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Military hospital upgrading facilities
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 24/09/2024
» Army-run Fort Wachirawut Hospital wants to help strengthen military missions to protect people and the country by providing better healthcare services for the public, becoming a centre of excellence enhancing people's quality of life.
Forum promotes investment in Indonesia
Poramet Tangsathaporn, Published on 23/09/2024
» Indonesian and Thai companies can benefit more by investing in manufacturing supply chain industries, a forum was told.
Suggestions to help the Thai economy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 18/09/2024
» Thailand should focus on promoting only selected S-curve industries, expanding financial access for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and improving the technology and science infrastructure to improve the country's competitiveness, say business leaders.
SCG preps green transformation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/09/2024
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, plans to allocate 200 billion baht to develop its businesses between 2025 and 2030, in a bid to make them more eco-friendly and competitive.
Kasikorn Business-Technology Group chairman believes AI could 'supercharge' the economy
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/09/2024
» As the working age population shrinks, artificial intelligence (AI) could be a catalyst to "supercharge" the Thai economy, says Ruangroj Poonpol, group chairman of Kasikorn Business-Technology Group (KBTG), an arm of Kasikornbank.
Shares boosted by growing hopes for a soft landing
Business, Published on 31/08/2024
» RECAP: Asian stocks closed in on a fourth month of gains, lifted by hopes of a soft landing for the US economy. The dollar was poised for its worst monthly performance in nine months on the view that US interest rates are all but certain to start falling next month.
Cathay Pacific in call for action on switch to green aviation fuel
Published on 30/08/2024
» Hong Kong flag carrier Cathay Pacific Airways has urged the government to come up with a plan to help local airlines make the switch to green fuel, including subsidies or logistics support, for moving towards carbon neutrality goals amid supply shortages.
Troubled Thai firm Energy Absolute gets nod for bond extension
Bloomberg News, Published on 23/08/2024
» Energy Absolute Public Company Limited obtained approval to extend the maturity of 4 billion baht (US$116.5 million) of green bonds, providing some relief for the Thai renewable energy company that is under a fraud investigation. The shares surged the most in more than a decade.
Measures outlined to extend low prices
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 22/08/2024
» Thailand could extend low energy prices for another 20-25 years if the country successfully concludes negotiations on joint petroleum production and taps into energy resources in overlapping claims areas (OCAs), according to caretaker Finance Minister Pichai Chunhavajira.
Southeast Asia solar boom at risk from US-China trade stress
Bloomberg News, Published on 21/08/2024
» SINGAPORE - The future of Southeast Asia's booming solar industry, which produces the most panels in the world after China, is being thrown into doubt as the United States looks set to impose hefty tariffs on the region.