The Digital Economy and Society (DES) Ministry launched a committee on Monday handling procedures related to the Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), which is scheduled to come into force May 2020. Source: Business

Around 10 small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are poised to become the first group to access fundraising from the capital market by 2021 following a scheme between the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the Department of Industrial Promotion (DIP). Source: Business

Baht speculation has been declining after the central bank’s recent measures to manage local currency movement and a policy rate cut, says the Bank of Thailand. Source: Business

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Thailand’s economic growth in the third quarter is likely to improve from the second quarter’s reading, mainly thanks to positive tourism growth and the government’s economic stimulus measures, says the Bank of Thailand. Source: Business

Thailand’s energy minister on Sunday welcomed a decision by US energy company Chevron to continue negotiations rather than seek arbitration to resolve a dispute over who should pay for removing offshore oil and gas platforms. Source: Business

Oakland Raiders linebacker Vontaze Burfict has been suspended without pay by the NFL for the rest of the season — including any postseason games — for repeated violations of unnecessary roughness rules. Source: Sports

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Football’s world governing body FIFA has ruled that $6,543,510 (6,000,000 euros) must be paid by Cardiff City to French side Nantes for the transfer of Emiliano Sala, the striker who died in a plane crash over the English Channel earlier this year. Source: Sports

The Olympics needs skateboarding more than skateboarding needs the Olympics. Source: Sports