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All eyes on Washington for World Cup draw
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» WASHINGTON - The draw for the 2026 World Cup takes place in Washington on Friday, with Donald Trump set to play a prominent part in a star-studded ceremony that will mark out the path to glory for contenders at the first-ever 48-team finals.
Gates: Aid cuts causing ‘tragic’ rise in child deaths
AFP, Published on 05/12/2025
» PARIS - Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates told AFP on Thursday it is “tragic” that child deaths will increase worldwide for the first time this century because wealthy Western countries have slashed international aid.
Egat to pour funds into clean energy
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 05/12/2025
» The Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (Egat) is planning to spend a huge portion of its budget supporting Thailand's transition to clean energy by investing in clean power generation and electricity transmission projects.
Central Retail teams up with Krungsri for B2bn green loan
Business, Published on 05/12/2025
» Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) has partnered with Bank of Ayudhya (Krungsri) to secure a 2-billion-baht green loan, aimed at amplifying its environmental impact and strengthening the company's capabilities as a fully green retail and wholesale organisation.
Tennis stars eye golden glory at home
Sports, Hanif Hassan, Published on 05/12/2025
» Hosts Thailand have thrown down the gauntlet ahead of next week's 2025 SEA Games, declaring that nothing short of four tennis gold medals will satisfy the home fans.
Trump's doubling of tariffs is hitting India hard
News, Published on 05/12/2025
» US President Donald Trump's doubling of tariffs on a wide range of Indian goods, from a steep 25% to a catastrophic 50%, is reshaping India's export economy. Half of what India sells to the United States -- its largest trading partner -- is now prohibitively expensive, and ordinary Indians are suffering as a result.
CP AXTRA Leads Zero-Waste Transformation in Retail
Published on 04/12/2025
» Reinforcing its ambition to achieve Zero Waste to Landfill by 2030, CP AXTRA Public Company Limited — operator of the “Makro–Lotus’s” wholesale–retail business — has showcased strong progress in comprehensive waste management across its supply chain at the Sustainability Forum 2026: SHIFT FORWARD – OVERCOMING CHALLENGES. The company reported that in 2025 its flagship “AXTRA Zero Waste” programme reduced 31,755 tonnes of waste sent to landfills and generated over THB 79 million in economic value for local communities and Thai farmers through resource recovery, demonstrating its commitment to sustainable value creation and the belief that sustainability is the organisation’s core foundation.
GC Strengthens Capital with Hybrid Debenture Success
Published on 04/12/2025
» A major step in capital strengthening has been achieved as PTT Global Chemical Public Company Limited (GC), the chemical flagship of PTT Group and a global leader in the sector, successfully completed the issuance of its new subordinated hybrid debentures with a total offering size of THB 10,000 million. The strong demand from investors underscores confidence in GC’s financial position and long-term growth potential, while the funding will further support the company’s strategic shift toward High Value–Low Carbon business expansion.
Digital Partnership Powers Thailand’s Clean Energy Future
Published on 04/12/2025
» Global Power Synergy Public Company Limited (GPSC), through its wholly owned subsidiary Combined Heat and Power Producing Co., Ltd. (CHPP) — a key provider of innovative clean energy solutions within the GPSC group — has reinforced its commitment to sustainable growth through a strategic collaboration with Polytechnology Co., Ltd., an authorised distributor of Huawei Digital Power solutions, and Huawei Technologies (Thailand) Co., Ltd., a global leader in smart energy technologies.
CP LAND Ranks Amongst Market Leaders in 2025
Published on 04/12/2025
» The company ranks among the Top 10 Brand Powerful Score as consumer trust rises in structural safety, transparency, and accessible quality living.