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Banpu buries capital outlay for this year and next
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/08/2014
» SET-listed Banpu Plc, Asean's leading coal miner, is likely to cut its planned capital expenditure this year and next by US$150 million from $779 million by postponing and adjusting investment projects in Australia and Mongolia, says chief executive Chanin Vongkusolkit.
Japanese vow to stay put
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 30/07/2014
» Japanese investors are keeping their investment plans in Thailand intact on expectations of a second-half economic and export recovery.
Working groups to tackle infrastructure deadlock
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 15/07/2014
» The National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) has agreed to set up three working groups — on transport, energy infrastructure and water management — as Japanese investors call for speeding up work in these areas.
Thonburi Hospital inks Myanmar deal
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/06/2014
» Thonburi Hospital Group (THG), owned and chaired by property tycoon Boon Vanasin, plans to expand its presence aggressively in Myanmar by investing 5 billion baht over five years to build three hospitals and clinics nationwide.
B.Grimm seals deal for Sime Darby unit
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/06/2014
» B.Grimm, one of Thailand's oldest conglomerates, has acquired the power business of Malaysia's Sime Darby in Thailand for 5.3 billion baht and plans to seek more opportunities in Asean.
Thais tap souring ties
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2014
» Anti-China riots that have erupted in industrial zones in southern Vietnam over the South China Sea disputes could bring a windfall for Thailand as Chinese investors seek safer investment destinations in Southeast Asia, says the Board of Investment (BoI).
BoI applications down 60%
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/03/2014
» Investment applications sent to the Board of Investment (BoI) fell by nearly 60% year-on-year in the first two months of 2014 as investors adopt a wait-and-see approach amid the country’s ongoing political impasse.
GM's overseas boss hails Asean growth
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/01/2014
» DETROIT, MICHIGAN : General Motors (GM) has put Thailand and Asean at the centre of plans for a greater global presence, but the biggest US car maker says political stability remains vital in the eyes of foreign investors.
KTB preps for yuan business in Yunnan
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/12/2013
» YUNNAN : Krungthai Bank (KTB), the country's second-largest bank by assets, is strengthening the role of its Kunming branch as part of the strategy to build a greater presence in the Greater Mekong Subregion.
JFE girds for full capacity at Rayong plant next year
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/11/2013
» RAYONG - JFE Steel Corp, Japan's second-largest steelmaker, expects its US$300-million galvanised steel sheet plant in Thailand will run at full capacity in the final quarter of next year, brushing aside concerns about anti-government protests here.