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E-commerce sovereignty picks up with Pantip Mall
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/03/2026
» Thailand has begun to explore the concept of local e-commerce sovereignty with the debut of Pantip Mall e-marketplace, as regulators and local e-commerce veterans share growing concerns over the dominance of foreign platforms.
Creating a Thai language AI tool
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 08/05/2023
» Thai artificial intelligence (AI) engineers from public and private organisations have teamed up to develop a Thai-language generative AI-powered chatbot, expected to benefit several sectors from education to business.
Nectec, agencies roll out Open ThaiGPT
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/04/2023
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) has teamed up with three organisations to launch the Open ThaiGPT project, which is a next-generation form of artificial intelligence (AI) using the Thai language.
The blame game won't cut it with Covid
News, Pirongrong Ramasoota, Published on 29/12/2020
» Taweesilp Visanuyothin, the spokesman for the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA), was right in pleading for tolerance and empathy amid anti-Myanmar hate speech and discrimination after the recent surge of new infections centred around Samut Sakhon shrimp market.
Social media tussle to hurt Thai firms?
Business, Published on 08/09/2020
» While the government has scaled up efforts to clamp down on social media accounts it deems illegal over the past month, it encountered opposition not only from locals who believe the move is an attempt to cripple anti-government sentiment, but also from Facebook, which says the move would hamper free speech and human rights.
Drunkenness does not equal consent
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/11/2019
» A couple weeks ago, there was a viral photo which showed four guys taking an unconscious drunk girl into an apartment. The person who posted the photo from CCTV was an older brother of the girl. He asked for justice for his sister and said his 18-year-old sister was raped by four guys who claimed that they just took her to the residence with no harm.
Nectec launches website with AI database
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/09/2019
» The National Electronics and Computer Technology Center (Nectec) has launched a website that allows programme developers, startups and businesses to access an artificial intelligence (AI) research database and services to develop products linked with the technology.
Tencent's global-minded Thai boss
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/08/2019
» Living outside the box with full international experience plays a crucial role in shaping how Krittee Manoleehagul handles the work at Chinese internet titan Tencent, where he serves as general manager for the firm's international business group in charge of Thailand, Indonesia and Myanmar.
The dangers of shopaholism
Life, Published on 13/08/2019
» For Kanlaya*, online shopping changes her behaviour -- at least her sleeping habits. A person who used to go to bed early, the 33-year-old stays up until midnight waiting eagerly for a promotional code offered by an e-commerce site. Sometimes she even sets an alarm clock so that she can wake up in the middle of the slumber and won't miss those customer privileges.
Reeking havoc
Life, Suwitcha Chaiyong, Published on 18/06/2019
» For over two years now, locals at Chao Lae Community in Chon Buri province haven't been able to breathe fresh air. Massive flow from a sewer tunnel located next to the beach in their neighbourhood has turned part of the sea into polluted, smelly water. After the news made headlines last month, a local fisherman said the only thing the authorities from the municipality did was to drop Effective Microorganism (EM) balls in the sewage to get rid of the smell. But at times, the malodorousness returns to wreak havoc on people in the community.