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Singapore's next PM to contend with rising prices, aging population
Published on 14/05/2024
» SINGAPORE: Skyrocketing prices and an aging population are among the challenges facing Singapore's Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lawrence Wong, who will become the country's new premier on Wednesday.
Clawing back after a steep Songkran decline
Business, Published on 11/05/2024
» Sentiment on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) was relatively weak at the beginning of April, with average daily turnover of only 33 billion baht during the first week of the month.
Greenwashing concerns investors
Business, Published on 08/05/2024
» More than nine in ten investors (94%) believe corporate reporting on sustainability performance contains unsupported claims, according to the PwC 2023 Global Investor Survey.
SCB 10X invests in Guardrails AI round
Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2024
» SCB 10X, the disruptive technology investment arm of SCB X Group, has announced its participation in the US$7.5 million seed funding round for Guardrails AI, a San Francisco-based artificial intelligence (AI) assurance company.
Celebrating Asia's Visionary Leaders and Brands
Published on 04/04/2024
» Influential Brands® and its Thailand’s partner Neo target jointly hosted another grand event at the Chatrium Grand Bangkok Hotel on the 1st of April, 2024 following the success of the CEO Summit and Award Ceremony held at the Fullerton Hotel in Singapore on the 15th of March. The events served as a platform to celebrate and acknowledge the innovative leaders and businesses in ASIA with the participation of more than 300 influential personalities, including top executives and entrepreneurs.
Oil giants plan to bury massive amounts of CO2 in Malaysia, Indonesia
Published on 28/03/2024
» Just as they first ventured to do over a century ago, the world’s largest oil companies are staking claims far from home — this time to swallow, rather than spew, planet-warming industrial emissions.
Smoking out the truth up north
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 21/03/2024
» In the early months of recent years, residents in northern Thailand, particularly Chiang Mai, Chiang Rai and Mae Hong Son, have braced for choking PM2.5 air pollution.
Insurers eye 2-4% premiums growth
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/02/2024
» The Thai Life Assurance Association (TLAA) is targeting industry premium growth of 2-4% this year to 640-650 billion baht, with health insurance premiums expanding by double digits.
BLA targets B10bn in 1st-year premiums
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 06/02/2024
» SET-listed Bangkok Life Assurance (BLA) is aiming to achieve first-year premiums of 10 billion baht by the end of 2026 by focusing on agent channels amid fierce competition in the industry.
MTL sets out plans to expand overseas
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/01/2024
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) is planning to make investments in medical treatment businesses this year while there are also plans to expand its presence overseas under the company's strategy to become a regional insurer, said president and chief executive Sara Lamsam.