( October 16, 2026, 05:46 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Thailand’s Digital Economy and Society Ministry met with the Big Data Institute on Oct. 15 to consider additional data-center siting requirements under draft minimum governance criteria, including mandatory buffer zones based on fuel-storage volumes. The proposed rules would require data centers storing more than 90,000 liters and up to 180,000 liters of fuel to be at least 100 meters from residences, schools, hospitals and temples. Facilities storing more than 180,000 liters and up to 500,000 liters would require a 200-meter buffer. Data centers within industrial estates would be exempt from the proposed requirements.Statement follows (in Thai). ...
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