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Mitigating dissent risks
News, Published on 03/07/2022
» The designation of seven protest sites by City Hall has been met with a cautious welcome from academics, politicians and protest leaders who agreed it should not stop rallies spilling to other parts of the capital.
Analyst favours widening taxable income bands
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 03/10/2019
» Widening taxable income bands for middle-income earners could be an appropriate means to alleviate the tax burden for this group, stemming criticism that the government's personal income tax reform will favour high-income earners, says a tax analyst.
SRT eyes new city river icon
News, Published on 16/04/2019
» Land along the Chao Phraya River is becoming a magnet for real estate development, with companies keen to remodel areas on both sides of the river. Much of this interest comes in the wake of last year's opening of Iconsiam, a high-end mixed-use project which garnered a huge amount of publicity.
Squirrelling away the best stocks
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 04/02/2019
» Although the Thai stock market is bounding back from the fourth quarter's equity sell-off, which was triggered by concerns over the global economic growth cycle and the US-China trade tiff, it remains uncertain whether the trend will last long.
Spoiled for choice
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/10/2018
» With the end of 2018 approaching, it's time for income earners to review their tax-saving strategy to ensure that they maximise returns when tax filing season starts early next year.
Finding where the sweet spot lies
Business, Oranan Paweewun, Published on 18/06/2018
» Investors know they can expect both dividends and capital gains from putting money into dividend-paying stocks. But most of them overlook another advantage of dividend plays: the dividend tax credit, a benefit than can help individual taxpayers not only avoid paying tax on dividends, but also reduce their tax bill on other income.
Inmates seek redemption in art
News, Published on 30/01/2018
» More Thai convicts are turning to religious artwork while behind bars to "cleanse" their minds but some find staring a Buddhist statue in the eye to day after day a daunting task given the guilt associated with past crimes.
Crafting a plan for kid bosses
News, Nauvarat Suksamran, Published on 07/10/2017
» Entrepreneurship instilled from an early age with the support of the state is cultivating a crop of promising young business-minded people in their early teens, some of whom are already making a monthly salary from their products and ideas.
King Power takes on a whole new ball game
Spectrum, Published on 07/02/2016
» It took just 30 minutes for Leicester City’s Thai billionaire owner to decide to buy the English football club in 2010. It now looks like an inspired investment.
The intricacies of self-managed investing
Spectrum, Andrew Wood, Published on 01/06/2014
» Many expats manage their own investment portfolios and in doing so experience varying degrees of results. It would be easy to measure these as success or failure, but investment decisions do not really result in success or failure — they are simply subject to consequences.