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Bolt to invest B300m in local expansion
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/06/2023
» Estonian super-app Bolt is investing 300 million baht to strengthen its footprint in Thailand as part of its Southeast Asian growth strategy.
Airasia expands ride service
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/11/2022
» Airasia ride, a ride-hailing service under the airasia Super App, is forging ahead with an aggressive move to entice drivers with a low 15% commission fee, while setting competitive fares to attract passengers, particularly tourists.
Drivers for airasia ride to get full employment option
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 14/09/2022
» The airasia Super App is pushing the ride-hailing service industry to the next level by announcing a full employment option for drivers of its e-hailing arm -- airasia ride -- to attract them to the platform.
Unlicensed GrabBike drivers facing ban
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/06/2022
» Hundreds of thousands of customers who use GrabBike motorcycle taxis could be affected once unregistered motorcycle taxis are removed from the company's services from the middle of next month, following an order by the Department of Land Transport (DLT), according to Grab Thailand.
Estonia's Bolt launches Bangkok service
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 30/07/2020
» Ride-hailing app Bolt from Estonia has launched its service in Bangkok, the latest newcomer in a very competitive market still reeling from the pandemic.
Grab readies e-wallet with KBank for the unbanked
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/07/2019
» Grab Thailand has become the latest to join the fintech frenzy, aiming to launch an e-wallet in partnership with Kasikornbank (KBank) this month, backed by data from users and drivers to reach Thais who do not have bank accounts.
Grab pins hopes on new government
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/04/2019
» Grab Thailand, the local operating unit of the Singapore-based startup, has high hopes a new government will finally legalise the ride-hailing business after years of operating in the country.
Howa unveils taxi-booking app to challenge Grab, Line
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 24/01/2019
» Howa International Co, the operator of Taxi Radio and Suvarnabhumi Taxi Cooperative, has invested 20 million baht to unveil the HaHa taxi-booking mobile app and digital meter terminal (DMT) to compete with rivals Grab and Line.
Grab requests special licences
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 09/10/2018
» Grab Thailand urges the government to consider a special licence for ride-hailing services to fully capitalise on the sharing economy.
Line Man achieves 1 million user goal
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 21/06/2018
» Social commerce has driven Line Man, an on-demand delivery service, to reach 1 million active users in only two years of operations, the company says.