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With an uncertain economic future in 2019, business leaders must prepare to face disruption. A general election, a trade war between the world’s largest economic powers, and the spectre of a new global recession could greatly affect several industries. Telecoms must begin laying the infrastructure ...

Hundreds of pro-election demonstrators gathered peacefully at the Victory Monument skywalk on Sunday (Jan, 6), urging the government not to postpone the election date.  The government and the Election Commission [EC] had earlier scheduled the next election for February 24 after all the concerned organic ...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative is a colossal infrastructure plan that could transform the economies of nations around the world. But with its focus on coal-fired power plants, the effort could obliterate any chance of reducing emissions and tip the world into catastrophic climate change.Keep ...

The US-China trade war and a preference for Thai brands among Chinese buyers have created an opportunity for medium-sized and large firms in Thailand, says the Thailand e-Business Center (TeC). Keep reading ...

So-called disruptive technology is transforming almost every industry, meaning Thailand needs more innovative education methods if its youth are to meet new challenges at work.Citing the latest findings of leading Internet platform Sea Group’s survey on youth and entrepreneurship in Thailand and other Asean countries, ...

The year 2019 will be a challenging year for over 300 Thai universities as they struggle with two major challenges. The first comes from changes to the demographic structure of the country itself. Thailand is facing an unprecedented demographic challenge. Its population is ageing quickly, ...

Employers and migrant workers have paid more than Bt15 million in fines for illegal employment over the past six months.From July 1, 2018 to January 2 this year, the authorities imposed fines worth Bt5.3 million on employers for hiring illegal migrants, while workers without the ...

The government will test run 5G services in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) in preparation for the development of S-Curve and new S-Curve industries.Keep watching ...

Thailand’s labour market will stagger under the weight of its growing elderly population if it does not come up with practical solutions soon.At present, more than 16 percent of Thais are over 60 years old – the mandatory retirement age for civil servants and soldiers. ...

Amid an escalating trade war marked by tariffs and counter-tariffs on exports, the United States and China are in the midst of a 90-day ceasefire to allow both sides to negotiate.  As a leading Asean economy, Thailand faces both challenges and opportunities from the trade ...