A powerful Taliban truck bomb struck a guesthouse popular with foreigners in Kabul early Monday, a security source and local media said, but there were no immediate reports of casualties. Source: Asia Pacific

China’s leadership is resisting pressure from elements within the military for a more forceful response to an international court ruling against Beijing’s claims in the South China Sea, sources said, wary of provoking a clash with the United States. Source: Asia Pacific

Moves by no-frills Thai Lion Air (TLA) to expand its international footprint are gathering pace as its domestic network growth appears to be slowing. Source: Business

Novak Djokovic claimed his fourth Rogers Cup title in Toronto thanks to a 6-3 7-5 win over Kei Nishikori. Source: Sports

As audience perception and technology keeps developing, the challenges faced by print and broadcast media remain acute. Last month, Nielsen Thailand reported a 7.86% drop in total advertising value during the first six months of 2016, with digital television down 9.03%, newspapers down 17.43% and magazines down 28.15%, meanwhile online …

The development of innovation-driven smart cities has been identified as a key point on the digital agenda for the implementation of the government’s digital economy. Source: Tech

SawasdeeShop Co, a Bangkok-based international voice service provider, has kicked off Thailand’s first cloud-based telephony service to capitalise on demand from small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and startups. Source: Business

The Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) will propose that Finance Minister Apisak Tantivorawong reinstate the power of the Financial Institutions Development Fund (FIDF) to bail out failing financial institutions in a bid to avert future financial meltdowns. Source: Business

BTM (Thailand) Ltd, the operator of the BreadTalk bakery chain, will spend 900 million baht to expand its bakery business over the next five years. Source: Business

The Thai-UK Business Leadership Council, formed in mid-July with the aim of fostering trade and investment between the two countries, will hold its first meeting in October. Source: Business