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Gulf acquires renewable power projects for B1.1bn
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 16/07/2025
» SET-listed Gulf Development, Thailand's largest energy company by market value, is continuing to boost its renewable power generation capacity by spending 1.1 billion baht to acquire waste-to-energy power plants and refuse-derived fuel production projects held by two companies.
Thais revise trade offer with US
News, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/07/2025
» Thailand has offered to commit to a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) import deal with the United States, and plans to acquire Boeing aircraft over the coming years to avert a punitive 36% export levy threatened by the Trump administration, according to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Influencer cop under probe for land encroachment
Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 07/07/2025
» Thailand's Ministry of Social Development and Human Security has asked the police to investigate a case of land encroachment involving a high-profile police officer in Ubon Ratchathani.
New minister pushes land for the poor
News, Apinya Wipatayotin, Published on 05/07/2025
» New Agriculture and Cooperatives Minister Atthakorn Sirilathayakorn has pledged to accelerate efforts to convert agricultural land rights into full land titles for poor farmers, continuing the policy framework introduced by his predecessor, Thamanat Prompow.
Banpu Invests in 350MW Battery Project in Australia
Published on 01/07/2025
» Banpu Public Company Limited, a versatile energy company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Banpu Energy Australia Pty Limited (BEN), has signed an agreement to acquire a 50% interest in the Wooreen Energy Storage System (WESS) project. The remaining 50% is held by EnergyAustralia. Located in Latrobe Valley, Victoria, Australia, the project will have a power capacity of 350 megawatts and a storage capacity of 1,400 megawatt-hours.
Rosy outlook for post-bid telecom sector
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 01/07/2025
» A telecom analyst has a positive outlook for the telecom sector following the mobile spectrum auction on June 29 as the results could lead to bigger spectrum cost savings for both Advanced Info Service (AIS) and True Corporation.
Gulf hits renewable target 5 years early
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 30/06/2025
» SET-listed Gulf Development, Thailand's largest energy company by market value and a telecom operator, has achieved its target to increase its renewable power proportion to 40% of total electricity generation capacity following a recent investment in solar farms.
B60m in assets handed over to Wat Rai Khing
News, Wassayos Ngamkham, Published on 27/06/2025
» The Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) has handed over nearly 60 million baht in assets to Wat Rai Khing amid an ongoing corruption case involving the temple's former abbot.
US strikes on Iran nuke plants risk backfiring
Oped, Brahma Chellaney, Published on 26/06/2025
» Israel and the United States have dealt punishing blows to Iran's nuclear infrastructure. "Operation Rising Lion" and "Operation Midnight Hammer" have been portrayed as precision strikes that will stop the Islamic Republic's nuclear programme in its tracks. But whatever the bombings might have achieved tactically, they risk forfeiting strategically, as Iran is now more convinced than ever that nuclear weapons are the only way to deter future aggression and ensure the regime's survival.