BMA expanding digital device control to all its schools
AFTER a trial at 10 schools showed controlling use of digital devices improved student concentration and increased parental satisfaction, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is gearing up to expand the clampdown at all its schools from the next academic year, PPTVHD36 said today (Mar. 13). Bangkok Governor Chadchart Sittipunt said in introducing the “Phone […]
Read MoreCabinet nod for issuing 5bn baht digital tokens as new fundraising channel
THE Cabinet today (May 13) approved the issuing of 5 billion baht worth of “Thailand Digital Tokens” as an alternative fundraising channel for the government with this to be available for investors in one to two months’ time, Amarin TV said. Deputy Prime Minister/Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira said those investing in these tokens will […]
Read More15 million ‘fragile’ people to get cash in lieu of digital wallet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters AN ESTIMATED 15 MILLION Thai nationals will likely be granted 10,000 baht in cash each in lieu of a digital wallet with the same amount under a new Pheu Thai-led government, a partisan source said today (Aug. 21). Officially categorised as “fragile” groups of people, the 14.98 million people nationwide […]
Read More100,000 small-sized merchants have so far offered to join digital wallet project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO LESS THAN 100,000 small-sized retailers and vendors so far have reportedly agreed to join the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet project, said Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat today (Aug. 8). Julapun said he believed many more grocery retailers, food and beverage vendors and restaurant owners in addition to the estimated […]
Read MoreDigital wallet project sales figures not being sent to Revenue Dept
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO SALES VALUES OF merchandise traded under the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet project will be eventually accessed by the Revenue Department as widely feared by retailers and vendors anywhere, according to Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat. The total sales values of goods to be sold by retailers and vendors ranging […]
Read MorePeople warned of legal action if they cash in on digital wallet
By Thai Newsroom Reporters PEOPLE ARE STRONGLY advised to never literally cash in on their digital wallet, albeit in return for a reduced sum of money, otherwise legal action will definitely be taken against them. Deputy Finance Minister Julapun Amornvivat today (Aug. 1) suggested all eligible recipients to the Pheu Thai-initiated populist handout campaign […]
Read MoreDigital wallet project would not make Pheu Thai a very popular party: Academic
By Thai Newsroom Reporters THE MUCH-HERALDED, YET-DELAYED, Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet handout campaign would not help maintain much of partisan popularity, let alone promote it, among millions of people nationwide when it comes to their going to the polls next time around, according to an academic critic. Pornchai Theppanya, former dean of Ramkhamhaeng University’s […]
Read MoreMore categories Of Goods Provided Under Digital Wallet Project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters MORE CATEGORIES OF merchandise are provided for people to buy under the Pheu Thai-initiated digital wallet project as of the start of the fourth quarter of this year, according to the Digital Government Development Agency. The newly-established DGA today (July 24) issued a statement to add supplementary categories to the […]
Read More99-year land lease to foreigners, digital wallet scheme will harm the country: Jatuporn
A FORMER MP/Red Shirt leader Jatuporn Prompan warned that allowing foreigners to lease land for 99 years because they have so requested would only benefit real estate companies that are unable to sell 1.3 million condo units, TV Channel 7 said today (July 12). Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin recently moved to relax property regulations […]
Read MoreOnly 43 billion baht in Central Fund to finance digital wallet project
By Thai Newsroom Reporters NO MORE THAN A SUM OF 43 billion baht will be withdrawn from the government’s Central Fund for the current fiscal year to partly finance the digital wallet project, confirmed Prime Minister’s Office Minister Jakapong Sangmanee today (July 12). Jakapong contended that not as much as 100 billion baht to […]
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