London-based IHS Markit, a global information provider, forecasts the overall electric vehicle (EV) fleet in Thailand to reach 600,000 cars by 2030. Thailand is the major EV market in Southeast Asia, where the total is expected to hit 900,000 cars regionally in the same time frame from 40,000 projected in 2018, said research analyst Siri Kanjanasiri, […]
Read MoreBangkok Bank (BBL), the country’s largest lender by assets, is set to roll out cardless QR code technology on an e-wallet platform for users to make payments Thailand and abroad after the service exits the Bank of Thailand’s regulatory sandbox, which is expected to happen next month. The bank is testing out e-wallet top-ups via both […]
Read MoreAngry societies, infrastructure, technology, silver economy and millennial values will be the five key investment themes for investors in the upcoming years, said Pornchai Prasertsintanah, Thailand’s country manager and head of South Asia Equities of Credit Suisse Securities (Thailand) Ltd. Credit Suisse Securities (Thailand) Ltd, has three businesses: institutional equities brokerage, investment banking and wealth […]
Read MoreThe Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is drawing up a road map towards creating a “paperless and cashless society” in line with government policy. The project for government agencies will be implemented next year and the ministry will submit a proposal on the merger of CAT Telecom and TOT to the State Enterprise Policy […]
Read MoreWORRIES OVER PRIVACY AND SECURITY OVERSHADOW PERCEIVED BENEFITS FOR COMMERCE, TRADE AND PROSECUTION CYBER EXPERTS are weighing the pros and cons of a draft law about digital identification that will allow government agencies to collect citizens’ digital ID. Some pointed to the benefits of the proposed new legislation for both the digital economy and society […]
Read MoreFor industrial operators, a loss in power supply for even a split second could lead to catastrophic damage to their business. But an even greater fear for some operators would be if their power supply contracts were controlled by a monopoly, extracting high prices without competition. Electricity is deemed both a necessity and a public utility […]
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