Thailand

Thailand's ambitious plan to distribute digital currency to its citizens, with a total value of around $15 billion, has been delayed; each citizen over the age of 16 should receive around $280 with the aim of revitalising the national economy

eTree, a digital platform designed to help growers register correctly the trees they are growing to sell as timber, was launched by the Royal Forest Department and FAO

Activist Arnon Nampa was sentenced to four years in prison for lese majesty after he publicly called for reform of the monarchy

Army Headquarters is investigating why over 200.000 litres of diesel went missing from its Ordnance Materiel Rebuild Centre in Saraburi last year

Farmers have been banned from burning stubble to improve air quality after a sharp rise in air pollution

Chiang Mai University has launched "Builds," an entrepreneurial platform co-designed by the Stock Exchange of Thailand to help its students turn their research topics into profitable businesses

Telesair High Flow Oxygen Therapy System has been approved by the Thai Food and Drug Administration for use in the treatment of patients with respiratory failure

Parliament will hold another vote to elect a prime minister next week, which may not include the leader of the election-winning Move Forward party after his re-nomination was blocked

Taboola, the world's leading provider of open web recommendations, announced the renewal of its partnership with the Bangkok Post, Thailand's longest-running English-language newspaper

The session of the Thai parliament where the new prime minister will be elected opens today, 3 July; the vote is scheduled for 13 July