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Govt shrugs off Myanmar rallies against Thai sanctions
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 10/02/2025
» The government must protect Thais from Chinese scammers and will not be swayed by Myanmar rallies for a boycott of Thai goods after it cut off power, fuel and the internet to border areas where the gangsters are based, Deputy Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai said on Monday.
WHAUP targets thirsty data centres for revenue uptick
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/02/2025
» SET-listed WHA Utilities and Power (WHAUP), an arm of WHA Corp, Thailand's biggest industrial land developer and operator, plans to generate 35 billion baht in revenue by 2030 through business expansion, especially supplying more water to customers in the growing data centre sector.
Thai solar panels, fuel destined for Myanmar seized
Assawin Pinitwong, Published on 09/02/2025
» TAK: Security officers on Sunday intercepted the smuggling of solar panels and fuel to Myanmar in separate incidents in this border western province.
Thai imports from the US may tick up
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 07/02/2025
» Thai exporters risk higher US tariffs, while the Thai government could face pressure to import more goods from the US to reduce its trade surplus with the country, according to the chief of Kasikorn Research Center (K-Research).
Myanmar towns powered down but not out
Published on 05/02/2025
» Thailand’s stoppage of cross-border power and fuel supplies is affecting border communities in Myanmar, some of which are sourcing electricity from Laos where possible.
Bangkok Cable bullish on tie-up with HiTHIUM
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/02/2025
» Bangkok Cable Co, a local electrical wire and cable manufacturer, is preparing to embark on a new business aimed at solving the unstable supply of renewable power, having established a partnership with HiTHIUM, a Chinese manufacturer of battery energy storage systems.
Time to decommodify electricity
Oped, Published on 05/02/2025
» The international community has long recognised the urgent need to reduce dependence on fossil fuels and shift to renewable energy, and in recent years many governments have pledged to reach net-zero greenhouse-gas emissions, albeit over extremely long timeframes. But they will never get there so long as they treat electricity, which is central to the clean-energy transition, like any other market good.
Four key investment themes in 2025
Business, Published on 05/02/2025
» Four key themes are expected to command investors' attention this year, according to Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). Chief research officer Ashley Lester summarises them as follows:
Gulf seeking power plant in US
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 04/02/2025
» SET-listed Gulf Energy Development, Thailand's largest power company by market value, is planning to acquire a new gas-fired power plant in the US, with electricity generation capacity of 1,000 megawatts, to expand its business overseas.
Electricity authority seeks public lights chat
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 03/02/2025
» The Energy Ministry's proposal to reduce power bills by cutting the government's free electricity supply to lights in public places requires further talks among state agencies, says Thailand's Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA).