AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoFraud Crackdown: Meta, Microsoft, Coinbase, Starlink and the US DOJ teamed up with the Royal Thai Police in “Disruption Week,” removing 1.4M+ scam-linked accounts and freezing $3M in crypto tied to Southeast Asia fraud networks. Consumer Rights: Thailand Consumers Council says it will file the country’s first lawsuit against Facebook/Meta over alleged failure to stop fraudulent ads and scams, citing 230M baht in losses. AI & Health Tech: A Thai AI-powered tool is being rolled out to tackle non-communicable diseases, while a global wearable story highlights how body-tracking can also fuel anxiety loops. Payments & Fintech: PaidBy® and Mastercard are partnering to scale open-banking-powered cross-border A2A payments, and Macao joined mBridge CBDC sandbox testing with the digital Macanese pataca. Climate & Food Security: El Niño-linked hot, dry weather is disrupting crop planting across Asia, pushing up wheat and rice prices and raising supply concerns for Thailand’s rice sector. Thailand Digital Infrastructure: Thailand is hosting a Low Carbon Data Centres summit focused on renewable power procurement and decarbonising the growing data centre load. Music Business: UMG is partnering with Thai music distributor/publisher S1, taking a minority stake as Thailand’s recorded music market continues to grow.
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