BOI endorses two data centre projects worth Bt60 billion

13 Sept 07:17 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Board of Investment (BOI) approved two major data centre projects, collectively valued at 60 billion baht, to meet the growing demand for cloud services across Thailand and ASEAN.
The projects include a 32-billion-baht initiative by Quartz Computing (an affiliate of Google's parent company, Alphabet Inc.) and a 28-billion-baht project by Digital Land Services (affiliated with GDS).
Both hyper-scale data centres will be located in Chon Buri province, with Digital Land Services' facility becoming operational in 2026 and Quartz Computing's in 2027, supporting 5G, cloud computing, IoT, and AI technologies.

Examining Thailand’s four-part education revolution

Yesterday 14:22 Key points summarised by AI

Thailand's Education Ministry is implementing a four-pronged strategy to address its students' below-average performance in PISA 2025 and tackle significant educational inequality.
The plan prioritizes closing performance gaps by increasing funding for small and low-income schools, overhauling the curriculum to foster critical thinking, and adopting a data-driven management system to reduce teacher workload.
Key initiatives include enhancing school safety, combating cyberbullying, and expanding mental health support through peer-to-peer networks, recognizing the severe impact of distress on academic performance.
An education expert advises verifying if PISA improvements stem from structural changes, advocating for a revived STEM curriculum with practical 'learn by doing' methods, and urging bureaucratic reform to link teacher evaluations to student development.