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Qld govt approves 55 gas wells near contaminated site

Queensland's environmental watchdog says there are "strict conditions" on its approval for Arrow Energy to drill 55 gas wells near a contaminated site.

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Digital agency launches scheme to beef up gaming industry

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry is gearing up to support local game development through a progamme aimed at improving skills and game production capability to compete on the global level.

Bangkok Post

DES launches digital purchase scheme

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has launched the Thailand Digital Catalog scheme as a mechanism to improve the quality of digital products and services developed by local startups and businesses so that they meet international standards.

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Life on Curtis Island alongside three liquefied natural gas plants

Curtis Island, in the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area, is a major habitat for vulnerable species. It is also home to three liquefied natural gas plants that export roughly five per cent of the world's LNG.

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Small vendor scheme tacks on 25 provinces

An additional 25 provinces will be included in the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry's programme aimed at supporting small vendors to leverage digital tools to improve their business, says DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn.

Bangkok Post

Government departments at odds over protecting Yabba State Forest near the Sunshine Coast from logging

Queensland's environment department wants much of Yabba State Forest protected — but the agriculture department has plans for selective logging there until at least next year.

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Under-fire 'lotto chief' closes site, is charged

Panthawat Nakwisut, CEO of the Kong Salak Plus online lottery platform, turned himself in at the office of the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) on Tuesday after being accused of money laundering and providing an online gambling service.

Bangkok Post

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Signals from missing grey nurse shark tags leave researchers baffled

Marine biologists are searching for two $5,000 satellite tags that have come off critically endangered grey nurse sharks that were being tracked off Australia's east coast.

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Hacked by charging cable: A myth

Social media was abuzz after a man posted on his Facebook that 101,560 baht had disappeared from his bank account while he was charging his phone at a public charging station.

Bangkok Post

Phone users warned over malicious apps

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has urged iPhone Operating System (iOS) and Android phone users to look out for some 200 malicious applications and delete them from their devices if found.

Bangkok Post

NBTC, DES Ministry to discuss security

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) plans to hold talks with the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry to allocate some satellite orbital slots for use specifically for the country's security.

Bangkok Post

Disability services provider urged to apologise and compensate woman for ‘artificial’ and ‘inadequate’ barista training course

Participant in BusyBeans program told the disability royal commission the training left her with a ‘broken life’

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1,500 arrested for online fraud, gambling in 2022

More than 1,500 people were arrested for online fraud and gambling last year, said the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES).

Bangkok Post

New decrees to target tech crime, scams

A regulation aimed at preventing and suppressing technology crime is set to be submitted to the cabinet this month, says Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn, as the ministry moves to tackle online scams as a priority agenda item in 2023.

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Cabinet approval to be sought for NT's 5G project

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry plans to seek approval from the cabinet next week for National Telecom's (NT) 5G business project worth 12 billion baht, capitalising on the 2.6-gigahertz spectrum range.

Bangkok Post

Govt readies phone app digital IDs

The government will start using a digital ID card through a mobile application on Jan 10 for people who use public services provided by government agencies.

Bangkok Post

State eyes 10m digital ID registrants

The government targets 10 million registrants for digital ID systems by the end of next year, double the current total, to improve the country's digital ecosystem, says the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry.

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Wildlife carers' plea for action to stop people shooting native birds

A kookaburra was found with several lead shotgun pellets in its body. Wildlife carers and the RSPCA say such incidents of cruelty toward native birds are not uncommon.

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Free laptops for poor students

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.

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Minister flags more changes in disability employment overhaul aimed at boosting 'stubbornly low' employment rate

An overhaul of the federal government's controversial Disability Employment Service could see people with disabilities given more power to rank their job providers.

Bangkok Post

High hopes for eatsHUB

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry expects to double the growth of food delivery platform eatsHUB next year in terms of economic value and participating restaurants after the pilot service was launched in May this year.

Bangkok Post

AI to help crush online fraud

Wisit Wisitsora-at, newly appointed permanent secretary for digital economy and society (DES), says his priority task is to stamp out rampant fraudulent activity online.

ABC News

Cause of mass fish kill in Mulgrave River under investigation

The Department of Environment and Science is continuing investigations into cause of a large fish kill in the Mulgrave River, downstream from Gordonvale in far north Queensland.

ABC News

Linc Energy whistleblower warns of continued spread of toxic chemicals from failed coal gas site

A petroleum engineer says he warned regulators years ago about the risk of chemicals, such as cyanide and benzene, spreading through groundwater beyond a failed underground coal gasification site in Queensland.

Bangkok Post

Thailand, Laos ink MoU covering post, digital tech

The Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) on Monday entered into a memorandum of understanding (MoU) agreement with the Ministry of Technology and Communications of Laos to collaborate in the postal, digital infrastructure development, ICT and e-commerce fields for eight years.

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