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BAAC targets B1bn via online farm platform sales
The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) aims for 1 billion baht in sales over the next five years from an e-commerce platform designed as an online distribution channel for farmers.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chantanusornsiri
Thai cybersecurity ranking dips to 35th
Thailand’s ranking in cybersecurity readiness fell to 35th in 2017-18 from 20th in 2016 as other countries made better cybersecurity improvements.“The slip in ranking is not due to poorer cybersecurity competency in Thailand, as its overall score improved, it’s just that other countries have done ...
Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk
A Common Challenge: Geography and Inequality in Thailand and America
Economic inequality has become a major roadblock in Thailand’s path to prosperity and democracy. The massive development gap between the prosperous central and eastern seaboards and outlying agricultural regions has been a source of political division and unmet economic potential for decades. In Thailand’s northeast, ...
Thomas Parks
LGBT campaigners call for rights panel
LGBT rights campaigners and activists have petitioned a House committee to usher in a panel that monitors gender protections.The petition was submitted to Thanikan Ponpongsaroj, spokeswoman of a committee responsible for drafting the rules governing the meeting of the House of Representatives.Keep reading ...
Aekarach Sattaburuth
No room for civil society groups at Asean Summit
Activists question regional grouping’s aspiration to be people-centred; interface likely in November.Asean civil groups and representatives of people’s organisations will once again be denied an interface meeting with leaders during the 34th summit in Bangkok this weekend, as they failed to convene a parallel meeting, ...
Yiamyut Sutthichaya
More cross-border bus services urged
The Transport Ministry has urged bus operators to set up routes across borders from Thailand to Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam, known as the CLMV countries, due to their highly lucrative business potential.“Expanding road networks afford bus operators more opportunities to do business,” said Chaiwat ...
Thodsapol Hongtong
Data sovereignty drives new demand for Asia Pacific
“Data is the new oil.” While that analogy may not be perfect, recent events underscore just how valuable particular types of data are in the information age.Governments across the globe have been taking steps to secure data and are setting out rules around its exchange ...
Daniel Lorenzzo
Thailand Cybersecurity 2019 Event support Thailand’s digital transformation
Thailand Cybersecurity 2019 Event Thailand Cybersecurity 2019 Event support Thailand’s digital transformation, particularly in dealing with current cyber threatsElectronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA) under the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society proudly present “Thailand Cybersecurity 2019” to empower critical organizations to stay ahead of growing ...
Universities agree to test 5G uses
The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) on Thursday signed a collaboration deal with Chiang Mai University, Khon Kaen University and Prince of Songkla University to set up a 5G testing centre at the three campuses.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Water plan to tackle many problems
The cabinet has approved a 20-year master plan for water-management and water-disaster prevention. The 2018-2037 national plan was passed with the aim of providing wider access to clean drinking water, an expansion in irrigation infrastructure and areas under irrigation, and preventing floods and droughts in ...
The Nation Reporter