Bangkok Post

Thailand has been ranked 8th, or “very low”, among Asean countries and 101st worldwide in the English Proficiency Index 2023 prepared by EF, a well-known English teaching institute with a worldwide network. Thailand lags not only Singapore, the Philippines and Malaysia but also VIetnam, Indonesia, Myanmar ...

A focus on high-value users, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) theme, digital inclusion and data infrastructure regulations will bring a sustainable digital economy to Thailand, according to Google.The fields of digital financial services (DFS), health, education, food and generative artificial intelligence (Al) are among ...

The government should invest more in developing human resources to prepare for the coming of Society 5.0, in which innovative technology and artificial intelligence (Al) will play a key role in driving the global economy, according to the chairman of Global Compact Network Thailand (GCNT).Speaking ...

The Marketing Association of Thailand (MAT) forecasts marketing spending next year will increase by only 3% because of the negative outlook for the global economy. Marketers are expected to prioritise their investment in the areas of content platforms, commerce platforms and payment platforms next year, said ...

The Thai Chamber of Commerce has urged the government to reform the country and its economy, import technology, attract foreign skilled labour, improve education and boost the birth rate. The results of a survey of nationwide members of the Thai Chamber of Commerce were compiled in ...

The Ministry of Natural Resource and Environment (MNRE) will push a draft Clean Air Act for cabinet consideration later this month to prevent the problem of air pollution from spinning out of control. Pol Gen Phatcharavat Wongsuwan, the environment minister, said the bill has been put ...

The Thailand Digital Valley project in Chon Buri, expected to form part of the digital economy backbone, has completed the construction of the Digital Startup Knowledge Exchange Center, which is fully occupied and slated to open this year. The centre aims to host a large community ...

Thailand’s economic recovery is intact but inflation risks could weigh on the country’s growth outlook, Bank of Thailand (BoT) governor Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput said on Wednesday. There was upside inflation risk brought on by the El Nino weather pattern pushing up food prices, plus higher oil prices, ...

Despite 20 million foreign arrivals in the first nine months of the year, the tourism index has still plunged below the regular rate as operators witnessed sluggish spending due to global economic concerns and a high level of household debt, according to the Tourism Council ...

The increasing elderly population in Thailand is prompting a serious discussion on raising the retirement age beyond 55 to accommodate an “aged society” and deal with an ongoing labour shortage in the country, says the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI). The Labour Ministry is interested in ...