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Retail Asia12/10/2016

Indoensias Ministry of Trade has said it has been encouraging small and medium industries (SMIs) to take benefit of online trade (e-commerce) to market their products. “We are pushing the small and medium industries to take their products to various e-commerce platforms. Websites like Tokopedia, Bukalapak, Blibli and Lazada are all local e-commerce platforms and […]

Retail Asia14/09/2016

Thailand’s ICT minister Uttama Savanayana has resigned as reports circulate that the ICT Ministry will be relaunched as the Digital Economy Ministry later this week. The Cabinet yesterday (13 September) approved Uttama’s resignation and appointed Deputy Prime Minister and Deputy Junta leader Air Chief Marshal Prajin Janthong as acting ICT Minister. The ICT Minister did […]

Retail Asia27/08/2016

Former ICT Minister Doctor Surapong Suebwonglee is spending the night in jail after being found guilty of criminal malfeasance regarding an amendment to the Thaicom / Shin Satellite contract. The case, brought by the counter corruption commission, accused Surapong and former ICT Ministry Permanent Secretary Kraisorn Pornsutee and former Space Administration Bureau director Chaiyan Pungkiatpairoj […]

Retail Asia24/08/2016

The Indonesian Tourism Ministry believes that direct flight from and to India could increase the number of Indian tourist arrivals in Indonesia. “The main challenge is direct flights as the existing ones are just transit flights from and to India,” Dody Prianto, assistant deputy director of the Tourism Ministry, noted here. Prianto was in Kolkata, […]

Retail Asia15/07/2016

Thailand’s Prime Minister and head of the ruling Junta General Prayut has used Article 44 of the interim constitution, commonly known as the absolute power clause, granting total indemnity for the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission when engaging in censorship for national security. Article 44 order 97/2557 grants the NBTC commissioners, NBTC secretary-general, NBTC staff […]

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Trade ministry encourages small, medium industries to utilize e-commerce

Thai ICT minister resigns

Former Thai ICT minister spends first night in jail

Direct India-Indonesia flights necessary to attract more Indian tourists

Thai PM grants regulator total immunity when censoring