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Parties tout digital tech in poll campaigns
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2026
» As many political parties' election campaigns highlight the use of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to help revitalise Thailand, IT pundits suggest that such populist AI policies should be implemented carefully and that more needs to be done to ensure the country's sustainable digital future.
Flight-tracking platform sees traffic soar
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/09/2025
» The popular global flight-tracking platform Flightradar24 experienced a sudden surge among Thai viewers earlier this month, fuelled by interest from people eager to track the flight movements of former premier Thaksin Shinawatra during his private jet flight to Dubai on Sept 4 and eventual return to Thailand on Sept 8.
BoI gets extra B10bn to cushion blow of US tariffs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/08/2025
» The Board of Investment's (BoI) Competitiveness Fund has received additional funding of 10 billion baht to minimise the impact of both US reciprocal tariff policies and new global minimum tax rules from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
AI reforms sought in bid to become regional hub
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/06/2025
» Thailand wants to accelerate improvements to its artificial intelligence (AI) regulations, create an AI software testing centre, strengthen its AI training and develop more deep-tech startups, all as part of a drive to become a regional AI hub.
The nobility of perfume
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/11/2022
» 'The shift to creating new prestige luxury perfumes leads to extraordinary personalisation, intimate with emotion", says Marc Chaya, chief executive and co-creator of Maison Francis Kurkdjian.
Huawei unveils laptops for remote work
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/07/2022
» Tech powerhouse Huawei has launched a new line of high-performance laptops and a tablet to serve professionals with mobile lifestyles and meet the need for remote work.
Shopee upbeat on e-commerce
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/03/2022
» Shopee, an e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan, is forecasting growth in Thailand's e-commerce market based on an expansion in the user base and intense marketing and promotions to help boost purchasing power amid a sluggish economy.
Committee finalised for data protection act
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2022
» The committee responsible for spearheading tasks for the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) has been established, unlocking the process ushering in necessary subordinate regulations as the law is set to be fully enforced in June.
Unemployment hit 5-year high in Q1
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/08/2021
» The pandemic drove the country's unemployment rate up to 1.96% in the first quarter, the highest level in five years, while the IT sector saw the highest number of job postings compared with other industries in the first half of this year, according to job search platform JobsDB.
Experts advocate prep amid PDPA hiatus
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/07/2021
» Despite full enforcement of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) being pushed back another year, businesses must use this opportunity to explore ways to comply with the law step-by-step and ensure effective data protection approaches, say legal and tech consulting pundits.