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Thai travelers to Singapore will benefit from exclusive offers, courtesy of Visa and the Singapore Tourism Board, throughout 2016. With a variety of attractions, Singapore offers something for every family member. This campaign, a collaboration between Visa…
Thailand’s three largest mobile operators – AIS, Dtac and True Move – have united to oppose current regulations capping tariffs for 3G and 4G services. The operators brought up their opposition a group discussion with regulator NBTC on Monday. Revising the…
Thailand’s first world-class museum is to be built as part of the massive IconSiam development on the banks of the Chao Phraya River in Bangkok. The Fine Arts Department of the Thai Ministry of Culture and IconSiam Co have signed a memorandum of understanding…
Thailand’s True Corporation has deployed what it says is the world’s largest commercial 4-transmit-4-receiver (4T4R) 4.5G network using Huawei RAN technology. Huawei provided its SingleRAN 4T4R technology for the rollout. To date True Corporation’s wireless…
Many NLA members also clashed on the composition of the NBTC board which will now be a unified board with 7 members instead of 11 with a telecoms and broadcasting sub-board. Many of the legislators feared that the changes in the criteria such as age and…
Malaysian online payment service iPay88 has entered a collaboration with online payment company PayPal to promote and support cross-border trade for iPay88 merchants. For small businesses in particular, cross-border eCommerce provides a chance to sell to the…
Japanese payments company NTT Data Corporation has agreed to take on pioneer Vietnam fintech company VietUnion Online Services, which has an intermediary payment services licence issued by the State Bank of Vietnam. VietUnion, a group company of Saigon…
Tesco Thailand aims to double its online shopping sales annually for the next three to five years. Local digital and online business director for the UK-owned Tesco Lotus business, Wanna Swuddigul, told The Nation newspaper Thai shoppers are looking for…
Generali Life Assurance is forging ahead with plans to tap the country’s growing middle class in what until now has been an under-explored market for wealth management products generally, and especially insurance solutions. With most high net worth (HNW)…
Former Rocket Internet subsidiary Zalora Thailand is to morph into an omnichannel retail business under its new owner Central Group. Zalora Thailand CEO Ali Fancy said in an interview with eThailand the online store plans to become Thailand’s largest fashion…
UnionPay, an international payment network, continues its expansion in Thailand with the announcement of two new card issuing banks. From June 2016, Kiatnakin Bank and Land and House Bank will join Bangkok Bank, Bank of China (Thai), ICBC Thai, Kasikorn Bank,…
Siam Center, the Ideopolis, sparks the creative ideas in “Siam Center Art Traction”, on the 1st and 2nd floor of Siam Center until July 2016. The exhibition displays a wide range of well-selected art pieces by several artists from various fields of art, such…
Tops Thailand parent Central Food Retail has committed Bt6.5 billion (US$183 million) to open new stores during the next five years. At a function marking the Central Group’s supermarket subsidiary’s 20th anniversary this week, president Alistair Taylor said…
Thailand’s AIS has launched Voice over Wi-Fi (VoWiFi) services, and Taiwan’s APT has announced plans to do the same. AIS, Thailand’s largest mobile operator, is initially offering VoWiFi for selected iPhone models, including the iPhone 5s, 5c, 6, 6 Plus, 6s,…
Ensogo Asia has closed down all of its online stores as the online retailer appears on the brink of collapse. Following the resignation of its co-founder Kris Marszalek, the Singapore-based tech company said it will cut its financial support to its sales and…
Thai regulator NBTC will introduce stricter standards governing the quality of mobile signals in an effort to address a growing number of complaints related to dropped calls. The NBTC will amend current regulations, which require operators not to exceed a…
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