The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society said it is cooperating with over 300 agencies to eradicate fake news while looking to use articial intelligence (AI) to verify news reports.

The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society (DES) has successfully blocked access to more than 178,000 URLs of illegal websites and social media pages over the past 14 months.

The Thai Ministry of Digital Economy and Society is expediting five important projects after the government approved two-billion-baht budget to finance them with a focus on the expansion of high-speed Internet to remote areas.

The Thai government has recently announced a new plan on investment in submarine cable to secure Thailand's position as a link of international "Internet paths" between Europe and Hong Kong (China).