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Thailand To Cut Visa-Free Stay To 30 Days For Tourists From 93 Countries
Thailand plans to reduce visa-free stay for tourists from 60 days to 30 days to curb criminal activities.
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Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action
Thailand’s ministry of digital economy has called out Facebook for not maintaining an oversight on potential scams. The Thai authorities have alleged over 2,00,000 of its nationals have been duped via crypto investment and high return auction suggestions, all via Facebook.
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Thailand Admits to Using Phone Spyware Citing National Security, Amid Allegations of Pegasus Usage
Thailand on Tuesday admitted to the use of surveillance software to monitor individuals, in cases involving national security or drugs. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn confirmed the use of spyware, but did not specify what programme was used, which government agency had access to the software, or which individuals w...
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Bill Gates' Green Tech Fund Bets on Silicon Valley Farming Robots
Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
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Blank Spaces Replace New York Times Article on Flagging Thai Economy
The International New York Times said its printer in Thailand removed a piece on the moribund state of the kingdom's economy today, forcing the edition to carry blank spaces including on the cover.
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Bomb Near Bangkok Shrine Kills 19, Wounds Scores in Bid 'To Destroy Economy'
A bomb planted at one of the Thai capital's most renowned shrines on Monday killed 19 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy.
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Bomb Near Bangkok Shrine Kills 16, Wounds 78 in Bid 'To Destroy Economy'
A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday in Bangkok just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 16 people, police and a rescue worker said.
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PM Modi's 'Make in India' Pitch Gets Thai Prime Minister's Support
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong 'Make in India' pitch today got the full support of his Thai counterpart Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha who said this concept can also be applied to drive the economy of his country.
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Thai Military Rulers Appoint Advisers; Economy in Doldrums
Thailand's junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country's long-running power struggl
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Thai Army Gets Down to Work on Economy, Stifles Dissent
Thailand's military rulers will settle down to work at their Bangkok headquarters on Tuesday, firmly in charge after royal endorsement but facing small protests that so far the security forces have handled with restraint.
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
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Thailand To Cut Visa-Free Stay To 30 Days For Tourists From 93 Countries
Thailand plans to reduce visa-free stay for tourists from 60 days to 30 days to curb criminal activities.
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Thailand Blames Facebook for Getting Thousands Duped to Crypto Scams, Plans Legal Action
Thailand’s ministry of digital economy has called out Facebook for not maintaining an oversight on potential scams. The Thai authorities have alleged over 2,00,000 of its nationals have been duped via crypto investment and high return auction suggestions, all via Facebook.
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Thailand Admits to Using Phone Spyware Citing National Security, Amid Allegations of Pegasus Usage
Thailand on Tuesday admitted to the use of surveillance software to monitor individuals, in cases involving national security or drugs. Minister of Digital Economy and Society, Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn confirmed the use of spyware, but did not specify what programme was used, which government agency had access to the software, or which individuals w...
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Bill Gates' Green Tech Fund Bets on Silicon Valley Farming Robots
Iron Ox, a Silicon Valley startup that believes robots can grow produce more sustainably, said it raised $50 million (roughly Rs. 370 crores) in a funding round led by Bill Gates' Breakthrough Energy Ventures.
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Blank Spaces Replace New York Times Article on Flagging Thai Economy
The International New York Times said its printer in Thailand removed a piece on the moribund state of the kingdom's economy today, forcing the edition to carry blank spaces including on the cover.
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Bomb Near Bangkok Shrine Kills 19, Wounds Scores in Bid 'To Destroy Economy'
A bomb planted at one of the Thai capital's most renowned shrines on Monday killed 19 people, including three foreign tourists, and wounded scores in an attack the government called a bid to destroy the economy.
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Bomb Near Bangkok Shrine Kills 16, Wounds 78 in Bid 'To Destroy Economy'
A bomb on a motorcycle exploded on Monday in Bangkok just outside a Hindu shrine in the centre of the Thai capital, killing at least 16 people, police and a rescue worker said.
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PM Modi's 'Make in India' Pitch Gets Thai Prime Minister's Support
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strong 'Make in India' pitch today got the full support of his Thai counterpart Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha who said this concept can also be applied to drive the economy of his country.
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Thai Military Rulers Appoint Advisers; Economy in Doldrums
Thailand's junta has appointed as advisers two retired generals with palace connections, putting powerful establishment figures hostile towards former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra firmly in the ascendant in the country's long-running power struggl
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Thai Army Gets Down to Work on Economy, Stifles Dissent
Thailand's military rulers will settle down to work at their Bangkok headquarters on Tuesday, firmly in charge after royal endorsement but facing small protests that so far the security forces have handled with restraint.
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Thai Court Orders PM to Step Down, Prolonging Political Crisis
A Thai court ordered Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra to step down on Wednesday after finding her guilty of abusing her power, prolonging a political crisis that has led to violent protests and brought the economy close to recession
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Thai political crisis threatens budget, rice scheme, public works
Thailand's inability to form a new government has left the country facing a slow-burn budget crisis, with a costly rice-buying scheme close to collapse and public investment plans that were meant to support the flagging economy under threat.
