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Levelling the e-commerce playing field
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/02/2026
» The Trade Competition Commission of Thailand (TCCT) has issued new guidelines for the Trade Competition Act of 2017, expected to be published in the Royal Gazette next month, aiming to curb unfair trade practices and prevent monopolistic behaviour in multi-sided platform businesses, with a focus on e-commerce.
Crackdown on unfair online trade practices
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/09/2025
» The Trade Competition Commission (TCC) is set to launch guidelines for assessing unfair trade practices and actions that constitute a monopoly, reduction or restriction of competition in multi-sided platform businesses, specifically for digital e-commerce.
Lofty goal set for R&D spending
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/02/2021
» The government aims to accelerate the country's R&D spending to 2.2% of GDP in seven years to improve economic development and reduce social disparity in the face of future uncertainty.
National AI ethics going to cabinet
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/11/2020
» The cabinet will be asked to endorse the country's first artificial intelligence (AI) ethics guidelines by December to ensure the proper use of this advanced technology, says the National Digital Economy and Society Committee (NDESC).
Industry 4.0 set to add $50bn in productivity
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/01/2019
» Thailand's manufacturing sector could see incremental growth of US$50 billion in productivity gains over the next decade by embracing Industry 4.0 technologies, according to a study by Cisco and A.T. Kearney.
Revolution poses SME risks, rewards
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/05/2018
» The cross-border e-commerce revolution in Thailand this year is broadening opportunities for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), but differentiation and innovation is key to survival in a game dominated by Chinese players.
11street searches for friends as Alibaba looms
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/04/2018
» Fierce online retail competition in Thailand has pushed 11street (Thailand) to try and find a strategic partner in order to survive, despite only having operated here only 14 months, e-commerce industry sources say.
Merger of Grab and Uber drive monopoly, pricing concerns
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 27/03/2018
» The merger between Grab and Uber is driving market concentration to monopoly levels, underlying the urgency of regulations that legalise and keep in check ride-sharing service in Thailand, say industry and research analysts.