and prevent sales of subpar products.
Philippines orders removal of gambling ads amid addiction fears
Published on 11/07/2025
» The Philippines’ gaming regulator has ordered the immediate dismantling of all gambling billboards and advertisements across the country amid worries over a growing betting addiction in the Southeast Asian nation.
Firms focusing on retail media networks for sales
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 11/07/2025
» A retail media network, driven by data analytics using artificial intelligence (AI) technology, is a key strategy for brands this year to reach consumers at scale to deliver tangible business results.
Fan love lights up Bangkok streets
Online Reporters, Published on 10/07/2025
» In the heart of Bangkok, digital billboards are no longer just for major corporate campaigns. Increasingly, the city’s busiest intersections are glowing with cheerful birthday messages, comeback announcements and heartfelt tributes to K-pop and T-pop idols. These are funded not by agencies or labels, but by fans.
Siam Piwat, Huawei Unite to Boost Quality Tourism
Published on 03/07/2025
» Siam Piwat Group, the operator of Siam Paragon, Siam Center, Siam Discovery, and co-developer of ICONSIAM, has partnered with global technology leader Huawei to enhance Thailand’s appeal to high-spending international tourists—particularly Chinese Free Independent Travellers (FITs). Through this collaboration, Siam Piwat becomes the first Thai retail group to integrate its ONESIAM Global Visitor Card with Huawei’s HarmonyOS, connecting to over 400 million smartphone users in China.