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ID project in the eye of the storm
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Komsan Tortemvasana, Published on 29/11/2025
» Thailand's suspension of iris scans by Tools for Humanity (TFH), the company behind the World ID project, highlights the challenges the country faces in regulating emerging technology.
Companies Respond to New Covid Variant With Concern, Confusion
Business, Chip Cutter & Jaewon Kang, Published on 30/11/2021
» U.S. companies responded to the new Covid-19 variant with a mix of both concern and confusion. Some executives scheduled calls with internal teams to assess the threat or peppered health advisers with questions, while many cautioned that they would hold off in making changes to operations until more is known.
Hoteliers see tepid tourism prospects
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 13/04/2021
» Hoteliers are projecting a lukewarm tourism outlook while preparing their businesses amid uncertainties, despite the government's reopening plan for international arrivals.
Inoculation effort fails to impress
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/04/2021
» As various countries start to see positive results from mass vaccination programmes, Thais are getting angry following a surge in infections last week, prompting concerns about the possibility of stringent government measures to control the latest outbreak.
Soft-shoe for survival
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 28/12/2020
» While most tourism operators are preparing for another two years of turbulence until travel sentiment returns to pre-Covid levels, some hoteliers are joining large chains to survive.
Staying alive on freshly deserted Koh Lanta
Business, Dusida Worrachaddejchai, Published on 24/10/2020
» When the pandemic put the global economy in crisis, the ripple effect carried as far as Koh Lanta, an island in Krabi province.
Amazon Event: Tech Titan Unveils New Home Drone, Speakers, Gaming Service
Business, Sebastian Herrera, Published on 28/09/2020
» Amazon.com Inc. last week rolled out an array of speaker and security devices centered around the home and a gaming subscription service and controller, offerings tailor-made for the coronavirus era.
Thai Covid-19 apps judged invasive
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/07/2020
» To fight further waves of the pandemic, contact tracing apps that monitor infection locations and points of contact have never been more important. The recent scandal involving Egyptian airmen leaving quarantine to go to a mall in Rayong has the government scrambling to retrace their contact points, which could have been a much easier process had such apps been in use.
Lawyer: PDPA reprieve doesn't spare individuals
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 25/05/2020
» A royal decree that grants a one-year delay in enforcement of most parts of the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA) does not spare individuals who violate the law from punishment but does protect organisations and businesses, a legal expert warns.
GL aims for 20% portfolio growth
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/03/2020
» SET-listed Group Lease (GL) expects its loan growth portfolio to grow by 20% this year after overcoming legal issues in Singapore and Thailand, helping to unlock business operations in domestic and overseas markets.