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Thailand: Digital Economy and Society Ministry monitoring ‘suspicious’ accounts

About 10 accounts on social media platforms are being monitored for suspicion of generating and sharing fake news that could affect the public, says Buddhipongse Punnakanta, minister of Digital Economy and Society (DE). “The DE Ministry is working with related agencies, including the Technology Crime Suppression Division (TCSD), before taking legal action against them,” Mr […]

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Thailand: Finance Ministry plans e-commerce tax next year

The Finance Ministry expects to introduce a value-added-tax on electronic businesses next year, aiming to collect between 3 billion to 4 billion baht a year, a ministry official said on Monday, tapping a boom in e-commerce in the country. The tax is expected to seek parliamentary approval this year, Ekniti Nitithanprapas, director-general of the Revenue […]

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Brunei: CPI fell by 0.7 per cent year-on-year in June

The Consumer Price Index (CPI in June 2019 recorded a decreased by 0.7 per cent year-on-year compared to June 2018, according to a press release from the Department of Economic Planning and Development (JPKE), Ministry of Finance and Economy. Prices of Food and Non-Alcoholic Beverages decreased by 0.5 per cent. Non-Food prices also decreased by […]

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