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Rayong land prices pushed up by Chinese
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 27/09/2024
» Chinese investor demand for industrial land propelled Rayong's vacant land price index to the highest growth rate among the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) provinces in the second quarter of 2024.
Hyundai unit may adjust output post-2026
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/09/2024
» Hyundai Mobility Thailand, a subsidiary of South Korea's Hyundai Motor Group, plans to produce 5,000 battery electric vehicles a year at its plant in Samut Prakan in 2026, but may need to adjust future volume as domestic car sales sag.
Mortgage growth forecast to plunge
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/09/2024
» Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research) expects 1.2% growth in mortgages within the commercial banking sector this year, the lowest level of expansion in 23 years.
PM puts poverty in crosshairs
News, Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 27/09/2024
» Eradicating poverty and building a prosperous economy are among the goals the government plans to achieve during the rest of its term, an adviser to the prime minister said.
Arrests made after man beaten in crypto dispute
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 26/09/2024
» Nine Vietnamese men have been arrested in Bangkok on charges of illegally detaining a Thai woman and a Taiwanese man and physically assaulting the latter to force him to pay a debt of 1.7 million baht for the purchase of cryptocurrency.
Thai factory output falls in August
Published on 26/09/2024
» Factory output in Thailand fell in August due to lower automobile production, higher energy prices and flooding in the North, according to the Ministry of Industry, which now says a full-year contraction is possible.
Thailand risks credit rating downgrade, opposition warns
Bloomberg News, Published on 26/09/2024
» Thailand runs a "very alarming" risk of credit rating downgrades if the government does not rein in its massive pile of debt to prop up Southeast Asia's second-largest economy, according to the country's biggest opposition group.
True Corporation Closes Oversubscribed JPY141.3 Billion Sustainability Loan
Published on 26/09/2024
» True Corporation Public Company Limited (TRUE), Thailand's leading telecom-tech company and global sustainability pioneer, has successfully secured its maiden sustainability-linked syndicated loan, totalling JPY141.3 billion, for refinancing and debt repayment. This marks the first time a telecom-tech company in Thailand has achieved a sustainability-linked syndicated loan.
BoT ought to revise exchange rate policy
Oped, Chartchai Parasuk, Published on 26/09/2024
» This is not the usual time slot for my article. My articles are usually published every other Thursday. The next one was for Oct 3. However, I feel that the "too strong" Thai baht requires immediate attention.
Cheaper outpatient costs mulled
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 26/09/2024
» Public Health Minister Somsak Thepsutin has floated the idea of reducing costs for the treatment of outpatients per visit at hospitals, claiming this measure, if successful, would help create a level playing field through the more equal distribution of funds.