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Spectre of NPLs stalks economy
Business, Published on 19/11/2018
» Signs of financial vulnerability have re-emerged despite the much-publicised domestic economic recovery, with a rise in non-performing loans (NPLs) sending shivers down the spines of financial regulators and debtors alike.
AIS and True hustle for 5G edge with partners
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 19/11/2018
» Advanced Info Service (AIS) and TrueMove H are competing to be the first mover in 5G readiness and infrastructure development after the regulator allowed the 26-gigahertz spectrum range to be used for 5G technology testing.
Several measures in store to alleviate debt
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 19/11/2018
» The government is about to introduce new financial aid measures for micro small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), manual labourers, state teachers and the elderly.
Excise rejig could boost electric vehicles
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 19/11/2018
» The Excise Department could revise its tax structure for conventional cars by tightening greenhouse gas emission limits in a push to encourage electric vehicle (EV) production and usage in Thailand.
Smoked out? Not yet
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018
» No one disputes that cigarettes can kill. Each year smoking accounts for 7 million deaths worldwide -- that's seven times more than those attributable to the world's deadliest animal, the mosquito.
Banking on transformation
Asia focus, Chiratas Nivatpumin, Published on 19/11/2018
» The rise of blockchain technology, quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI) and digital currencies will completely transform how banks operate in the future, according to William Winters, group chief executive for Standard Chartered Bank.
Learning with the best
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018
» Pittsburgh-based Carnegie Mellon University (CMU), known for its science and technology programmes, aims to use Bangkok as a springboard to build an Asean talent pool through collaboration with King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang (KMITL).
Courses in the cloud
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 19/11/2018
» Finding teachers who are willing to work in the troubled southern border provinces of Thailand has never been easy. Persuading a qualified native English-speaking teacher to work in Pattani, Yala or Narathiwat is almost impossible.
Small banks square off in deposit hunt
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 19/11/2018
» With the first policy rate hike in over seven years seemingly imminent, small banks are vying for deposits by offering special time-deposit products to lock in cheap funding costs.
All roads start leading to China
Asia focus, Larry Jagan, Published on 19/11/2018
» Myanmar and China have finally signed an agreement on a controversial deep-sea port project on the Bay of Bengal, allowing Beijing to press on with its strategic plan to gain access to the Indian ocean. It signifies a strengthening of bilateral ties between the two neighbours, and places Myanmar firmly in China's orbit.