Grab Thailand’s recent move to ease some rules, including suspending the zoning divide for GrabBike motorcycle taxi service between Bangkok, Nonthaburi and Pathum Thani, demonstrates its push to appease its rider partners to keep them in the fold amid fierce competition, though more needs to be done to cater to partners in its ecosystem, say […]
Read MoreFired up by the pandemic, the battle between online food ordering platforms is intensifying as operators seek more capital, expand services in provinces and gear up for cloud kitchen investment to stay afloat in the contentious market. Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) says the winners in the segment could be seen in three years. Last year, […]
Read MoreThe Trade Competition Commission (OTC) is setting guidelines for online food delivery services to prevent unfair trade practices and keep online food delivery platforms from taking advantage of restaurants. Santichai Santawanpas, the commissioner of the Office of Trade Competition Commission (OTCC) and the office’s spokesman, said the commissioners have already finished the draft guidelines to […]
Read MoreThailand’s ailing economy, particularly its tourism and agriculture sectors, is poised to get a boost from new rules that ease the private cultivation and sale of medical marijuana. The Cabinet amended the Narcotics Act on Aug 4, pending Parliament’s approval, to allow private medical operators — a category including some traditional medicine practitioners and farmers — […]
Read MoreConsumer confidence picked up for a third straight month in July, boosted by state relief programmes and the continued easing of coronavirus curbs. The University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTCC) reported on Friday that the consumer confidence index rose to 50.1 in July from 49.2 in June, 48.2 in May and 47.2 in April. […]
Read MoreHeadline consumer price index (CPI) fell a smaller than expected 0.98% in July from a year earlier as food prices increased and domestic activity resumed after the easing of coronavirus curbs, the Commerce Ministry said on Thursday. The reading — the smallest decline in four months — compared with a forecast for a fall of […]
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