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Levelling the e-commerce playing field
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) has issued new guidelines for the Trade Competition Act of 2017, expected to be published in the Royal Gazette next month, aiming to curb unfair trade practices and prevent monopolistic behaviour in multi-sided platform businesses, with a focus on e-commerce.
Decree amended in push to get tougher on cybercrime
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 07/11/2024
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has revised the royal decree on cybercrime prevention and suppression to strengthen law enforcement, adding heftier punishments.
Addressing the Thai nominee problem in foreign-owned firms
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Kuakul Mornkum, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 12/08/2024
» A large Chinese-language billboard explicitly offering a service to help customers obtain passports and citizenship for several countries, observed in Huai Khwang district last month, has again sparked a controversy regarding nominee businesses in Thailand.
Data protection complaint centre opens
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 30/01/2024
» The Personal Data Protection Commission (PDPC) officially launched the PDPA Center yesterday as a one-stop service to receive complaints and offer advice regarding personal data protection in its efforts to deal with data leakage and online fraud.
Filtering through efforts for cleaner air
Business, Lamonphet ApisitniranYuthana Praiwan, Published on 07/12/2023
» The latest government efforts to tackle PM2.5 ultra-fine dust plan to give authorities real teeth to enforce regulations.
NBTC tightens SIM rules
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 21/11/2023
» The Office of National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) will implement new regulations by early next year requiring all mobile phone users who have more than five registered active SIM cards to re-register or verify those SIM cards at mobile operators' service centres.
DES Ministry vows to tackle online fraud
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/09/2023
» The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry promises to establish a centre to monitor and track suspicious financial transactions by the end of this year as a new tool against rampant online fraud and call centre scams, says DES Minister Prasert Jantararuangtong.
Putting clean energy in pole position
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/05/2023
» Efforts to reduce carbon dioxide in Thailand are gathering momentum as the government and businesses forge ahead with clean energy development projects.
Coming up for air
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Siriporn Sachamuneewongse, Published on 20/03/2023
» Worries about Covid-19 may be gone, but PM2.5 is back, plunging Thailand into yet another crisis.
NBTC restates SIM registration warning
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 24/11/2022
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has reiterated warnings against the use of one ID card to register for more than five SIM cards, which violates the regulation, as it is ramping up efforts to combat fraudulent online activities and illegal transactions.