Showing 1 - 10 of 17
Thailand: Top 20 ranking for FDI attractiveness
Jon Fernquest, Published on 20/04/2017
» Thailand foreign investment actually fell last year, but applications rose & Thailand is attractive as ever for big corporate investment, but is this enough?
Thailand's soon-to-be sovereign investment fund
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/11/2016
» Govt to set up investment holding company for govt shareholdings to improve performance of state enterprises.
State enterprise reform means no more skipping work
Jon Fernquest, Published on 24/08/2016
» New state enterprise reform law forces businesses to perform & make money, also shields from politicians seeking gain.
Independent directors & failure of corporate governance
Jon Fernquest, Published on 12/04/2016
» Failure to punish insider-trading executives at CP-All (7-11), one of many examples of independent directors not doing job.
Insider trading at CP All: Foreign investors demand action
Jon Fernquest, Published on 21/12/2015
» When top executives at CP All (runs 7-11 stores in Thailand) used private info to personally profit from company's purchase of Makro, investors want them removed or punishment to fit the crime.
General Prem's ten anti-corruption commandments
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/12/2015
» 1. Be transparent, 2. promote meritocracy, 3. shun corrupt people, 4. teach ethics to children, 5. have business ethics, 6. prosecute the corrupt, 7. support anti-corruption organizations, 8. govt officers make agencies clean & install audit systems, 9. send 'corruption damages the nation' message in media, 10. swift prosecution of corrupt.
What's new in business news: February 27, 2015
Jon Fernquest, Published on 27/02/2015
» Siam Commercial Bank settles embezzlement case giving university 1.5 billion baht, Thai Airways suffers huge loss & net neutrality wins in US with ban on two-speed Internet.
What's new in business news: September 17, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 17/09/2013
» China rice contract for 1.2 million tonnes questioned, Malaysia to build anti-smuggling wall along Thai river border & SEC fines executives B1.6m for insider trading.
What's new in business news August 14, 2013
Jon Fernquest, Published on 14/08/2013
» Koh Samui as model low-carbon tourist destination, PTT denies Myanmar bribery claim & used car bad loans up due to first car buyer program.
Anand: Govt's hidden conflict of interests
Jon Fernquest, Published on 13/06/2013
» Thai corporate governance best in region but current govt serving only a few & operates in hidden, non-transparent way.