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Emergency funds in the spotlight
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 17/10/2016
» The Budget Bureau will amend the Budgeting Procedure Act to widen the finance minister's power to allocate Treasury reserves for emergency requirements to 50 billion baht from the current 100 million.
How long can Opec talk up oil prices?
Business, Published on 14/10/2016
» Not a day passes lately without Opec making oil and gas headlines. Seemingly in lockstep with Opec, the market is once again pacified on the promise that changes to the global oil supply glut are coming.
Tevin: PTT capex to rise for innovation
Business, Apornrath Phoonphongphiphat, Published on 12/10/2016
» SET-listed PTT Plc, the country's oil and gas conglomerate, is about to increase its five-year capital expenditure (capex) amount, expecting to spend more on innovations that would generate additional sustainable revenue.
TBMA seeks easier issuance
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 10/10/2016
» Capital market regulators and participants have asked the Commerce Ministry to amend the Public Act to allow companies to issue debentures without seeking shareholder approval.
Opec output-cut deal provides lift for equities
Business, Published on 03/10/2016
» Recap: Global stock markets see-sawed last week with news developments. The relief rally that followed the previous week's Fed meeting ebbed, but Hillary Clinton's strong performance against Donald Trump in the first US presidential debate cheered investors. Also buoying sentiment was Opec's surprise agreement to cut oil output, but worries about the health of Deutsche Bank, which faces huge US fines for dodgy business practices, capped gains. The Opec decision helped the energy-heavy Thai stock market recoup some earlier losses.
Reset in Phuket
Spectrum, Published on 02/10/2016
» Sales in the Phuket luxury residential market have slowed down in recent years as demand has grown at a slower pace. An adverse reaction to this is that the number of new residential project launches has started declining in response to slower sales.
Understanding the cycles of change using 'TIPS' (Part 1)
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 29/09/2016
» Imagine that a time machine took you back a few hundred years to a feudal principality. Upon your arrival, you're randomly assigned to join one of three traditional social groups: farmers, clerics or warriors. If you're lucky, you feel a natural connection with your class and perform well in your new role.
Burning Issue
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 26/09/2016
» Religious authorities in the world's largest Muslim country have added their moral weight to efforts to curb the annual forest burning, which also blankets Indonesia's regional neighbours in choking haze.
Yuanta aims to make splash with return to market
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/09/2016
» Yuanta Securities (Thailand), a subsidiary of Taiwan's largest broker, is aiming for a top five spot in the Thai market in three to five years as it returns following an exit three years ago.
'CEO Disease' and how to prevent it
Business, Kriengsak Niratpattanasai, Published on 19/09/2016
» 'Coach Kriengsak, I've been a CEO for three months now and my honeymoon period is over," Kong tells me. "Today I want to discuss my plan for the next three months."