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Science, AI key to digital hub drive
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/07/2025
» Thailand should invest more in science education and research, while broadening its adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) to gain an advantage in its quest to become a digital hub in Southeast Asia, according to tech experts and the World Bank.
National crypto sandbox for tourists in the offing
Business, Published on 17/07/2025
» Digital asset exchange operators have welcomed a joint effort between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Bank of Thailand to launch a crypto sandbox to allow foreign tourists to use digital assets in Thailand, saying the new initiative would drive crypto adoption across Thailand.
Trump says Indonesia goods to face 19% tariff under new pact
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/07/2025
» US President Donald Trump said he reached a deal with Indonesia that will see goods from the country face a 19% tariff, while US exports will not be taxed.
Cabinet preps Financial Hub Bill draft
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 16/07/2025
» The cabinet is preparing to propose the draft Financial Hub Bill for parliamentary deliberation in the near future.
How to try and negotiate with Donald Trump
Oped, Koichi Hamada, Published on 16/07/2025
» Since Donald Trump returned to the White House in January, it has been virtually impossible to keep up with all the extreme measures, incendiary rhetoric, personnel changes, policy reversals, and breaches of rules and norms, from intelligence leaks to defiance of court orders. That is by design: like European fascists in the twentieth century, Mr Trump knows that it is far easier to manipulate and suppress an overwhelmed, divided, and disoriented public than an informed, engaged, and assured one.
NHSO gives approval for hiring of 18,000 carers
News, Post Reporters, Published on 15/07/2025
» The National Health Security Office (NHSO) board has approved the hiring of 18,000 carers to assist over 100,000 dependent patients nationwide under a programme financed by the economic stimulus fund.
Thailand's Land Bridge falls flat
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 13/07/2025
» As Thailand's political future hangs in the balance, so too does one of the country's most ambitious mega-infrastructure proposals: the Land Bridge Project, envisioned as a transformative logistics corridor linking the Gulf of Thailand with the Andaman Sea.
Unesco urges Asean unity to build AI capabilities
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/07/2025
» Computing capacity, data interoperability and policy harmonisation are critical pillars of Asean regional collaboration when building artificial intelligence (AI) capabilities, according to Unesco.
China urges Southeast Asia to back openness as US tariffs loom
Bloomberg News, Published on 10/07/2025
» KUALA LUMPUR — Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi called on Southeast Asian nations to uphold openness and cooperation Thursday, delivering a message of inclusivity as United States President Donald Trump threatens sweeping tariffs on nations across the region.
Call for deeper integration in Asean as tariffs menace
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/07/2025
» Southeast Asian nations have taken steps to deepen economic integration within Asean and broaden collaboration with other regional groupings amid ongoing global uncertainty and disruptions from US tariffs, says Gan Kim Yong, Singapore's deputy prime minister and minister for trade and industry.