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If you think it's all over...
News, Published on 29/06/2024
» The Senate election was as much anticipated as it was convoluted with plenty of ironies.
Paragon Hall set to become major destination for global events
Business, Published on 28/06/2024
» Siam Paragon is making its newly redesigned Paragon Hall a hub for world-class events and entertainment and a magnet for local and international event organisers and visitors, highlighting "Extraordinary Eventainment" concept and new status as Thailand's first carbon-neutral venue as key strengths.
Paragon Hall set to become major destination for global events
Published on 27/06/2024
» Siam Paragon is making its newly redesigned Paragon Hall a hub for world-class events and entertainment and a magnet for local and international event organisers and visitors, highlighting “Extraordinary Even- tainment” concept and new status as Thailand’s first carbon-neutral venue as key strengths.
TIDLOR Secures ADB Funding for Rural MSME Loans
Published on 26/06/2024
» Ngern Tid Lor Public Company Limited (TIDLOR), a leading non-banking financial institution (NBFI), has become the first in the financial sector to receive funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB). This funding aims to provide loans to Micro, Small, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs) in rural Thailand, particularly those owned and led by women as well as those who operate within the country’s agriculture value chain.
NT pauses OneWeb satellite deal
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 26/06/2024
» Last week the board of state telecom enterprise National Telecom (NT) put the brakes on the master service agreement between itself and OneWeb, a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation satellite service owned by the Eutelsat Group, giving NT's legal subcommittee 30 days to scrutinise the conditions and legal terms and evaluate the benefits in the contract.
Outdated laws hinder growth
Published on 24/06/2024
» Thailand's economy has become sluggish and can't be salvaged by simply injecting money through programmes such as the government's 500-billion-baht digital money handout scheme, which will likely help stimulate the economy in only one or two quarters, according to former prime minister Abhisit Vejjajiva.
Frenzied fundraising
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/06/2024
» Despite the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) flopping this year, initial public offering (IPO) activities remain lively, with 27 companies preparing to list on the Thai bourse.
Hemp's potential goes up in smoke
Editorial, Published on 23/06/2024
» Since the legalisation of marijuana, or ganja, in 2022, the total lack of regulatory control has sparked a public outcry, prompting the Srettha administration to criminalise ganja again. The move to make hemp illegal, too, is a major mistake.
PM vows to get ‘Ferrari’ economy humming
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 22/06/2024
» Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin has likened Thailand’s economy to a 12-cylinder Ferrari with only six or seven cylinders working. But the government is firing on all cylinders to get the engine running at full throttle, he says.
Launch prepared for Thaicom 9A broadband satellite
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 18/06/2024
» SET-listed Thaicom is set to launch its new broadband satellite Thaicom 9A in the 119.5° East orbital slot, with the service expected to start in the first quarter of 2025, according to its space economy business strategy.