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Climate changes
Business, Published on 10/06/2024
» A government pledge to cut a large amount of greenhouse gas emissions is expected to reshape how Thai businesses operate.
Kicking learning issues down the road
Oped, Published on 31/05/2024
» As Thailand and the Education Ministry are trying to improve education -- such as promoting the use of AI, handing out laptops and increasing funds for research, issues that could and should be addressed at primary and secondary schools in Thailand are being avoided, delayed, and increasingly ending up in the lap of tertiary education. This causes problems for lecturers, students and other stakeholders.
SET makes another attempt to clear 1,400 hurdle
Published on 18/05/2024
» Thai shares continued to move sideways up, with the SET index struggling to clear 1,380 points (the next hurdle will be 1,400) throughout the past week, causing the market to stay rangebound.
King's Bangkok Offers Academic Excellence Scholarships
Published on 28/03/2024
» King’s College International School Bangkok, or King’s Bangkok, continues its dedication to offering world-class educational opportunities to Thai students. The school is delighted to announce the continuation of the 'King’s Bangkok Academic Excellence Scholarship' into its second year. For the academic year 2024/2025, this scholarship is available to secondary school students in Years 10 and 12, providing support through Senior School and the potential for further financial assistance up until the completion of a bachelor's degree, with a maximum value of up to 5 million Baht.
Shaping futures
Life, Published on 26/02/2024
» There was an empty medicine cabinet, no doctor or nurse, no medical instruments or pharmacy, no water or electricity. Medical treatment simply the delivery of oxygen through a tube, since the patient had no money.
Asian rally on pause as China news awaited
Business, Published on 27/01/2024
» RECAP: The rally in most Asian markets was interrupted yesterday, with profit-taking seen in Hong Kong and Shanghai as traders await more guidance on China's plans to support the country's battered economy.
Reconsidering unclaimed dividends
Oped, Published on 17/01/2024
» Every year, a significant amount of unclaimed stock dividends accumulates due to a loss of contact with some of the rightful owners. This amount is substantial. For example, unclaimed dividends at the Thailand Securities Depository (TSD) have grown to 746 million baht over 10 years.
Navigating the private equity market
Business, Published on 28/12/2023
» As we approach the conclusion of 2023, stocks have demonstrated resilience. Notably, the US S&P 500 index is on track for a 22% increase in 2023, which would be about double its historical average annual return.
Improving rate-cut outlook buoys equities
Published on 23/12/2023
» RECAP: Shares advanced in most Asian markets yesterday after US stocks resumed a rally fuelled by fresh data that backed the case for the Federal Reserve to cut interest rates more than currently anticipated.
Asian shares dip but oil price plunge offers relief
Published on 18/11/2023
» RECAP: Asian shares eased back slightly yesterday as softer US economic data took some of the steam out of Wall Street, but plunging oil prices were good news for the inflation outlook.