Robinhood, the food delivery company backed by Siam Commercial Bank, will introduce car-hailing services by the end of this year as it moves to become a “superapp”. Srihanath Lamsam, managing director of Purple Ventures Co, on Monday announced the tentative launch of Robinhood Ride service by year’s end. The move came after the Land Transport Department […]
Read MoreThailand’s rice exports are likely to exceed 8 million tonnes this year, driven by the resumption of purchases by Iraq and India’s restrictions on rice shipments. Chookiat Ophaswongse, honorary president of the Thai Rice Exporters Association, said rice shipments will benefit if India maintains it ban on exports of broken rice and 20% duty on exports […]
Read MoreBANGKOK: Thailand’s economy is expected to grow by 3% to 3.5% this year and 3% to 4% next year, helped by increased exports and a pickup in the vital tourism sector after reopening the country to visitors, the finance minister says. The country expects eight million to 10 million foreign tourist arrivals this year, having […]
Read MoreThailand is scheduled to hold talks with Cambodia over a 26,000 sq kilometres overlapping claims area (OCA) estimated to hold up to 500 million barrels of oil and gas deposits under the sea floor. The move comes following efforts by the two countries to work together to develop new energy sources and this involves first […]
Read MoreThailand’s customs-cleared export value continued to expand for a 17th consecutive month in July, but the growth rate slowed to 4.3% year-on-year after robust gains of 11.9% in June, 10.5% in May, 9.9% in April and 19.5% in March, which was the highest level since records began in 1991. The slower pace of export growth […]
Read MoreThailand’s economy shows sign of recovery, following a dip in unemployment to its lowest level since the start of Covid-19 pandemic. Deputy government spokeswoman Traisuree Taisaranakul said on Saturday the number of people unemployed in July had fallen once again and set another marker in the country’s recovery from both the Covid-19 pandemic and an economic slump. […]
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