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Baht’s biggest rally since 1998 threatens tourism, exports
Bloomberg News, Published on 20/09/2024
» Thailand's baht is on course for its biggest quarterly gain since the Asian financial crisis, threatening to derail a recovery in the nation's key tourism and export industries.
SCG preps green transformation
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 18/09/2024
» SET-listed Siam Cement Group (SCG), Thailand's largest cement maker and industrial conglomerate, plans to allocate 200 billion baht to develop its businesses between 2025 and 2030, in a bid to make them more eco-friendly and competitive.
Thailand's new premier faces a daunting to-do list
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 16/09/2024
» Business leaders and economists have urged the government of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra to address both short-term problems and structural economic issues simultaneously.
Asian equities steady after turbulent week
Business, Published on 07/09/2024
» RECAP: Asian equities were poised to end a turbulent week on a steady note and Thai shares had their best week of the year, while currencies edged higher ahead of crucial US payrolls data that could set the stage for a larger interest rate cut.
NBTC official bullish on spaceport potential
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 05/09/2024
» A commissioner of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC) is encouraging Thailand to become a rocket launch site for sending satellites into space, aiming to pave the way for the country to become Asean's first spaceport.
White paper seeks to address Phuket's pressing issues
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 04/09/2024
» Phuket's key tourism operators are preparing a white paper that will urge the government to tackle deterioration of the environment and overdevelopment on the island amid rapid urbanisation.
Google weighs large data centre in Vietnam, source says, in nation's first by US big tech
Published on 29/08/2024
» HANOI: Alphabet's Google is considering building a large data centre in Vietnam, a person briefed on the plans said, in what would be the first such investment by a big US technology company in the Southeast Asian nation.
Suvarnabhumi airport raises passenger target
Supoj Wancharoen, Published on 29/08/2024
» Airports of Thailand (AOT) plans to upgrade the facilities of Suvarnabhumi International Airport in Samut Prakan province to accommodate 80 million passengers a year by 2031.
FTI losses rise to B170m among Thai hotels
Business, Narumon Kasemsuk, Published on 20/08/2024
» Combined losses from the collapse of the German tour firm FTI Group among Thai hotels has surged to 170 million baht, up from 111 million baht gathered from a preliminary survey made in June.
Three-star hotels face further woes
Business, Kuakul Mornkum, Published on 15/08/2024
» Despite a resilient recovery, three-star hotels have been unable to raise prices during the third quarter, while tax cuts for second-tier cities could not effectively increase hotel revenue as planned.