Thailand ranks among the top 10 countries in Asia-Pacific for the number of malware attacks because of high rates of software piracy and internet use, Microsoft says. “Thailand is still one of the countries across the region most at risk of malware threats, behind Bangladesh, Indonesia and Vietnam,” said Keshav Dhakad, assistant general counsel and […]
Read MoreThailand will sign a tripartite electricity-trading agreement with Laos and Malaysia, engaging in transmission process. Vietnam News Agency reported permanent secretary of the Thai Energy Ministry Areepong Bhoocha-Oom said the agreement is scheduled to be inked at the Asean Energy Ministers’ Meeting in Manila Sept 17-22. Under the agreement, Laos will sell electricity to Malaysia, using Thailand’s transmission […]
Read MoreThai exports jumped 13.2% year-on-year to UScopy9.9 billion (676 billion), the highest in more than four years, as the global economic recovery helped boost demand and shrug off the impact of the baht’s appreciation, according to the Commerce Ministry. Pimchanok Vonkorpon, director-general of the ministry’s trade policy and strategy office, said the rise in May […]
Read MoreSINGAPORE: Thailand said a US$44bil plan to add infrastructure and upgrade industry on its eastern seaboard can link up with China’s Belt and Road Initiative, as part of a push to encourage economic growth. The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) project could be beneficial for China and the rest of South-East Asia, apart from bolstering Thailand’s […]
Read MoreThe government has pledged to speed up approvals and kick-start construction of key infrastructure projects before the much-anticipated but still-unscheduled general election. The projects range from motorways and mass transit to double-track rail and high-speed train projects, worth a combined 2.4 trillion baht. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak said Thursday that all significant infrastructure projects […]
Read MoreThe Thai tourism industry is expected to continue growing in the second and third quarters of 2017, thanks to an improving domestic economy and an influx of tourists seeking to avoid high-risk countries. Ittirit Kinglake, president of the Tourism Council of Thailand (TCT), forecasts the country will receive 8.04 million international tourists during the second […]
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