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Jaymart, Singer eye larger slice of B100bn smartphone market
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/01/2026
» Despite economic headwinds, Jaymart Mobile Co Ltd has continued to expand its branch network to increase coverage, while Singer Thailand is placing greater emphasis on smartphone loans, with both aiming to grow their share of Thailand's 100-billion-baht smartphone market.
Parties tout digital tech in poll campaigns
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2026
» As many political parties' election campaigns highlight the use of digital technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI) to help revitalise Thailand, IT pundits suggest that such populist AI policies should be implemented carefully and that more needs to be done to ensure the country's sustainable digital future.
Line Man Wongnai banks on co-pay lift
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/11/2025
» Online food delivery platform Line Man Wongnai has high hopes for the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme to attract millions of new users, increasing its sales by 20-30%.
Delivery app rivals cut fees
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 28/10/2025
» Line Man Wongnai has trimmed its gross profit (GP) fee to 7-9% to match that offered by Grab for merchants who participate in the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme.
Online food delivery apps compete over stimulus discounts
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/10/2025
» Thailand's online food delivery war is expected to be reignited as Grab has launched new promotional campaigns and offered to cut its gross profit (GP) fee to 7–9% for merchants in response to the "Khon La Khrueng Plus" co-payment scheme.
New ride-sharing rules present some roadblocks
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/09/2025
» Thailand plans to enforce new regulations for ride-hailing platforms in October, aiming to enhance safety, transparency and reliability for passengers, drivers and platform operators.
New DES minister urged to prioritise AI
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/09/2025
» Three major industry organisations are urging Chaichanok Chidchob, the incoming digital economy and society (DES) minister, to prioritise the national artificial intelligence (AI) policy and sovereign technology development.
Thailand tightening e-commerce rules
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 11/06/2025
» Thailand is preparing to increase oversight of digital marketplaces, adding rules for certain types of platforms to strengthen consumer protection and ensure responsible e-commerce, according to the Electronic Transactions Development Agency (ETDA).
Senate panel preps e-commerce guidelines to address foreign players' dominance
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 19/05/2025
» A Senate committee plans to propose guidelines in its draft of the Platform Economy Act to address the dominance of foreign players in Thai e-commerce.
New law holds banks, telecoms, social media companies responsible for scams
Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/04/2025
» A new emergency decree took effect on Sunday that requires financial institutions, telecom operators and social media platform owners to share responsibility for failing to curb scams.