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What the data is really saying

Should 10,000 complaints over errors on the national health app Mor Prom, and an embarrassing leak of vehicle registration data — one that let loose information on the prime minister himself — be simply brushed off as technological hiccups?

Bangkok Post · Aug 8

Regional airport upgrade plan taking off

The government is betting on regional airports to drive Thailand's next wave of tourism and investment growth, with upgrades to facilities, flight routes and technology aimed at transforming them into economic gateways.

Bangkok Post · Aug 8

Harnessing the power of big data

The cabinet passed a resolution on July 27 acknowledging a draft of efforts to drive data utilisation or the National Big Data Strategic Plan 2025-27, aiming to turn Thailand into a "data-driven nation".

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Thai diplomacy at a crossroads

Thailand's foreign policy is running amok in questionable directions inconsistent with its longstanding and crafty geostrategic balancing. From signing a joint statement to appease Beijing on its "reunification" with Taiwan and criticising a United Nations special rapporteur on his assessment of the Thai-Cambodian border situation, the Anutin Charnvirakul-led government has…

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

SET executives upbeat on renewed investor confidence

Thailand's stock market is regaining momentum as foreign investors return, supported by stronger capital inflows, improving economic fundamentals and new investment themes, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET).

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Asian bourses steady as investors weigh data

Asian stocks posted mixed trade at the end of the week, as tech shares in South Korea advanced even as investors weighed a cooling, AI-fuelled semiconductor rally, rising oil prices due to Middle East tensions, and upcoming US jobs data.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Slowly, yet surely

In 2024, Tharinee Ratanasatien and Nawarat Welployngam joined an artist residency programme in the UK. Unlike their counterparts in Thailand, the creative professionals had access to structural support.

Bangkok Post · Aug 7

Bulletin world briefing: Boy kills his grandparents and schoolteachers in Thailand shooting

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The Independent UK · Aug 7

Thailand School Shooting Leaves at Least Eight Dead as Student Gunman Dies by Suicide

A Thailand school shooting left at least eight dead after a 14-year-old allegedly used his grandfather's handgun. Investigators now face urgent questions over gun access and school safety.

International Business Times UK · Aug 7

Thailand school shooting: eight killed including suspected attacker, police say

Teenager killed his grandparents ⁠before opening fire at school near Bangkok, where more than 30 were wounded

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7