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Thailand ranked No.1 for mobile banking users, second for ownership of cryptocurrency, and third in mobile commerce, according to the Global Digital Report 2019.

Publicis Groupe Thailand, a global marketing, communication and digital transformation provider, officially launched Digitas Thailand last week, a connected marketing agency, to capitalise on strong demand from brand owners looking to better engage with their consumers.

The use of free trade agreement (FTA) privileges and the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) by Thai exporters topped nearly US$80 billion (2.5 trillion baht) in 2018, outpacing the target of $70.8 billion set by the government.

The state-owned Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) has set up a 6-billion-baht loan for agricultural cooperatives and community enterprises to purchase vehicles used for production, hoping to prevent them from burning fields, which worsens the ultra-fine dust pollution problem.

The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) has dusted off a bill that enables the Finance Ministry to impose taxes and fees on polluters in a fresh effort to fight environmental problems.

Foreign investors are still confident about Thai economic prospects, but fret over the connectivity between the current government's flagship Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) and related infrastructure developments, anti-corruption policy and the direction of free trade agreements (FTAs).

The upcoming general election is poised to boost demand for advertisements as politicians try to sway the electorate, says MAI-listed Three Sixty Five Plc (TSF).

The number of housing transfers jumped in the fourth quarter last year, with the figure expected to continue rising in the first quarter of 2019 as buyers hurry to both buy and receive unit transfers to avoid new loan-to-value (LTV) limits applied from April 1, 2019.

The cabinet yesterday approved a rice insurance scheme for the 2019 season worth 1.74 billion baht, aiming to cover 30 million rai of farmland.

SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, is set to expand investment in logistics and service businesses to serve the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC).

Chinese phone maker Oppo Thailand aims to maintain market leadership for smartphone units in the country for the first half of 2019, even as it shifts course to a luxury rebrand.

A 29-year-old grilled chicken vendor yesterday called on the Metropolitan Police Bureau (MPB) to speed up investigations after he and his wife were assaulted by a group of teenagers on Jan 23, leaving him badly injured.

Thirty people have filed a complaint with the police after they were duped into investing in "CryptoMining.Farm", a blockchain-mining website, which allegedly resulted in losses of 42 million baht.

Thai Liberal Party, or Seri Ruam Thai, leader Sereepisuth Temeeyaves and key Thai Raksa Chart (TRC) member Ruangkrai Leekitwattana yesterday petitioned the Election Commission (EC) to dissolve the pro-regime Palang Pracharath Party (PPRP).

The Puea Chat Party has joined a chorus of calls for Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha to step down to show his sincere belief in a free and fair election as he bids to return as prime minister after the March 24 election.

The economy grew at the fastest pace in six years in 2018, with the fourth-quarter performance beating expectations on higher domestic demand and growing tourism arrivals.

A local leader was killed by a falling tree as storms caused damage in at least five provinces over the weekend.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha said that he is not opposed to the Hazardous Substance Committee's decision to delay the ban on paraquat, but stressed that the decision must be properly explained to calm the public uproar.

At least 23 candidates rejected by the Election Commission (EC) filed appeals over the weekend against their disqualification, the Office of Courts of Justice revealed Monday.

Army chief Gen Apirat Kongsompong voiced strong opposition Monday to the Pheu Thai Party's plan to cut the defence budget and use the money saved to promote young entrepreneurs.

A suspected Chinese heroin smuggler who tried to pass himself off as a student has been nabbed in Surin under a Thai-Sino operation to intercept drugs increasingly destined for China at the hands of transnational drug traffickers.

Farmers and activists are threatening to stage huge protests if the controversial rice bill, that they believe will seriously hurt local farmers, is not dropped.

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