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Thailand Marks Sixty Years of Investment Promotion as Industry Shifts Toward Advanced Technology

The Thailand Board of Investment is marking six decades of economic promotion as investment increasingly targets high-value manufacturing, artificial intelligence infrastructure and sustainable industries, attracting billions of baht in foreign capital.
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AI’s Next Bottleneck Is Power, Not Just Nvidia Chips
Nvidia Turned Gaming Chips Into the Engine of the AI Boom
Advertising trick: Pepsi’s Harrier Jet Commercial Led to a $700,000 Court Fight
Joe Biden’s Cancer Has Spread Beyond His Bones, Hunter Biden Says
Air Traffic Control Outage Grounded Flights Across the Midwest
Why 2027 Could Be a Strong Year for Stocks—and Why the Forecast Is Fragile
Why Markets May Look Quiet in August After Big Tech Earnings
KAsset Partners With J.P. Morgan Asset Management on Long-Term Core Portfolio Strategy
Thailand Raises Energy Security Concerns as Strait of Hormuz Tensions Threaten Oil Supply
Debsirin Nonthaburi School Shooting Leaves Nine Dead as Security Investigation Continues
Thailand Women's Volleyball Team Sweeps Philippines in Southeast Asian Grand Prix
Thai Food Exporters Face October Deadline for Mandatory Halal Certification in Indonesia
Thailand Flight Traffic Reaches More Than Seven Hundred Seventy-Seven Thousand Operations as China Leads International Routes
Thailand Marks Sixty Years of Investment Promotion as Industry Shifts Toward Advanced Technology
Thailand Welcomes More Than Eighteen Million International Visitors in First Seven Months
Thailand Secures One Hundred Thirty-Seven Billion Baht in Electric Vehicle and Battery Projects
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Thailand Authorities Arrest Four Suspects in Crackdown on Illegal Foreign-Nominated School Network
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