Online food delivery operators have seen a substantial growth of orders during the third wave of the pandemic, surging between 26% and 60% from earlier in the year, as more people eat at home. Major mobile operators are riding this wave, enabling subscribers to redeem points for discounts on online food orders. Shri Chakravarthy, country […]
Read MoreThe global cybersecurity company Kaspersky has reported a significant decrease in the number of ransomware attempts it detected and foiled last year among small and medium enterprise (SME) users in Southeast Asia. The company monitored 804,513 ransomware events in 2020, down 58% from the 2019 total of 1.9 million, according to the latest Kaspersky Security […]
Read MoreSigns of recovery in the Thai economy and stock market in the first quarter raised equity and mutual fund investment, as well as fee-based income for Thailand’s banking sector. Ten SET-listed commercial banks reported combined fees and service income of 43.4 billion baht in the first quarter this year, up 3.41% quarter-on-quarter and 9.33% year-on-year […]
Read MoreAbout 2,000 companies have expressed an intent to buy Covid-19 vaccines from the government for their 900,000-strong workforce, according to the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC). Sanan Angubolkul, the chamber’s chairman, said the companies all wish to shoulder the costs of the jabs for their employees. “They insist that they want to buy from the […]
Read MoreOpening of new cryptocurrency accounts may slow in the second half of this year as the Anti-Money Laundering Office (Amlo) announced local digital exchanges must verify their customers’ identities through a “dip-chip” machine that requires clients to be physically present. The dip-chip requirement comes into effect in July, said Poramin Insom, co-founder and director of […]
Read MoreBangkok is the most popular city in Asia for digital nomads and ranks fourth globally thanks to affordable internet and living costs, according to a study by Resume.io, a Netherlands-based online resume maker. The Thai capital’s ranking shows it is “a firm favourite for a post-pandemic influx of nomadic workers”, Resume.io indicated. Digital nomads are […]
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