• OPINION

  Journalism's duty of quality

  News, Editorial, Published on 18/05/2019

  » As the #NationBusted hashtag circulated online on March 20 following widespread criticism about Nation TV's broadcasting of a doctored audio clip, The Nation newspaper did not attempt to play down the story the following day. Neither did it bury the story for the sake of saving the face of its sister media house. Instead, it carried the story on the front page of its print edition.

• OPINION

  Plug digital VAT bill holes

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/06/2020

  » The cabinet last week approved a first-of-its-kind bill requiring foreign digital platforms to pay a value-added tax (VAT) from payments they received from users in Thailand.

• OPINION

  Online hate fuels divide

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 27/08/2020

  » The past few weeks have seen the country plunge into a deep divide, with people on opposite sides of the political spectrum exploiting social media and digital platforms to exchange hate speech.

• OPINION

  A Songkran downer

  News, Editorial, Published on 15/04/2024

  » Songkran festivities across Thailand continue to draw in both local and foreign tourists, all eager to partake in the joyful water-splashing celebration.

• OPINION

  Riders bid for rights

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 16/09/2023

  » Move Forward Party (MFP) MPs wore vests usually worn by delivery riders during a parliamentary session this week to draw public attention to the plight of those working for food delivery platforms.

• OPINION

  Crypto scam alarms ring

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 15/09/2022

  » The widespread impact of cryptocurrency investment scams that have hit the headlines in recent weeks highlights the need for improved financial literacy among investors, especially the young, as well as tougher regulations to prevent these financial crimes.

• OPINION

  Public needed to curb fake news

  News, Editorial, Published on 23/01/2022

  » Fake news -- either in the form of misinformation or disinformation -- has contributed to social and political conflicts, and according to a recent report on by researchers under USAID, it has shaped public opinion in some Asian countries. While critics call on tech companies and governments to solve the problem, increasing digital literacy among the public is the best solution to fake news.

• OPINION

  Keeping up with crypto

  Oped, Editorial, Published on 06/12/2021

  » Thailand's digital financial service industry is doing well when giant retail businesses have intergrated cryptocurrency into their business transactions.

• OPINION

  Better guardians needed online

  News, Editorial, Published on 24/10/2021

  » The recent news of a bank card scam that affected over 10,000 Thai bank account holders should make consumers take pains to protect themselves from online fraudsters ahead of the year-end shopping season.

• OPINION

  Good start on digital tax

  News, Editorial, Published on 06/09/2021

  » Over the past few years, concerns have been raised that the traditional tax structure is unable to catch up with rapid growth in the digital economy. Digitalisation has weakened the ability of governments to collect tax as a result of cross-border transactions.

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