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Lightnet aims to break barriers
Business, William Hicks, Published on 23/11/2020
» While Thailand’s startup scene may be small, one of its up-and-coming fintech startups is brimming with world-scale ambitions, aiming to leverage its mega-conglomerate connections to become Asia’s primary cross-border payment network.
From down and out to the 'Tesla of Thailand'
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/06/2020
» On the surface, Somphote Ahunai, one of Thailand's few self-made billionaires, is easily compared to Elon Musk -- the ostentatious, genius Tesla founder, who is as well known for his prophetic futurisms as for his frequent, unbecoming Twitter outbursts.
OMG Network introduces main-net blockchain platform
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/06/2020
» This month OMG Network, the blockchain arm of SYNQA, launched its main-net platform to transfer digital assets by providing digital financial services and scale up transfers on the ethereum network.
Online delivery gets a boost as fear keeps diners homebound
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/03/2020
» Online food delivery platforms are seeing a boom in orders as customers stay home to avoid contact with the deadly coronavirus, with GrabFood enjoying a 200% increase in deliveries compared with a normal period.
Siamcardeal connects car buyers with sellers
Business, William Hicks, Published on 31/07/2019
» Three-year-old startup Siamcardeal is looking to expand regionally as it works to modernise Thailand's automotive dealership market.
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.
Open Motors spots EV hub
Business, William Hicks, Published on 24/06/2019
» Thailand or the surrounding countries could form a manufacturing hub for vehicles of the future, durable battery-powered cars operating as the fleets for ride-hailing giants like Grab, Uber and Didi.
Thailand still chasing elusive unicorn
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/05/2019
» As the second largest economy in Asean, it remains a point of wounded pride that Thailand still lacks a major internationally recognised startup.
Get app enters ride-sharing arena
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/02/2019
» Indonesian ride-sharing company Go-Jek launched the Get app in Thailand yesterday to compete with Grab, the de facto monopolist in the market.
Sri Trang tries on medical gloves
Business, William Hicks, Published on 12/02/2019
» Sri Trang Agro-Industry, the world's largest natural rubber firm, plans to drastically boost production of medical gloves to capitalise on falling rubber prices.