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Investors urged to target AI, healthcare and gold in 2026
Investors urged to target AI, healthcare and gold in 2026
Sunday 23 November 2025 12:00 PM
BANGKOK: Artificial intelligence (AI) technology, healthcare stocks and gold will lead the investment market in 2026, which is expected to be another highly volatile year, with Thai equities recovering gradually, says Krungsri Asset Management (KSAM).
Sora2 – When Everything is Reel
Sora2 – When Everything is Reel
Sunday 16 November 2025 02:00 PM
Sora2 is OpenAI’s new tool to create videos of yourself doing anything imaginable. It’s so popular that it got a million downloads in five days when it was launched in North America – more even than ChatGPT. Now Sora2 is available in Thailand.
Phang Nga woman reports sister’s suspected death in Cambodian scam gang
Phang Nga woman reports sister’s suspected death in Cambodian scam gang
Thursday 13 November 2025 11:50 AM
PHANG NGA: Police in Takua Thung District are investigating a report filed by a local woman who claimed her sister had been killed by members of a scam gang in Poipet, Cambodia ‒ though investigators have so far found no evidence to confirm the alleged death.
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
Eyes turn to space to feed power-hungry data centers
Sunday 9 November 2025 03:00 PM
NEW YORK: Tech firms are floating the idea of building data centers in space and tapping into the sun’s energy to meet out-of-this-world power demands in a fierce artificial intelligence race.
Punked: Phuket real estate agents fight fake reviews attack
Punked: Phuket real estate agents fight fake reviews attack
Sunday 9 November 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: A wave of coordinated fake reviews and suspicious online advertising activity has sent shockwaves through Phuket’s property sector, prompting several leading real estate agencies to unite in an unprecedented move, demanding that Google Thailand take action to protect local businesses and restore consumer confidence.
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
Australia fends off shark bites with new tech and old
Saturday 1 November 2025 03:00 PM
SYDNEY: High above Sydney’s beaches, drones seek one of the world’s deadliest predators, scanning for the flick of a tail, the swish of a fin or a shadow slipping through the swell.
Phuket officials move ahead with Big Data integration
Phuket officials move ahead with Big Data integration
Saturday 1 November 2025 11:00 AM
PHUKET: Phuket provincial officials are moving ahead with the ‘Big Data’ integration policy in partnership with the Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) and the National Statistical Office.
Cybercrime Hits Close to Home: The Global Threat in Local Context
Cybercrime Hits Close to Home: The Global Threat in Local Context
Saturday 1 November 2025 10:30 AM
Cybercrime is no longer just a threat to global corporations; it’s impacting local communities as well. In Phuket alone, police have tackled over B900 million online scam losses since 2022, impacting businesses and tourists.
Police bust B60mn online gambling network in Phuket
Police bust B60mn online gambling network in Phuket
Friday 31 October 2025 09:00 AM
PHUKET: Region 8 Police officers have arrested the alleged owner of the online gambling website ‘UFARED’ and two of his associates in a major raid in Phuket, uncovering more than B60 million in online transactions.
Cops digitise war against cybercrime
Cops digitise war against cybercrime
Thursday 30 October 2025 09:58 AM
BANGKOK: The Royal Thai Police is stepping up efforts against call centre gangs and online scammers after the government declared cybercrime suppression a national priority.
95% of AI pilots fail – how to join the 5% that don’t
95% of AI pilots fail – how to join the 5% that don’t
Sunday 26 October 2025 02:00 PM
Phuket businesses beware – 95% of companies that launch AI pilots lose money on them, according to a shocking new study from MIT.
Thailand banks on AI to reverse student decline
Thailand banks on AI to reverse student decline
Tuesday 21 October 2025 09:30 AM
BANGKOK: Thailand is embarking on an ambitious effort to raise the performance of its students in the global education rankings by integrating artificial intelligence (AI) into classrooms, aiming to reverse years of academic decline and prepare students for a rapidly changing digital world.
Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid
Myanmar junta says seized 30 Starlink receivers in scam centre raid
Monday 20 October 2025 01:23 PM
YANGON: Myanmar’s junta raided one of the country’s most notorious cyberscam centres and seized Starlink satellite internet devices, it said today (Oct 20), after an AFP investigation revealed an explosion in their use in the multibillion-dollar illicit industry.
NBTC holds WiFi expansion talks
NBTC holds WiFi expansion talks
Tuesday 14 October 2025 09:57 AM
BANGKOK: The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC), the US and the Wi-Fi Alliance have discussed ways to utilise the 6GHz spectrum to drive Thailand's digital economy.
Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk’s Starlink
Myanmar scam centres booming despite crackdown, using Musk’s Starlink
Tuesday 14 October 2025 09:12 AM
MAE SOT: Scam centres in Myanmar blamed for swindling billions from victims across the world are expanding fast just months after a crackdown that was supposed to eradicate them, an AFP investigation has found.
Phuket Police launch cyber safety campaign after B900mn in online scams
Phuket Police launch cyber safety campaign after B900mn in online scams
Thursday 9 October 2025 09:21 AM
PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Police have launched a major public education drive on cyber safety after revealing that online scams have cost victims on the island more than B900 million over the past three years.
Police bust major pirate football, movie streaming operation
Police bust major pirate football, movie streaming operation
Wednesday 1 October 2025 10:00 AM
NONTHABURI: Police have busted a large hub run by copyright pirates streaming Premier League football matches and movies through an illegal website, serving over 100,000 members and earning B200 million a year.
Spectrum shortage prompts fears of mobile data crisis
Spectrum shortage prompts fears of mobile data crisis
Monday 22 September 2025 10:30 AM
BANGKOK: The mobile spectrum could suffer a shortage by the end of the year, threatening internet speeds, the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) has warned.
ChatGPT 5: The End of AI
ChatGPT 5: The End of AI
Sunday 21 September 2025 02:00 PM
Remember when AIs were going to improve themselves at the speed of light, achieve superintelligence and pave the world with data centres? That was supposed to happen about now.
Microsoft to build three Thai data centres amid national AI push
Microsoft to build three Thai data centres amid national AI push
Saturday 20 September 2025 11:00 AM
BANGKOK: Microsoft Thailand is constructing three local data centres under strategic partnerships to deliver localised cloud services. 

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