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K-Asset set to hit AUM target as inflows surge
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/08/2025
» Kasikorn Asset Management (K-Asset) has maintained a three-year target of achieving 2 trillion baht in assets under management (AUM), retaining its position as the top player in mutual funds and leader in the emerging trend of sustainable investment.
Banks ramp up green initiatives
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 04/08/2025
» In advancing sustainable business practices, banks are doing more than offering green financial services to clients.
Bangkok Bank profit rises 9.5% to B24.4bn in first half
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 22/07/2025
» Bangkok Bank (BBL), the country's largest lender by total assets, posted a 9.5% year-on-year increase in net profit for the first half of 2025, supported by robust growth in non-interest income and effective cost management.
Scholar backs tighter curbs on temples
News, Chairith Yonpiam, Published on 21/07/2025
» A legal scholar is calling for tighter financial regulation of Buddhist temples, arguing senior monks hold power equivalent to high-ranking government officials yet remain exempt from anti-corruption scrutiny.
Clergy in need of control, not reform
Editorial, Published on 20/07/2025
» After a long silence during Thailand's biggest sex scandal in the clergy, the Ecclesiastical Council and the National Office of Buddhism (NOB) have finally spoken out. Their big idea? A new law to imprison the offending monks and women involved in the scandal.
Taking stock of nation's climate finance
Oped, Sarinee Achavanuntakul, Published on 17/07/2025
» If the ravages of extreme weather worldwide were not enough to convince anyone of the need to urgently address and adapt to climate change, consider a sobering fact delivered by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The next guardians of the sea
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 14/07/2025
» When Natyada Thuasawad gazes upon the vast sea, she sees assets. A student at Prince of Songkla University, Ms Natyada said the sea is a key source of revenue for Thailand, offering people food and exciting tourist attractions along shorelines and on islands.
Call for joint Asean team to negotiate with US over tariffs
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 10/07/2025
» Former finance minister Korn Chatikavanij wants the Thai government to urgently form a joint Asean negotiation team to engage with the US on reducing proposed tariffs, including a 36% rate on Thai goods set to take effect on Aug 1.
Vietnam to draw foreign inflows on lower-than-expected US tariff
Bloomberg News, Published on 09/07/2025
» HANOI — Foreign investors are expected to flock back to Vietnam’s stock market after the country received a lower-than-expected US tariff, said Thu Nguyen, deputy chief executive officer of VinaCapital Fund Management.
Cloud security gaps threaten regional businesses
Business, Published on 09/07/2025
» Businesses across Southeast Asia are facing a silent crisis of cloud vulnerabilities, according to the 2025 Cloud Security Risk Report by Tenable, a Nasdaq-listed cybersecurity exposure management company.