"Ministry of Digital Economy and Society"

The 2019 Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which has been in force since June 1, will not apply to members of the media, the Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry said.

The Land Transport Department (DLT) has teamed up with the Digital Economy and Society Ministry to put the brakes on illegal taxi applications.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha expressed concern on Tuesday after the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (MDES) said it received over 11.5 million reports of “fake news” in the space of just one week this month.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry on Friday set up a working group to see if electronic cigarettes can be legalised as an alternative for smokers.

Two people recently called the 1212 Online Complaint Centre to say they had been tricked out of 218,791 baht by an online cybercurrency scam.

Thailand is cooperating with Cisco Systems’ Country Digital Acceleration (CDA) project to introduce digital improvements in every sector, Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn said on Monday.

The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry has ordered a hunt for the person responsible for hacking into the Constitutional Court’s website, DES Minister Chaiwut Thanakmanusorn said on Friday.

Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) on Friday warned people of a website claiming to let visitors register for Thailand Pass, a new system for vaccinated visitors who wish to enter Thailand that has replaced the Certificate of Entry (COE) since November 1.

With more people shopping online under the new normal, there has also been a surge in complaints about fraud, scams and people getting the wrong product.

Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has hailed progress in Thailand’s campaign against “fake news”, even as critics accuse the government of an unprecedented clampdown on internet freedom.

Digital Economy and Society Minister Chaiwut Thanakamanusorn has been accused of plagiarising a foreign artist’s work during the no-confidence debate in Parliament on Friday.

The government has launched a white paper on the Internet of Things (IoT) industry to drive the country's digital economy.