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Tax reform comes in dribs and drabs
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/01/2018
» Tax reform has been high on the government's to-do list since Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha took the helm in 2014 with a goal of creating a tax base that provides sustainable revenue for the country on a long-term basis.
Criminal crackdown
News, Editorial, Published on 03/01/2018
» It's encouraging to hear the New Year's resolution from the Central Investigation Bureau bigwigs about stepping up their battle against crime. The CIB deals specifically with fraud, scams and online tricksters. Last year, such crimes became bigger than ever. Thousands of people admitted falling victim to fraud schemes. CIB chief Pol Lt Gen Thitirat Nongharnpitak says he intends to put those crimes at the centre of his 2018 investigations, and he has outlined positive steps to do it.
YouTube star apologises again for suicide video
AP, Published on 03/01/2018
» TOKYO: Logan Paul has issued a more extensive apology for posting a YouTube video showing what appeared to be a body in a Japanese forest known as a suicide destination.
YouTube suicide body video removed
Gary Boyle, Published on 03/01/2018
» TOKYO: Logan Paul has issued a more extensive apology for posting a YouTube video showing what appeared to be a body in a Japanese forest known as a suicide destination.
Banks to return fees after PromptPay crash
News, Post Reporters, Published on 04/01/2018
» Commercial banks will return service charges to customers who had to pay the fees when the PromptPay online money transfer service crashed on Sunday morning, the Thai Bankers Association says.
Reform panel agrees to ease digital TV debt
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 04/01/2018
» The national media reform committee is backing a recent government move to help digital TV operators handle their multi-billion-baht debts in its reform proposals.
Retailers on track to expand at a slower clip
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 04/01/2018
» Boosted by an improving market environment, retailers are expected to continue expanding in 2018, but at a slower pace dictated by the mounting threat from online shopping.
E-pay glitch a bad omen
News, Editorial, Published on 04/01/2018
» When the clocks rolled over to the year 2000, most companies and organisations around the world survived the anticipated Y2K computer bug related to formatting and storage of calendar data. But as Thailand was saying goodbye to 2017 on Dec 31, the country's national e-payment system, PromptPay, failed to handle a similar foreseeable computer problem -- the calendar changing to 2018.
'Tis the season to stop giving officials gifts
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 04/01/2018
» Thanks to the "no gift" policy, a directive instructing state officials not to accept or give expensive gifts, most state offices have celebrated the festive season in a different atmosphere.
Users still ignore cybersecurity risks
Business, Published on 04/01/2018
» Despite awareness of the need for cybersecurity, many consumers are not taking proactive steps to keep their personal information protected from identity theft, says McAfee, a global cybersecurity firm.