Startup producing water from air as a sustainable alternative to bottled water STAYING at a hotel on the Thai island of Koh Samui in 2015, Meghan Kerrigan noticed the four bottles of water she was given every day were clogging her bin with plastic. Outside her door, Chaweng beach was smothered in rubbish. It was […]
Read MoreTHE government’s economics chief has voiced his concerns over a strong baht with his central bank counterpart, citing the impact on farmers and calling on him to be ready to put the brakes on further gains in the currency. Deputy Prime Minister Somkid Jatusripitak yesterday said the government was worried that a chain reaction would […]
Read MoreTRANSPORT Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith is confident of completing the bids for the remaining 12 separate contracts of the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail project, with the first phase running from Bangkok to Nakhon Ratchasima, in March this year. Arkhom said, after chairing a meeting of the committee on the Thai-Chinese high-speed rail scheme yesterday, that the State […]
Read MoreThe Bank of Thailand plans to make digital payment the main payment channel in the next three years. Central bank governor Veerathai Santipraphob, said yesterday that the central bank and other parties would create an ecosystem for digital payment to become the main channel of payment in the kingdom. The system would be cost efficient, […]
Read MoreSINGAPOE – UOB on Thursday (Feb 14) said it will launch its digital bank first in Thailand, with the mobile-only bank known as TMRW. The digital bank aims to attract three to five million customers in the next five years. TMRW is the first mobile-only bank meant to target Asean millennials who transact mainly on […]
Read MoreEmirates will launch a daily service on June 1 linking Phnom Penh (PNH) and Bangkok (BKK). The service from Phnom Penh to Dubai, via Bangkok, will provide more flight options to passengers travelling between the capitals of Cambodia and Thailand. Travellers from the Southeast Asian nations will enjoy connectivity to over 150 destinations in 86 […]
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