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NBTC takes charge for PromptPay expansion, security
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 02/11/2018
» The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), in collaboration with the Bank of Thailand, 20 financial institutions and six mobile operators, are driving for data connectivity to tighten security of PromptPay, the national e-payment system.
'My country's got' these socio-political ills
News, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 02/11/2018
» The explosive Rap Against Dictatorship music video that has taken Thailand by storm has raised myriad socio-political questions and issues. Known in Thai as Prathet Ku Mee, the sensational music video has been viewed on YouTube more than 25 million times in just 10 days in a country of 69 million people, a feat in its own right and a record for its artistic kind in Thailand. How this five-minute rap song in the Thai language has done so much says a lot about where Thailand has been and where it is going.
Let's protect child migrants
News, Editorial, Published on 02/11/2018
» Recent reports by two human rights advocacy agencies demonstrate the plight of child migrants in state custody in Thailand as legal mechanisms based on humanitarian principles are sadly lacking to properly handle those who are arrested and jailed with their parents or relatives.
Not an impossibility
News, Postbag, Published on 02/11/2018
» Re: "Different visions", (PostBag, Nov 1).
Why US sanctions on Iran are counterproductive
News, Seyed Hossein Mousavian, Published on 02/11/2018
» The next round of economic sanctions on Iran, which will start going into effect on Sunday, will mainly target the country's oil and gas industries. These sanctions were eased after the 2015 signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA), commonly known as the Iran nuclear deal, but are being phased back in following President Donald Trump's decision to withdraw from the accord six months ago.
Time mix-up forces Dems to delay e-vote
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 02/11/2018
» The Democrat Party was forced to postpone yesterday's planned e-voting in its leadership contest in Bangkok, the North and the Central Plains branches -- because someone forgot to set the clock.
'Fresh faces' needed to push reforms
News, Aekarach Sattaburuth, Published on 02/11/2018
» Cabinet ministers should be replaced every year so fresh faces can be brought in to help fast track national reforms, a meeting of the National Legislative Assembly heard yesterday.
Court indicts activists for anti-NCPO protest rally
News, Post Reporters, Published on 02/11/2018
» Eight anti-regime activists have been indicted in court for illegal assembly in connection with a protest against the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) on Jan 27 in central Bangkok.
Insolvency efforts earn rank upgrade
News, King-oua Laohong, Published on 02/11/2018
» Thailand has been ranked first in Asean for three consecutive years in its efforts to resolve insolvency, Legal Execution Department (LED) director-general Ruenvadee Suwanmongkol said, citing the World Bank's latest assessments of the ease of doing business in 190 countries.
DKSH adds 3 brands in path to double size
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 02/11/2018
» DKSH Thailand Ltd, the market expansion service provider, plans to double the size of its luxury and lifestyle business in Thailand over the next two years.