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The draft cybersecurity bill, which is yet to be completed, is being promoted as an attempt to expand Thailand’s cybersecurity infrastructure, protect national security interests and crack down on cybercrime. Growing public backlash against the bill is causing tremors both online and offline because of ...

Representatives of Chiang Rai’s business community plan to ask the government to ease cross-border travel regulations at a planned mobile cabinet meeting next Monday and Tuesday. Pornthep Inthachai, president of the Chiang Rai Chamber of Commerce, said authorities should review and revise regulations that are ...

Columnist Suwatchai Songwanich explains how China is tackling the problem of its 69 million children “left behind” by migrating parents, by having its companies offer childcare to attract the best recruits in a tightening labour market. Thailand has the same problem, with villages and towns ...

Southeast Asia is seeing a boom in foreign direct investment as the intensifying trade war between the US and China prompts companies to shift production to the region.Vietnam saw manufacturing inflows jump 18% in the first nine months of 2018, driven by investments including a ...

Phatthalung residents are embracing the results of several studies as they offer “creative tourism” packages to lure visitors into spending more time in the southern province. Under this package, visitors can learn local wisdom, see how locals lead their lives and participate in centuries-old activities ...

The ongoing transition of the educational sector into a new and hopeful era risk stumbling after a drastic move by authorities to cut the duration of the teacher-education programme back to four years, many experts warned. “Why will we undo the good changes that have ...

The Dapartment of Marine and Coastal Resources has decreed protective measures for tourist destinations Samui, Pha-ngan and Tao islands in Surat Thani province that will halt several routine practices and popular activities.Department director Jatuporn Burutpat signed the order in mid-August but it will not come ...

Young wildlife researcher Kanita Ouitavon was shocked when she first saw the number of animal species, many unknown to her, that were up for sale at a local market in the North some years ago, when she had just joined the National Parks Department (DNP).Keep ...

Allegedly aimed at busting visa abusers and illegal migrants, a Thai police operation called “X-Ray Outlaw Foreigner” has raised questions about racial profiling and fears for asylum seekers caught in its web.Keeo reading ...

The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) says the country’s economy remains strong in spite of the ongoing trade war between the United States and China. Thanawat Polvichai, director of the Economic and Business Forecast Centre of the UTCC, on Saturday revealed that ...