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MFP must dare to rebuke dubious deals
News, Veera Prateepchaikul, Published on 04/03/2024
» Convicted former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's first foreign visitor since his release on early parole from Police General Hospital on Feb 18 was Cambodian Supreme Privy Council President Hun Sen.
The struggle in harnessing power prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 25/01/2023
» Following protests from the business community, the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) reduced its planned hike to the power tariff for companies to 13%, down from 20.5%, but entrepreneurs say they cannot maintain product prices at these rates.
Atthaya seeks maiden major crown
Sports, Published on 21/07/2022
» Thai teenage sensation Atthaya Thitikul will chase her maiden major title at the Evian Championship which tees off today in France.
NBTC eases up pressure on OTT
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 04/07/2017
» The national telecom regulator is pulling a U-turn on its registration rules as it tries to increase compliance of recalcitrant over-the-top (OTT) companies.
Stocks climb as prospects for fed rate hike recede
Business, Published on 06/06/2016
» Recap: Global stock markets rose last week as investors now believe the US Federal Reserve will not raise interest rates until July at the earliest, given concerns about the market impact of the June 23 UK referendum on EU membership. Poor US job figures for May also weakened the case for a rate hike. A recovery in oil prices also lifted sentiment. Thai shares advanced on buying of energy and bank blue chips.
Chevron Thailand slims down as low oil prices bite
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2016
» Low oil prices have begun to take their toll on petroleum exploration and production (E&P) companies in Asia, with US-based Chevron Corp preparing to cut jobs at its Thai operations as part of the company's global headcount reduction of 4,000 this year.
PTTEP hopes to access Erawan next month
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 17/12/2021
» PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) expects to be able to enter the disputed Erawan gas field in January next year, assuming months-long talks on site access can be concluded within December.
Clearing the air
Asia focus, Published on 03/08/2020
» The months-long Covid-19 pandemic has taken a terrible toll on economies and the wellbeing of people worldwide, but it's certainly not the only threat humanity faces.
Renewable race
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 23/09/2019
» As the world's population continues to expand, our hunger for energy shows no signs of slowing. But it has become clear to (almost) everyone that the sources of that energy must change if we are to avoid the catastrophic impact of climate change in the next few decades.
Mineral Fuels chief shuffled amid dispute
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/10/2019
» The director-general of the Mineral Fuels Department, Premrutai Vinaiphat, has been reassigned as inspector-general of the Energy Ministry amid an unresolved dispute over gas platform decommissioning expense in the Erawan and Bongkot offshore fields.