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Tech company D.Oasis has launched a metaverse platform in collaboration with 30 businesses and 25 celebrities to help businesses make an easier entry into the virtual world of new opportunities.

Check out what’s hot in the region on May 18 as The Nation puts together headlines from members of Asia News Network (ANN). Click to read more:

Despite a government incentives scheme and the entry of new players offering new electric car models, Thailand’s EV market needs more support to sustain growth and enable widespread adoption of the industry, according to a report. 

The Fuel Fund Executive Committee voted on Wednesday to retain retail diesel oil price at THB32 per litre until May 22, a senior official said.

The Public Prosecutors Commission on Wednesday unanimously voted to indict a former deputy attorney-general of being careless in making the decision to drop the criminal hit-and-run charge against Red Bull scion Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhaya.

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A newly discovered underground gold mine that has just begun operations will significantly bolster mineral production by Lane Xang Minerals Limited (LXML) and bring economic and social benefits to the country.

Former Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang unveiled a plan to help the capital tackle floods if he were to be elected.

On May 11, Gambia was in the middle of a week-long nationwide vaccination outreach campaign to get its citizens vaccinated against COVID-19.

The Vietnam Blockchain Association was launched in the capital city on Tuesday, the first official legal entity specialising in the field of blockchain technology.

Hollywood Actor Russell Crowe is being invited to ask questions during Channel 7’s Bangkok governor candidate debate on Thursday.

Dagang Nexchange Bhd (DNeX) and Big Innovation Holdings Limited (BIH), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hon Hai Precision Industry Co Ltd (Foxconn), plan to set up a joint venture company to build and operate a new 12-inch wafer fabrication plant in Malaysia.

The Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) has deployed officials to check electrical systems and backup power generation in Bangkok’s 50 districts to prepare for governor and council elections this Sunday (May 22).

Finland and Sweden on Wednesday formally applied to join the Nato alliance at allied headquarters, a decision spurred by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and setting in motion an accession process that is expected to take only a few weeks.

The Public Health Ministry will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) on Friday to allow entertainment venues located in the green zone to open, a source said on Wednesday.

Many land owners have decided to use their land to grow crops so they won’t have to pay property tax.

The Electrical and electronic device business provides the highest salary for employees followed by the IT business, JobsDB said on Tuesday.

The Central Administrative Court issued an injunction on Wednesday against the Election Commission’s order to disqualify a Bangkok governor candidate.

Syn Mun Kong Insurance (SMK) has filed for protection with the Central Bankruptcy Court after it failed to pay a whopping THB164 billion to 1.95 million people who purchased its Covid insurance.

Reliance, India’s biggest retailer, will acquire dozens of small grocery and non-food brands as it aims to build its own $6.5 billion (THB224.4 billion) consumer goods business to challenge foreign giants such as Unilever and Coca-Cola, according to sources.

Executives from IFC, the private sector lending arm of the World Bank Group, visited Princ Hospital Suvarnabhumi to promote and support the public health expansion into secondary provinces in Thailand.

The price of electric vehicles have become a whole lot cheaper after incentive packages were implemented at the beginning of May.