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Leaders make dive into political scrum
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/12/2025
» A wave of tech pioneers have jumped into politics as political parties look to leverage their technology policies to woo voters in the upcoming election.
Iris-scan expansion on hold in Thailand
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/09/2025
» Tools for Humanity Thailand has decided to suspend the further expansion of its iris-scanning locations for two weeks as it seeks to address concerns that have arisen about the safety of biometric data.
3% hike in marketing spending forecast next year
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/11/2023
» The Marketing Association of Thailand (MAT) forecasts marketing spending next year will increase by only 3% because of the negative outlook for the global economy.
Banking on the cloud
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/10/2023
» Vatsun Thirapatarapong, country manager of Amazon Web Services (AWS) Thailand, has made a big bet on the country with a hefty investment from the parent company to capitalise on growth opportunities in cloud adoption.
Huawei to build AI, cloud training centre in Thailand
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/09/2023
» The Chinese technology giant Huawei has agreed to establish a centre to develop Thai workers in the artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud fields, according to Digital Economy and Society Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Growth in IT spending set to dwarf global rate
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/02/2023
» IT spending in Thailand is expected to register 4.2% growth in 2023, slightly slower than last year's level, weighed down by a projected contraction in spending on devices, according to research firm Gartner.
Thai Mice sector forecast to generate $12bn by 2027
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/11/2022
» Thailand has the potential to become the Asean hub of Mice (meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions), with the country's industry forecast to reach US$12 billion by 2027, buoyed by world-class venues and its multicultural nature, according to global event organiser RX.
Following US ban, Xiaomi unlikely to see sales decline
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 16/01/2021
» The US ban on Xiaomi is unlikely to cause a swift dive for the Chinese smartphone maker's sales as long as the company is not deprived of Google Mobile Service (GMS) access, say IT industry pundits.
Gartner slashes IT spending forecast
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/05/2020
» Global research firm Gartner has cut Thailand's 2020 IT spending forecast to 649 billion baht, a drop of 9.3% from last year, with the biggest fall predicted in the device segment because of the pandemic.
Honor, Xiaomi dive into saturated handset market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/05/2018
» Chinese smartphone makers Honor and Xiaomi realise they are competing in a saturated smartphone market, with the former choosing Thailand as its Southeast Asia hub and the latter opting to partner with a mobile operator for the first time.