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Depa to verify Smart visas starting Feb 1
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/01/2018
» The Digital Economy Promotion Agency (Depa) is ready to verify Smart visas for experts and investors in startups and digital business, offering a four-year work permit from Feb 1.
Liluna carpools for carbon and costs
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/10/2017
» Many people drive to work alone every day, but a new mobile app offers to connect travel companions and help share fuel costs.
Uber calls on Thais to sign petition to back ride-sharing
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/09/2017
» Uber Technologies is inviting Thais to push for amendment of the Motor Vehicle Act of 1979 by gathering 10,000 signatures to support ride-sharing services.
'By Thais for Thais': Line Taxi revs engine
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/08/2017
» Line Thailand is jumping on the mobile-taxi-booking bandwagon by expanding the services offered by its on-demand delivery app Line Man, adding cabs to its current list that includes food, groceries, documents and parcels.
Not toeing the taxi monopoly line
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/07/2017
» In a constantly changing world, the ability to adapt is the only sustainable competitive advantage, and the taxi industry is learning this lesson the hard way. Taxi drivers are holding onto their reduced market share with sweaty hands as Line Man enters the dynamic race for ride-hailing customers, who are seeking sleeker digital platforms and more convenient ways to book rides.
Ride-sharing rage
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/07/2017
» Five years in, ride-sharing continues to be a point of contention for regulators and consumers alike -- passenger safety, car insurance and dynamic pricing are still heavily debated.
NBTC warned over OTT move
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/06/2017
» Thailand's move to control foreign over-the-top content (OTT) service providers by making them set up local entities is putting the government on rocky ground as there are no legal provisions for this, legal experts said this week.
Grab seeks hold of ride-hailing market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/06/2017
» Grab, Southeast Asia's leading ride-hailing platform, has a five-year plan of becoming the leading online-to-offline (O2O) consumer platform.
Uber urges licensing framework
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 26/04/2017
» Uber Thailand has proposed that local authorities impose a licensing system to legalise the burgeoning ride-hailing service industry, following a model like the one in Malaysia, where the government finally drew up rules for app-based public transport network companies.
Electronic ID move seeks to cut red tape
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 07/04/2017
» At least 80% of government-issued citizen identity papers in Thailand will go electronic this year, says the Electronic Government Agency (EGA).