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NT resumes search to secure new chief
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 10/03/2022
» National Telecom (NT) will launch a second attempt to find a president next week with the process expected to finish by May, as the state telecom enterprise faces a host of challenges and is expected to rack up 10 billion baht in losses this year.
Food Delivery Startups Look for New Ways to Sustain Growth
Business, Published on 16/02/2022
» Investors last year poured cash into online grocery startups, which saw roaring demand for home deliveries at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic. Now those firms are retooling to sustain growth even as shoppers venture back to bricks-and-mortar stores.
At the Olympics, Beijing's Digital Yuan Push Puts Visa in a Bind
Business, Published on 11/02/2022
» The Beijing Winter Olympics is giving Visa Inc. a run for its money.
China's manufacturing sector shows signs of strength
Business, Published on 01/01/2022
» China's manufacturing and service sectors showed unexpected signs of recovery to close out the year, according to a pair of official gauges released Friday, as Beijing moved to arrest a downward spiral triggered by a real-estate slump and coronavirus outbreaks.
Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.
Govt eyes face-to-face Apec meets
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 07/12/2021
» Phuket: Thailand, the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) 2022 host country, plans to organise physical meetings year-round amid the emergence of the coronavirus' Omicron variant, said the permanent secretary for foreign affairs.
CARS24 aims to strengthen Thai foothold
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/10/2021
» CARS24, an Indian autotech unicorn, is looking to expand its foothold in Thailand later this year as part of its international expansion plan in Southeast Asia.
Plan B Media, MACO invest in Zipmex
Business, Published on 18/08/2021
» Media firm Plan B Media Plc and Master Ad Plc (MACO) have invested more than 300 million baht in digital asset startup Zipmex in order to capitalise on the growing cryptocurrency trend in Southeast Asia.
Ascent of the unicorns
Business, Published on 14/06/2021
» The hype is real after Flash Group, which provides Flash Express e-commerce logistics services, was heralded as the first Thai unicorn following its latest funding round, offering hope for others following in its footsteps.
Flash Group becomes first Thai unicorn
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/06/2021
» Thailand-based Flash Group, which provides e-commerce logistics services, including delivery service Flash Express, has become the first Thai unicorn startup after recently raising US$150 million (4.6 billion baht) in Series D+ and E funding -- just three years into operations, according to the company's owner.