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Bitcoin for property is back in Thailand
Amid a battered property market due to the severe impact of the Covid-19 crisis, Thailand’s real estate...
Dispute about Covid-19 insurances in Thailand – do people get “deliberately” infected?
Thailand's Syn Mun Kong Insurance, one of the country’s larger non-life insurance companies, in a surprise announcement...
AirAsia buys Gojek’s Thai business, prepares to list local airline unit
AirAsia ventures into the digital space
Malaysian budget carrier AirAsia Group will buy the Thai business of Indonesian...
Thailand loses two million tourism jobs to Covid-19
Thailand lost two million jobs in the tourism industry to the Covid-19 pandemic so far amid a...
IMF says Thailand needs structural change in its economy to fully recover from pandemic
Pattaya's Walking Street was normally buzzing with tourists, now it's a ghost strip
The International Monetary Fund (IMF)...
Chinese top condo buyers in Thailand by a high margin
After a steep fall in the number of condominium buyers in Thailand during the various peaks of...
Mitsubishi to invest in Laos’ first wind farm, largest in Southeast Asia
Japan’s industry conglomerate Mitsubishi Corporation will invest in a 600-megawatt wind farm in Laos, the country’s first...
E-commerce logistics startup becomes Thailand’s first unicorn
Thailand’s logistics services provider for e-commerce, Flash Group, after successful funding rounds has become the country’s first...
Apple supplier Foxconn to produce electric vehicles in Thailand
Foxconn's electric vehicle platform, presented at an auto show in Taipei last October
Taiwan-headquartered electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn,...
The downside of the booming food delivery business: Commission overkill
The booming food delivery business amid the Covid-19 pandemic in Thailand has led to a revenue explosion...
Thailand hopes that cannabis tourism could revive battered industry
Thailand is pinning its hopes for a recovery of the country’s devastated tourism industry on a new...
Thai food giant seeks to become Asia’s top brand for artificial meat
Thailand’s food giant Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has created a new brand for plant-made meat called “Meat...
Taiwan’s Electronics manufacturers focus on Southeast Asia amid China-US tensions, Covid-19
Headquarters of Taiwan's electronics manufacturer Delta Electronics in Thailand
A new wave of relocations and regionalisations of production...
Number of foreign condo buyers in Thailand slumps 34% annually
The number of foreigners buying condos in Thailand fell by over a third in 2020 against the...
Almost half of Thai hotels fear closing as cash runs out amid pandemic
A recent survey by Thailand’s hotel industry showed that 47 per cent of the country’s hotels are...
Thailand abandons hope for quick tourism recovery as third Covid-19 wave rages across country
Pattaya's infamous Walking Street has become a lifeless ghost strip
Thailand’s government is giving up on hopes that...
Citibank’s retail banking calls it quits in Southeast Asia
Citibank's headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand
US banking group Citibank on April 15 said that it will exit the...
Thais now spend half a day on the Internet
Normal scene from Bangkok's public transport
Thais spent an average of almost 12 hours per day on the...
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