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In-game advertiser NextPlay eyes AI, crypto payments
Business, William Hicks, Published on 08/09/2021
» Thai digital advertising company NextPlay Technologies has made a number of big-money acquisitions this year in a bid to integrate payments and artificial intelligence (AI) into its existing in-game advertising system, its chief executive said.
Hutchison Ports records 10% increase in cargo volumes
Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/08/2021
» Hutchison Ports Thailand (HPT), a port operator at Laem Chabang Port, reported a 10% year-on-year increase in cargo volume in the first half of this year.
Fighting back against exploitation
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/06/2021
» As sharing economy tech companies plot major mergers and initial public offerings (IPOs) this year, they are running into problems in Thailand as the state, labour organisations and restaurateurs attempt to push back against the exploitation inherent in their business models.
Airbnb IPO cushions heavy losses in 2020
Business, William Hicks, Published on 12/04/2021
» US-based Airbnb has weathered the Covid-19 pandemic with heavy losses, however its recent gangbuster initial public offering (IPO) has left it in a healthy financial position for 2021.
SCSP planning to shift from bulk to container business
Business, William Hicks, Published on 17/02/2021
» Siam Commercial Seaport (SCSP) is jumping onto the crowded container terminal bandwagon in Laem Chabang by taking advantage of its private port model, which does not bear the burden of fee concessions.
A brighter future for the booming solar sector
Business, William Hicks, Published on 04/02/2021
» The solar business in Thailand is booming, as the government prepares to hit its Paris Climate Accords target of 30% renewable by 2030 and private businesses seek to attract green investors by matching ambitious emissions reduction targets.
KTBST realistic on prospects for 2021
Business, William Hicks, Published on 21/12/2020
» After seeing profits double this year, KTB Securities Thailand (KTBST) expects profit growth next year to stagnate because of poor-performing Thai capital markets caused by the slow roll-out of a coronavirus vaccine.
Envoys urge rule reform
Business, William Hicks, Published on 20/11/2020
» Five ambassadors from developed economies met at the US ambassador's residence in Bangkok last week to call for Thailand to undergo regulatory reform, which should ease doing business, in addition to allowing fast-track access for essential business travel as the US thrashes out its political turmoil.
Ricult addresses farmers' double trouble during drought
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/10/2020
» While Thai farmers have more or less avoided the economic ravages of the pandemic -- people still need to eat through lockdowns and travel restrictions -- they are not shielded from crises this year.
Labour strikes against the algorithm
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/09/2020
» Not long ago the streets of Bangkok were near empty -- save for a bustling network of green-, pink- or yellow-vested delivery drivers shepherding food across a shuttered city to the millions trapped indoors fearing an accelerating viral outbreak.