Google to invest US$1bil in Thailand
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Google plans to invest US$1 billion in Thailand to build digital infrastructure, including a new data centre in Chonburi and cloud facilities in Bangkok; this investment is expected to support 14,000 jobs and add US$4 billion to Thailand's GDP by 2029; the announcement follows a meeting between Ruth Porat, Google's president, and Thai Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra; the investment aims to meet growing demand for cloud computing in Southeast Asia and comes after Microsoft's announcement of Thailand's first data centre region in May 2024; Thailand's digital economy could contribute 30% of GDP by 2027.

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https://www.nst.com.my/world/world/2024/10/1113195/google-invest-us1bil-thailand