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AI and big data to reign in Thailand’s galloping HIV infection rate
The use of artificial intelligence (AI) and big data offers untapped opportunities for Thailand. In particular it has enormous potential to contribute to ‘Thailand 4.0’, a new value-based economic model driven by innovation, technology and creativity that is expected to unlock the country from economic ...
Thailand to lead Asean with creativity, complementarities and continuity
A briefing of foreign diplomats in Bangkok yesterday (Nov, 21) on Thailand’s coming year as chair of Asean was told the community needs to re-think its strategies and approaches if it is to remain relevant and central to the region.Keep reading ...
John Le Fevre
Thailand Board of Investment’s Incentives to Boost Investment in Food Innovations
After the Thailand Board of Investment (BoI) announced earlier this year a new policy to offer investment incentives to seven more “Food Innopolis” projects nationwide, Thailand’s food industry has embarked on a transformation journey.Keep reading ...
Thailand Board of Investment's Incentive Schemes Set to Support Infrastructure Development for EEC
To drive concrete development of the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), Thailand’s Board of Investment (BOI) has recently approved investment incentive scheme for the bidding winners of U-Tapao Airport’s Passenger Terminal 3 and Digital Park Thailand (EECd) development projects, two among six major development projects in ...
Switched on: Top electric power conference heads to Thailand
The Power and Energy Society (PES), which bills itself as the the world’s largest forum for the electric power industry, is literally counting the days, hours, minutes and seconds before its Grand International Conference and Exposition is held for the first time outside of the ...
John Le Fevre
Thailand Kicks Off the EMC3 Model, Aiming to Drive the MICE Industry in the EEC and Establish the Eastern MICE Corridor to Advance Thailand's Economy
To push forward Thailand’s MICE industry and drive the ten target industries under the Thailand 4.0 scheme in support of the government’s policy, the Thailand Convention and Exhibition Bureau (Public Organization), or TCEB has launched the “EMC3 Model,” which will pave the way for the ...
DHL brings e-commerce COD to Malaysia, Thailand, & Vietnam
E-commerce exporters in China and Australia, consumers in Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam, and DHL eCommerce are all expecting benefits from the introduction of a Cross Border Cash-on-Delivery (COD) system by Deutsche Post DHL Group.Announced Monday September 17, the DHL e-Commerce Cash on Delivery (COD) service ...
Thailand targets to connect Belt and Road Initiative and EEC to boost investment opportunities in ASEAN
Thailand aims to connect China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) to accelerate more investment and trade opportunities in Asia, especially ASEAN and ACMECS, Thailand’s Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak told almost 1,000 participants from both China and Thailand at the “Thailand-China Business Forum 2018: Comprehensive ...
30 cents: Keeping poor Thai children in school for Bt10
Thirty cents. There’s not much you can buy for $0.30 these days, but in Thailand the meagre amount multiplied by many willing people is allowing 230 children from desperately poor households to attend school.Initiated last year in the northern Thailand city of Chiang Mai, the ...
John Le Fevre
Thailand ramps up relief efforts to devastated Lao communities
The Thailand government has rushed rescue teams and medical personnel to devastated communities downstream of an under-construction dam in Lao PDR that reportedly partially collapsed on Monday (July 23) obliterating communities, leaving hundreds of people missing and displacing more than 6,600.Keep reading ...
John Le Fevre