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Comfort zone
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 13/11/2017
» The very first question I asked Roland Hoehn was one that had been burning inside me for a long time: why is it that almost every time I go to a hotel, no matter whether it's three stars or five, it's so hard to get decent warm water from the shower?
Tata downbeat on Thai steel demand this year
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 01/11/2017
» SET-listed Tata Steel (Thailand) Plc (TSTH), the Thai unit of India's largest steelmaker, expects Thai steel demand to drop by 5.2% to 18 million tonnes this year because of slow disbursement of the government's massive investment in infrastructure projects, says chief executive Rajiv Mangal.
Car market forecast to hot up in Q4 on rising stimulus
Business, Piyachart Maikaew, Published on 11/10/2017
» Thailand's car market is expected to display bullish sentiment in the fourth quarter thanks to intense market competition and stimulus measures from the government.
Hospitals attractive, ASP says
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/10/2017
» Healthcare, hospitality and retail stocks are expected to rally in the fourth quarter because of the tourism high season and rising consumer confidence, says Asia Plus Securities (ASP).
MPI continues to rise as exports shine
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 30/09/2017
» The manufacturing production index (MPI) continues to rise, gaining 3.7% year-on-year in August to 112.94, indicating that the economy is still recovering, says the Office of Industrial Economics (OIE).
Capital idea: Indonesia ponders seat of government outside Jakarta
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 04/09/2017
» Millions of Jakarta residents are once more wondering what their lives might be like in the future as the Indonesian government has revived an old debate about relocating the capital.
Rainfall dampens SCG's growth forecast
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 27/07/2017
» SET-Listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement producer and industrial conglomerate, has revised its 2017 annual revenue growth to 3.5%, down from its previous forecast of 5-10% growth.
Biodiesel blends to soak up palm oil surplus, buoy prices
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 29/06/2017
» Some of the surplus of crude palm oil output is expected to be absorbed by the energy sector, helping to offset falling long-term prices due to the rise of palm-based methyl ester stocks, also known as biodiesel or B100.
Oil retailers urged to hold more biodiesel
Business, Published on 21/06/2017
» Oil retailers have been urged to stock up on biodiesel to help absorb more palm crude supply from the market, which would indirectly push up the price of palm fruit and support farmers, says to the Commerce Ministry.
Small, but flourishing business
Business, Published on 02/06/2017
» As soon as his son graduated from college, Ghulam Mohi-u-Din Dar asked him to take care of the family flower business in Kral Sangri, near Srinagar, the largest city in Indian-administered Kashmir.