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Weeboon: Thailand Crowdfunds For Good Causes

BANGKOK — When Nguyen Quoc launched the nation’s first open, donation-based crowdfunding platform earlier this year, he didn’t have to wait long to see it make a difference.
Still image from an Energy Ministry video about saving electricity based on the 'last will and testament' scenes from legendary lakorn classic 'Baan Sai Tong.' Image: Energy Ministry / YouTube

Make a Will or Leave Loved Ones at the Mercy of Thai Law

Culturally, Thais are not really in the habit of making wills to manage and distribute assets after death, preferring to let the law take...

New Welfare Cards a Boost For Rich or Poor?

BANGKOK — For many commuters, 300 baht buys five long-haul BTS rides. For Chum Chompho, it means over a month’s supply of rice, instant...
Yip Wing-keung, a trading manager at local brokerage Christfund Securities, wears his red trading jacket in 2017 at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Photo: Kin Cheung

End of an Era as Hong Kong Stock Trading Floor to Close

HONG KONG — Hong Kong's last remaining stock market floor traders are taking their final orders as the exchange prepares to shut its trading...

Television Ordered to Restore Full Color

BANGKOK — A week before the cremation of King Bhumibol, the national broadcasting regulator told television stations Thursday to stop stripping the color from...

Digital TV Seeks Relief For Its Expensive Failure

BANGKOK — Regulators agreed Wednesday to lower the fees digital television channels must pay three years after the launched. Not only did the promise of...

Making Thailand’s Digital Economy ‘Stand Out’

A push toward the digital economy is the cornerstone of the Thailand 4.0 initiative, a little policy I have been writing about here and there. Something that might seem a bit abstract, but it indeed has metrics that can be measured and analyzed.
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Bangkok Co-Working Space Hubba Sets Startup Ambitions

Growing a digital economy requires a significant development in several areas, one of them is the startup ecosystem to help develop new companies and make Thailand – or more likely Bangkok – an attractive place for startups to come and do business.

Thai Air Operators Re-Certified by UN Aviation Authority

BANGKOK — A black mark has been lifted from Thai aviation more than two years after it was red-flagged for safety concerns by international...

7-Eleven Pulls Draft Beer After Protest

BANGKOK — Cups won’t be running over with draft beer at 7-Eleven stores, after all.

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