Google to spend US$1 bil in Thailand to speed up Asia AI push
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Google plans to invest US$1 billion in Thailand to build data centres in Bangkok and Chonburi; investment could add US$4 billion to Thailand's economy by 2029 and support 14,000 jobs annually over the next five years; announcement made on September 30, 2024, by Google and Thailand's Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra; investment aligns with Thailand's cloud policies; Google has trained over 3.6 million individuals in digital skills in the past five years; other tech companies like Amazon and Microsoft are also investing heavily in Southeast Asia.
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