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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.

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    The rise and rerise of SPACs

    Business, William Hicks, Published on 22/09/2021

    » The Covid era has spawned a number of counter-intuitive investment products and strategies, making the sudden resurgence of special-purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) not only unsurprising, but very on-brand for the times.

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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.

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    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.

  • BUSINESS

    The curious case of Binance

    Business, William Hicks, Published on 02/08/2021

    » Despite Thai regulators filing a criminal complaint this month against Binance -- the world's largest digital asset exchange -- for operating without a licence, many users are determined to keep trading on the site and doubt the government's ability to prevent them from doing so.

  • BUSINESS

    IMF advances targeted intervention

    Business, William Hicks, Published on 28/07/2021

    » Thailand should adopt more targeted measures to spur private demand and foster income redistribution such as increasing infrastructure, while avoiding any tapering of its policy rate before the economic recovery is well underway, says the head of the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) mission to Thailand.

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    DTAC turns disease hunter

    Business, Published on 28/06/2021

    » Mobility data from mobile devices can be used alongside other analysis techniques to map the risk of dengue fever in Thailand, according to a study by Telenor Group in partnership with Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Mahidol-Oxford Research Unit (MORU) and Total Access Communication (DTAC), the operating unit of Telenor in Thailand.

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    Wine market licks its wounds following challenging period

    Business, William Hicks, Published on 25/06/2021

    » The wine market in Thailand has suffered numerous setbacks since the beginning of the pandemic, namely various alcohol restrictions, the banning of online sales, the lack of foreign tourists and an overall drop in consumer purchasing power, says Yodi Mootoosamy, general manager at Penfolds International.

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    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.

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    Ushering in a new era

    Business, Published on 31/05/2021

    » The pandemic has accelerated the adoption of Internet of Things (IoT) technology worldwide as companies are looking to integrate it into their 5G rollouts due to its range of business-to-business (B2B) use cases in sectors like manufacturing, transportation and logistics, and healthcare. Additionally, it enables cross-border connectivity.

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