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Thailand's unicorn factory
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/02/2024
» The National Innovation Agency (NIA) has designed a new strategy to support local startups, facilitating their development and enabling them to keep pace with innovation demand in global markets.
Prasert prioritises online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/09/2023
» Prasert Chanthararuangthong, the newly appointed Digital Economy and Society (DES) minister, has given top priority to suppressing rampant online fraud and call centre scams.
New decrees to target tech crime, scams
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 09/01/2023
» A regulation aimed at preventing and suppressing technology crime is set to be submitted to the cabinet this month, says Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, as the ministry moves to tackle online scams as a priority agenda item in 2023.
LHH eyes B100m funds to fuel expansion
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 25/08/2022
» Samart Digital Plc (SDC), a subsidiary of SET-listed tech and ICT solution provider Samart Corporation, is gearing up for a full-scale astrological business to cash in on fortune telling and belief-related commerce seen to have high potential in Thailand and around Asean.
Looking for a business U-turn
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 29/08/2022
» Amid fierce competition in the parcel delivery business, surrounded by financially strong foreign operators, state enterprise Thailand Post has realised it needs to revamp its business.
Ministry asks cabinet for big data overhaul
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/09/2022
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has moved forward with its plans to establish the National Big Data Institute (NBDi) as a major provider of data analytics, and is now seeking approval for the venture at the next cabinet meeting.
Merger set to face tougher scrutiny by new NBTC board
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/04/2022
» The planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) is expected to face tougher scrutiny by the new board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), which took office last week.
Fraud victims can seek justice via online lawsuits
Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 14/01/2022
» Shoppers duped by rogue traders on the internet can file an online civil lawsuit with the courts soon as part of the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry’s efforts to tackle escalating e-commerce scams.
AIS seeks 2 major partnership deals in 2022
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/01/2022
» Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's largest mobile operator by subscriber base, aims to seal two major partnership deals this year in a drive to complement its existing digital service.
State mulls ID linkages for social media
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 31/05/2021
» Security agencies and the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry are seeking ways to supervise usage of social media and are considering linking users' registration on platforms with their ID cards as a way to combat fake news, illicit content and fraud.