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AirAsia adding services in super app
WILLIAM HICKS AND SUCHIT LEESA-NGUANSUK, Published on 24/09/2020
» AirAsia Group announced on Thursday it is building a super app off its existing mobile application and website to provide services such as e-commerce, deliveries and payments that will be available next month in Thailand and Asean.
Alternative chat apps appeal to protesters
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and William Hicks, Published on 20/10/2020
» Social media can have a powerful impact on the Thai political landscape, with alternative communication platforms such as Telegram and Bridgefy gaining momentum as netizens seek ways to elude authorities' attempts to gag them on mainstream social media sites, say industry pundits.
Social media, social discord
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/10/2020
» Social media has permeated a broad range of activities in people's daily lives, from interacting with friends to running businesses, from catching up with celebrities to staying tuned to the news.
3rd Huawei data centre
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/11/2020
» Global tech powerhouse Huawei has vowed to invest 700 million baht to establish its third data centre in Thailand next year, in support of making Thailand a digital hub in Asean.
Medical upgrades urged
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 05/12/2020
» Thailand needs to step up efforts in using research and smart technologies to support healthcare businesses to better compete with foreign countries if the country wants to become a medical hub in Asean.
OVEC aims for 200,000 robotics workers
Business, Yuthana Praiwan and Suchit Leesa-Nguansuk, Published on 17/12/2020
» The Office of the Vocational Education Commission (OVEC) aims to teach 5,200 Thai vocational students per year the skills required to work alongside and maintain factory robots to meet the estimated demand of 200,000 robotics-trained workers by 2024.
Media faces challenges, opportunities
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 01/01/2021
» Media was one of many sectors that suffered because of the pandemic in 2020, experiencing an estimated 20% year-on-year decline in ad spending to 71.8 billion baht.
The coming battle for e-commerce
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 12/02/2018
» With the Bank of Thailand issuing regulations to govern financial institutions engaged in the e-marketplace, the domestic e-commerce arena is poised for local firms to battle it out with foreign e-commerce behemoths.
Banking giants instigate price war
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 29/03/2018
» The country's two largest banks are igniting a price war by promising customers free digital channel transactions for life, as they vie to secure the most market share in the rapidly growing online banking sector and lure back customers who have defected to e-commerce companies' wallet solutions.
Grabbing too big a share?
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk and Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 02/04/2018
» The recent acquisition of Uber Technologies Inc's Southeast Asian operations by fierce rival Grab has stoked fears of a monopolistic entity taking control of the regional ride-hailing service. Critics say that with competition poised to drop, so will consumer benefits and choice.