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Grab introduces new efforts to support restaurateurs
Business, Published on 26/06/2025
» Leading food delivery platform Grab Thailand has introduced new initiatives to support restaurant operators, particularly small merchants and individual entrepreneurs, amid ongoing economic headwinds.
Thai stocks hit 5-year low as government teeters on the brink
Published on 20/06/2025
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) index could plunge to a new low of less than 1,000 points, attributed to fresh political upheaval that could collapse the Paetongtarn Shinawatra government and dissolve the House of Representatives, say analysts.
Thailand's stalled cash handout scheme sours voters on Pheu Thai Party
Published on 02/06/2025
» Rungthiwa Pimphanit waited months for a long-promised cash handout of 10,000 baht from Thailand's ruling party, which she backed in 2023 elections, but now the scheme to stimulate a stalling economy has been put on ice.
Thailand's false sense of tariff security
Oped, Thitinan Pongsudhirak, Published on 30/05/2025
» Thailand is in deeper trouble among its peer group in view of United States President Donald Trump's tariff offensive. Yet senior Thai officials appear nonchalant, complacent and smug. They seem to think Thailand will come out of the US tariff war in good shape as the Trump administration will prove unable to go through with its hefty import duties. The domestic political battle between the US executive and judicial branch -- with the Court of International Trade's injunction this week on most of the Trump tariffs -- further adds to the absurd sense of security and false perception of Thailand's importance by Thai officials.
AI personal shoppers hunt down bargain buys
AFP, Published on 29/05/2025
» NEW YORK - Internet giants are diving deeper into e-commerce with digital aides that know shoppers’ likes, let them virtually try on clothes, hunt for deals and even place orders.
FPT Deepens Thai Partnerships to Drive Digital Transformation
Published on 17/05/2025
» Bangkok, May 2025 — Global IT firm FPT Corporation (FPT) has formed strategic partnerships with two of Thailand’s leading enterprises—Sunline and Buzzebees—underscoring the deepening technological and business collaboration between the two nations amid their shared momentum in digital economic growth. The event took place during the official visit of Thailand’s Prime Minister H.E. Paetongtarn Shinawatra – her first official visit to Vietnam since taking office in August 2024.
Yip In Tsoi ‘interested in Foodpanda’
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/04/2025
» Yip In Tsoi, the operator of the Robinhood application, is reportedly interested in acquiring the online food delivery business of Foodpanda, which is scheduled to exit Thailand on May 23.
Grab looks to AI to generate new features
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/04/2025
» Grab, a leading super-app in Southeast Asia, has embraced generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) and agentic AI to offer new features as a growth strategy.
GrabFood Honours 60 Outstanding Food Merchants
Published on 04/04/2025
» GrabFood, Thailand’s No.1 Food Delivery Platform*, has unveiled the “60 Outstanding Food Merchants of the Year" at the #GrabThumbsUp Awards 2025 event. This year’s awards presentation themed “The Power of Your Voice”, highlights the essence of the #GrabThumbsUp sub-brand, symbolising the quality and wide selection of food enjoyed and guaranteed by real users based on their reviews and ratings.
Doubts persist over financial hub bid
Post Reporters, Published on 24/03/2025
» The cabinet approved the Financial Hub bill on Feb 4, marking a significant step in Thailand’s bid to become a regional player in finance.