BANGKOK, March 31 (Reuters) – Microsoft plans to invest $1 billion in Thailand over the next two years in cloud services and AI infrastructure, the Thai government said in a statement.
* The investment includes developing digital skills of theThai workforce, the statement said. * The announcement follows a number of data centreinvestments to support AI, as Southeast Asia’s second-largesteconomy looks to speed up projects involving data centres,electronics, and power generation.
(Reporting by Chayut Setboonsarng and Panarat Thepgumpanat, Editing by John Mair)