The Latest Breaking News from Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn

State enterprise courier Thailand Post has unveiled the Digital Post ID service, where recipients' information can be stored on QR code labels attached to parcels to protect data privacy and ensure a more precise location for delivery.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry plans to distribute 13 million free laptops to poor students between 2023 and 2027 under its action plan for the Smart Thailand scheme.

The National Economic and Social Development Council (NESDC) has rebuffed National Telecom's (NT) 5G business plan to capitalise on the 700-megahertz spectrum range, according to a source at the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.

Despite Thailand's ban on e-cigarettes, they are easily available online. Worse, consumers are subject to heavy lobbying from the vaping industry, which spreads disinformation in its bid to end the ban. The government must put a stop to this dirty business.

Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, a deputy leader of the Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP), has brushed aside talk of forming a government with the main opposition Pheu Thai Party after the next election, saying it was premature to discuss the matter.

The Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP) is downplaying remarks by a party member who suggested Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha should step aside and let PPRP leader Prawit Wongsuwon run in the next election as the party's sole prime ministerial candidate.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry plans to petition the Central Administrative Court to revoke the arbitral ruling that Thaicom 7 and 8 satellites are not part of the agreement between the ministry and SET-listed Thaicom.

Google is joining hands with the public and private sectors to provide 22,000 scholarships under "Samart Skills", a programme aiming to equip workers with digital skills for which demand is expected to reach 1 million by 2030.

Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn is in hot water for his unbecoming remarks against anti-government protesters who plan to rally tomorrow, the day the Constitutional Court hands down a ruling on the fate of suspended Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha after a petition by the opposition bloc.