New food delivery apps seeking a bite out of 35 billion a year biz

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2 years ago

June 10, 2020

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Thailand food delivery bikes of Grab-Food, Line-Man, and Food-panda line up in front of a mall in the Ratchaprasong-Siam area. The Competitiive food delivery app industry is expected to intensify as a series of newcomers join the 35-billion-baht market.

Thailands love affair with food embraces meal-delivery apps, as competition intensifies, also a safer way to purchse food during the pandemic.

Foodpanda, Line Corp.’s , Line Man, Uber Eats , and Grab have all been pushing promotions for a lot of Thailands street stalls and great restaurants offering major discounts or even free delivery, keeping both customers and restaurants happy.

As of now, Food Panda is ranked number one but continues to face fierce competition by the day. When the competition becomes too painful, according to the Thailand Tech Startup Association. “In the end, it’ll be like the ride-sharing business here where the smaller players will have to disappear,” said Vachara Aemavat, the group’s president.

Thailand’s market for online food ordering has surpassed predictions to hit 31.7 billion baht this year, more than doubling since 2014. That’s faster than about 80 per cent growth in the Asia-Pacific region as a whole.

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New food delivery apps seeking a bite

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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning

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2 years ago

August 10, 2020

Udon News

On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.

Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.

The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.

So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.

Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.

Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.

Chachoengsao Province

Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.

Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..

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Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.

Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351

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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks

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2 years ago

August 9, 2020

Udon News

Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.

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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital

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2 years ago

August 9, 2020

Udon News

A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.

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