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The curious case of Binance
Business, William Hicks, Published on 02/08/2021
» Despite Thai regulators filing a criminal complaint this month against Binance -- the world's largest digital asset exchange -- for operating without a licence, many users are determined to keep trading on the site and doubt the government's ability to prevent them from doing so.
Fighting back against exploitation
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/06/2021
» As sharing economy tech companies plot major mergers and initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, they are running into problems in Thailand as the state, labour organisations and restaurateurs attempt to push back against the exploitation inherent in their business models.
Thai Covid-19 apps judged invasive
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/07/2020
» To fight further waves of the pandemic, contact tracing apps that monitor infection locations and points of contact have never been more important. The recent scandal involving Egyptian airmen leaving quarantine to go to a mall in Rayong has the government scrambling to retrace their contact points, which could have been a much easier process had such apps been in use.
Lightnet rakes in B1bn in Series A
Business, William Hicks, Published on 16/01/2020
» The local startup scene began 2020 with a bang as a Thai fintech firm raked in almost 1 billion baht in Series A funding last week.
Line drums up feature flood at annual conference in Tokyo
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/06/2019
» Line Corp yesterday announced a slew of new features, dramatically expanding the scope of the app as it vies to become an all-encompassing "super app" like China's WeChat.
EU trade negotiations may finally happen
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/05/2019
» With Thailand's long-awaited general election finally concluded, the country may finally see diplomatic relationships with the West normalise. This could mean a windfall in terms of trade, as delayed negotiations over a free trade agreement (FTA) with the EU can begin as early as this year.