Economy and industry
Thailand to get AI-driven managed services solution
The Thai branch of a Swedish multinational networking and telecommunications company recently signed a deal to implement an advanced, customer-centric network operations model in Thailand starting from January 2020.The telecom will be working in collaboration with the third-largest GSM mobile phone provider in Thailand. The ...
Alita Sharon
Egat talks power trade with Cambodia, Myanmar
The state-run Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to talk with power authorities in Cambodia and Myanmar to trade electricity from Thailand at a combined capacity of 500 megawatts.Patana Sangsriroujana, deputy governor for policy and planning, said Egat has been ordered by Energy ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Govts urged to 're-skill' workers
The Asean region is set to experience a skilled labour shortage in the future, due to the mismatch between the qualifications held by existing workers and the skill sets needed to achieve and succeed in the fourth industrial revolution (4IR), a seminar was told.Keep reading ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
Thailand drafts ethics guidelines for AI
Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has drafted the country’s first artificial intelligence (AI) ethics guidelines.The ministry worked with the Thailand branch of an American multinational technology company and Mahidol University on the guidelines. Thailand is the first country in Asia-Pacific where the tech ...
US agrees to consider Thailand’s request for a review of GSP cuts
The United States has agreed to consider Thailand’s request for a review of the suspension of trade preferences for Thai exports, under the Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program, in order to mitigate the impacts on the Thai private sector.The US move was conveyed to ...
PM harps on more stimulus measures to lift economy
Prime Minister General Prayut Chan-o-cha said Thailand would seek more measures to boost the economy. He made the remark during the meeting of the Council of the Economic Ministers on Friday (November 1).He assured that Thailand and Asean economies were not in recession but they ...
The Nation Reporter
Anti-Fake News Centre in action
The Anti-Fake News Centre, set up by the Digital Economy and Society Ministry at the TOT headoffice on Changwattana Road, was inaugurated today (November 1).Minister Buddhipongse Punakanta says the centre targets fake news that would trigger a large-scale impact on the general public and their ...
The Nation Reporter
Scheme slotted for November
The Energy Ministry expects to conclude the business model and details of the Energy for All scheme for community-owned power projects by mid-November.Energy Minister Sontirat Sontijirawong said some pilot projects under the scheme will begin development and operation over the next couple of years.Keep reading ...
Yuthana Praiwan
Bloc optimistic on RCEP deal
The 10 Asean member countries and six trading partners remain optimistic about making a breakthrough on the long-delayed Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) deal during the 35th Asean Summit in Bangkok, Deputy Prime Minister and Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit said.Keep reading ...
Phusadee Arunmas
Industry Ministry upbeat on EEC investment
The Industry Ministry forecasts investment flows in the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) to begin from 2020, largely into the 12 targeted industries after the government begins to develop five megaprojects in the corridor.There is some progress on the Map Ta Phut seaport, high-speed railway linking ...
Lamonphet Apisitniran
