TH-AI Passport shifts to pay-per-use model to ease budget concerns
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
The TH-AI Passport project will adopt a pay-per-use model for Pro and Premium AI services, addressing concerns that the state could carry the full Bt1.62bn budget burden.
Xi and Min Aung Hlaing discuss deeper bilateral cooperation
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Talks focused on strategic cooperation, the economic corridor, reconstruction aid, shared security and efforts to combat online gambling and telecom fraud.
ChatGPT market share falls below 50% for first time
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
ChatGPT remains the market leader in artificial intelligence assistants, but its share has fallen below 50% for the first time as rivals including Google’s Gemini and Anthropic’s Claude gain momentum.
Bangkok’s Premium Co-Working Space, “The Great Room” Becomes Industrious
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
The move brings the company's Bangkok locations, previously operating as The Great Room, into the Industrious global network, as the company continues to grow its presence across Thailand and the wider region.
Another leaked US-Iran draft reveals 12-point framework
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
A newly leaked 12-point draft agreement between the United States and Iran, reported by the New York Post and Israel’s Channel 12, could mark a major turning point in the Middle East, with the text reportedly opening the way for Iran and Gulf Arab states to play a role in managing shipping through the Strait of Hormuz.
Thailand names UNCLOS team for Cambodia maritime boundary talks
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 17, 2026
Thailand’s Cabinet has appointed Sihasak Phuangketkeow and Songchai Chaipatiyut to lead the country’s UNCLOS conciliation team on the Thailand-Cambodia maritime overlap, with two former ITLOS presidents named as Thailand’s conciliators.