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Thailand: Call for defence against cyberthreats

Thailand could face a loss of 286 billion baht from cyber-attacks unless it has proper mechanisms and standards in place to guard against the threats, says Fortinet Thailand, a local unit of the US cybersecurity firm. The firm also suggests businesses gear up to comply with the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which is scheduled […]

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Thailand: ONDE outlines digital outlook

Lack of public knowledge about the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), a dearth of digital skills among officials and tepid cross-border e-commerce by Thai vendors are three concerns surrounding the country’s digital transformation, says the Office of National Digital Economy and Society Commission (ONDE). The concerns are spelled out in this year’s survey from the […]

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One-third of Thais say financial status is ‘bad’

The spending sentiment of Thai consumers is expected to fall behind neighbouring countries encountering similar pandemic outbreaks over the next six months. Usana Chantarklum, managing director of Ipsos (Thailand) Co, the world’s third largest market research company, said the latest study on the impact of Covid-19 on the region’s consumer behaviour in Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, […]

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Thailand: Fiscal discipline board to mull debt ceiling

The government’s committee in charge of fiscal discipline has scheduled a meeting to draw up a five-year public debt management plan, says Patricia Mongkhonvanit, director-general of the Public Debt Management Office (PDMO). The plan forms the backbone for the country to borrow for economic development. Mrs Patricia said the committee can consider raising the debt-to-GDP […]

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