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Bt200m tipped into fund for startups, IT upgrades
The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (DEPA) is putting about Bt200 million into a DEPA Fund that will support startups and help other businesses that want to integrate information technology into their operations.Keep reading ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Big Data mined to boost services
Big data gathered from customers’ accounts with public utilities and state-owned banks will be crunched under a pilot project destined for expansion across all government departments in an effort to make public services more efficient.Keep reading ...
Wichit Chaitrong
Siriraj gives ailing man new lease of life with triple organ transplant
Thailand has become the first country in Asia to successfully perform a combined heart-liver-kidney transplant. The Bangkok-based Siriraj Hospital made the announcement at a press conference yesterday (May 2).Keep reading ...
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Germany grants Bt690m, will work with Thailand on climate-change projects
Germany has granted Bt690 million for a four-year climate change programme intended to help Thailand achieve its goal of reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change.The German government together with the Thai government celebrated the launch of the Thai-German Climate Programme last Monday ...
Pratch Rujivanarom
Rights of workers ‘weakened’
As workers took part in Labour Day events across Thailand yesterday, labour rights groups stressed that unjust employment and the depletion of employees’ power was undermining the well-being of the Thai workforce.Keep reading ...
Pratch Rujivanarom and Wasamon Audjarint
Legislation on way to boost data security
The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society will submit a draft bill on data protection to the Cabinet with the aim of securing approval for the legislation by the end of this month.If the draft bill clears the Cabinet, the resulting Data Protection Act would ...
Jirapan Boonnoon
Destitute centre fraud found in 67 provinces
Allowance misappropriation and related irregularities have been found at 67 provincial protection centres for the destitute, while only nine provincial centres were cleared in the massive scandal, according to results of an inquiry by the Public Anti-Corruption Commission (PACC).Keep reading ...
Piyanuch Tamnukasetchai
New regulations to protect consumers
Among the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) new measures to ensure the safety and quality of health and food supplements is a public health ministry regulation to be put in effect next month.Keep reading ...
The Nation Reporter
Labour activists seek better retirement benefits for Thais
Labour-rights activists are pressing for better welfare and law enforcement for workers, both Thais and migrants, on the occasion of Labour Day.Celebrated on May 1 every year, this important day gives workers and activists ample opportunities to make their voices heard.Keep reading ...
Chularat Saengpassa and Rachanon Charoonsak
Educating a new breed of skilled personnel
Two new educational projects are being kicked off this year at a combined budgeted cost of Bt14 billion to feed the demand for skilled workers for the 10 “new engines of growth” or “S-curve industries” as Thailand aspires for an economic transformation.Keep reading ...
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