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aCommerce listing seen spicing up the market
Business, William Hicks, Published on 23/10/2021
» Amidst a flagging economy and an increasingly desperate pandemic situation, Thai investors are seeking initial public offerings emblematic of the new Covid economy -- companies able to withstand extended lockdown measures and even thrive from changing consumer habits.
Action needed to woo investment
Business, William Hicks, Published on 01/03/2021
» Thailand needs to "wake up" and find aggressive, proactive means to attract foreign businesses and investment or it risks falling behind Vietnam, says the economic head at the South Korean Embassy to Thailand.
Startups stoked for 2020 funding boost
Business, William Hicks, Published on 25/02/2020
» Despite the government's bluster about building the country into a startup nation as part of the Thailand 4.0 scheme, startup funding has been lacklustre the past few years as Thailand remains bereft of the unicorns found in Asean competitors Singapore and Indonesia.
Armed with data and nowhere to go
Business, William Hicks, Published on 01/01/2020
» On the ninth floor of True Corporation's sprawling digital park in Bangkok, a team of 150 parses billions of data points, attempting to shape the sea of information into sense.
One Bangkok's intricate launch strategy
Business, William Hicks, Published on 10/12/2019
» The developers behind One Bangkok, the 120-billion-baht megaproject being built next to Lumpini Park, are placing big bets on standing out in an area seeing a notable uptick in mixed-use development.
Robert Walters opens office in EEC
Business, William Hicks, Published on 22/08/2019
» The global recruitment agency Robert Walters recently opened a new office in Chon Buri, inside the Eastern Economic Corridor, to show the company's confidence in the government's ongoing development project and growing employment demand in the region.
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.
Phillip Morris International tries lobbying against e-cigarette ban
Business, William Hicks, Published on 29/07/2019
» Phillip Morris International (PMI), the manufacturer of Marlboro cigarettes, is actively lobbying the Thai government to reverse a ban on smoking alternatives like e-cigarettes and "heat not burn" tobacco products.
Pride month passes, firms leave confetti behind
Business, William Hicks, Published on 09/07/2019
» Pride Month, the worldwide celebration of the LGBTQ community in June, came and went in Bangkok with relatively little fanfare in a city known for queer representation. As in the West, some businesses are finding ways to commercialise the rainbow-themed extravaganza and use gay acceptance as a key aspect of their corporate culture.
A company man in an unsettled age
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/04/2019
» Despite being only 44, the chief executive of Unilever Thailand is a man from a bygone era. A man who joins the company right out of university, builds a career and climbs the ladder from intern to executive in an age when most people feel they have no ladder to climb and either jump ship or sink.