Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin, right, explains the government’s digital wallet scheme at a press conference in November 2023. (Photo: Chanat Katanyu) More petitions calling for intervention by independent organisations in the government’s digital wallet handout scheme have been lodged, with critics saying the 500 billion baht scheme may jeopardise the country’s fiscal security if it …
This article is part of a series, Bots and Ballots: How artificial intelligence is reshaping elections worldwide. Since OpenAI’s ChatGPT went public in late 2022, artificial intelligence — everything from chatbots and deepfake videos to perceived apocalyptic threats associated with the technology — has taken the world by storm. But the public’s awareness of the …
BANGKOK: After a brief meeting of the digital wallet committee on Wednesday (March 27) evening, Prime Minister and Finance Minister Srettha Thavisin instructed the Finance Ministry and the Budget Bureau to finalise the details of the scheme for submission to the next committee meeting on April 10. The meeting on Wednesday garnered considerable public attention, …
Alipay’s annual cumulative transaction limit for foreign visitors has also been increased to US$50,000, up from the previous US$10,000 limit, in line with a new People’s Bank of China policy, the group said. 02:40 How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China How mobile payments impact people’s lives in China Tencent on Thursday said foreign …
Modi posted on X saying, âThe launch of India’s UPI services in Sri Lanka and Mauritius underscores the robust linkages between our countries.â Here’s a list of the countries that have started accepting payments through UPI: 1 – Bhutan (UPI) NPCI International Payments Ltd (NIPL), the international arm of National Payment Corporation of India (NPCI) …
Chilobrachys natanicharum shines in blue. Yuranan Nanthaisong A spider researcher and a YouTube star hiked into a mangrove forest in Thailand. Together, they discovered an electrifying new species of tarantula. It sounds like the start of an adventure movie, but it’s real. The spider they discovered is Chilobrachys natanicharum, a stunning electric blue arachnid the …