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Delivery firms cut costs by embracing AI tech
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/03/2026
» KEX Express (Thailand) and J&T Express Thailand are increasingly deploying artificial intelligence (AI) and route optimisation to reduce their energy waste, improve fleet efficiency and maintain service stability for the rapidly growing e-commerce sector amid volatile fuel prices.
Thai ad spending growth forecast trimmed
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 31/07/2025
» Local ad and marketing spending this year is expected to expand only 1.5%, reaching 87 billion baht, according to digital media agency Media Intelligence Group (MI).
Bolt to invest B400m in Thai expansion
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/12/2024
» Estonia-based ride-hailing company Bolt plans to invest 400 million baht in 2025 to expand its presence for a period of two years.
Line Man Ride enters ride-hailing fray
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/11/2024
» Line Man Wongnai is offering an electronic ride-hailing service promising an affordable price and safety, in a bid to fill a price gap and capitalise on a local market projected to be worth 34 billion baht in five years.
Ambitious inDrive aims to ramp up its market share
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/10/2023
» InDrive, a global mobility and urban services platform, is moving aggressively in a bid to increase its market share in Thailand, with plans to offer a low service fee for drivers and expand its service coverage to more cities to capitalise on a market estimated to be worth US$1.3 billion in 2023.
Grab sees foreign users surge in Thailand
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/02/2023
» Super-app Grab reported a 45% surge in foreign users of its ride-hailing service in Thailand between the second and third quarters of last year, reflecting a recovery of tourism in the country.
Grab focuses on long-term journey
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 10/12/2022
» Amid economic uncertainty and a spending slowdown, super-app Grab projects the industry is moving towards new business practices where price wars become less intense, focusing instead on building customer loyalty and broadening customer segments.
Project targets startup funding
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/11/2022
» The Thai startup community has launched the "Thailand Accelerator" project, aimed at bringing more qualitative talent startups to scale and fostering growth in the startup ecosystem. The project targets firms from seed to the pre-Series A funding round.
Ride-hailing taxi services welcome new regulations
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 01/06/2021
» The government's approval of a draft ministerial regulation that allows the use of personal cars for ride-hailing taxi services via apps has highlighted the country's readiness for the sharing economy as the move is expected to trigger investment and competition in the segment.
Line advises on growth sectors
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/10/2020
» Healthcare, food safety, remote work, renewable energy and mobile commerce are among growing sectors Thailand can capitalise on as new opportunities in the wake of the pandemic, says Line Thailand.