BANGKOK (NNT) – DTAC majority owner Telenor has said a planned merger of Thai telecoms firms DTAC and True Corporation will not take place as planned this year, but may still go ahead in the first quarter of 2023. Plans for a new industry leader in Thailand, with a market share of more than 50% […]
Twitter closed its offices on Thursday, after hundreds of employees opted to leave the company by refusing to work more hours under the threat of dismissal by tycoon Elon Musk, who bought the platform in late October. The company made the decision due to fears that some workers “could sabotage the social network”, asking employees […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – During the pandemic, Thailand saw the rise in popularity of PromptPay and other cashless options as more people stayed home and authorities urged the public to avoid physical contact. Now Android apps Google Pay and Wallet are launching with Bangkok Bank and KTC as its initial partners. Google Pay is aiming to […]
The U.S. tech company Meta, owner of Facebook, WhatsApp and Instagram, plans to lay off about 11,000 workers, 13 percent of its workforce, according to a statement published Tuesday on its website and signed by Mark Zuckerberg himself. These layoffs, according to the head of Meta, aim to achieve a more agile and efficient company […]
BANGKOK (NNT) – With Covid restrictions having been mostly lifted in many parts of the world, the number of passengers using airports in Thailand has noticeably increased. The Airports of Thailand Plc. (AOT) now expects Thailand’s top 6 airports to service 96 million passengers next year. To better accommodate travelers, the company is now making […]
WhatsApp failed last week and today it seems that Instagram’s turn has come. Thousands of people have reported that the Meta app has suspended their profiles without any justification. As reported by affected users on Twitter, today they have received a notification from Instagram in which it said “we suspended your account on October 31, […]
Twitter’s new CEO, Elon Musk, has already taken action in terms of new initiatives. After acquiring the social network last Thursday for $44 billion and after meetings with the company’s executives, he has come to “seriously” consider the first measure: charging for verified accounts. First, Elon Musk fired four top Twitter managers, and now he […]
BANGKOK, Oct 19 (TNA) – The National Human Rights Commission said in its statement that the merger of True and DTAC could result in monopoly and consumers would lack choices. The NHRC said that reports on the planned merger of True Corporation and Total Access Communication (DTAC) drew opposition from academics and consumers’ organizations including […]
