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Call for looser real estate lending rules
Business, Published on 20/09/2024
» The government is advised to ease lending restrictions and reduce interest rates as newly completed condo units worth more than 86 billion baht are awaiting transfer in the fourth quarter, which could lift both the property sector and the entire economy, says the Thai Condominium Association.
Hylife Group aims to go public by 2030
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 18/09/2024
» Hylife Group, a Chiang Mai-based Indian-owned conglomerate, plans to float shares on either the Thai bourse or another Asian stock market by 2030 as it aggressively expands in Thailand, says chief executive Shubhodeep Das.
Asian shares advance on tech rally, rate optimism
Business, Published on 14/09/2024
» RECAP: Most Asian equity markets advanced on Friday, following a tech rally on Wall Street, while US economic data sustained expectations that the Federal Reserve would start cutting interest rates next week.
North Korean leader tours uranium enrichment site
Published on 13/09/2024
» North Korean state media on Friday published images of leader Kim Jong Un inspecting a “uranium enrichment base”, reporting his call for more centrifuges to “exponentially increase” the country’s ability to produce weapons-grade nuclear materials.
Crane collapse kills worker
Gary Boyle, Published on 13/09/2024
» An investigation is underway into the collapse of a large crane at a construction site of a condominium project in Nakhon Sawan on Thursday afternoon, which killed a Cambodian worker and damaged eight nearby houses.
Crane collapse kills worker and damages homes
Published on 13/09/2024
» NAKHON SAWAN - An investigation is underway into the collapse of a large crane at a construction site of a condominium project in Muang district on Thursday afternoon, which resulted in the death of a Cambodian worker and damaged eight nearby houses.
Minister seeks to escalate collaboration with China
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/09/2024
» Thailand needs to ramp up collaboration with China to become a gateway for Chinese exports via the proposed land bridge project, says Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Tourism bucks northern Thailand's Q2 economic decline
Panumate Tanraksa, Published on 01/09/2024
» CHIANG MAI: The economy in northern Thailand slowed in the second quarter, marking a slight decrease from Q1 due to the high cost of living and lack of economic stimulus programmes, said Pornvipa Tangcharoenmonkong, the Northern Office director of the Bank of Thailand (BoT).
SCG’s CPAC and Samsung E&A Partner on 3D Printing
Published on 30/08/2024
» On behalf of CPAC, a cement and building materials company under Siam Cement Group (SCG), Mr Thammasak Sethaudom, President & CEO of SCG (second from left), and Mr Surachai Nimlaor, President of SCG Cement and Green Solution Business (first from left), signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Mr Hong Namkoong, President and CEO of SAMSUNG E&A Co., Ltd. (second from right), and Mr Dong Hyun Kim, Executive Vice President of the Engineering Technology Division of SAMSUNG E&A Co., Ltd. (first from right). The collaboration focuses on 3D printing and the commercialisation of special cementitious materials, combining SAMSUNG E&A's international expertise in end-to-end construction solutions with CPAC's over 100 years of excellence in cement and concrete products. The signing took place at SCG Headquarters in Bangkok, Thailand.
Nippon Steel units seeking BoI support
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 30/08/2024
» Thai steel manufacturers G Steel and GJ Steel are seeking investment incentives from the Board of Investment (BoI) to support a development worth 4.5 billion baht that aims to address the pressing challenges faced in the local steel market while producing fewer carbon dioxide emissions.