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Exploring a potential baht-gold price link
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 17/01/2026
» As global gold prices skyrocket, debates are ongoing in Thailand about the significant impact of gold trading flows on the volatility and appreciation of the baht.
Lukewarm response to allowing brewers' IPOs
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/01/2026
» Analysts were lukewarm on the Stock Exchange of Thailand's (SET) plan to open the door to alcoholic beverage listings, arguing the Thai market has limited growth to attract large-scale brewers.
Association plans to set up Natural Catastrophe Fund
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/12/2025
» The Thai General Insurance Association (TGIA) plans to establish a permanent Natural Catastrophe Fund in the first half of 2026 amid increasingly frequent and severe natural disasters in the country, with an initial sum of 50 billion baht.
SET vows tougher rules on short selling, trading
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/02/2024
» The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) is planning to raise the market capitalisation requirement for securities eligible for short selling and triple the fines for violators of short selling rules.
Leading Chinese investors to the SET
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/09/2023
» Bearish sentiment this year may prompt many investors to shy away from the Thai stock market.
Stark seeks to further delay report's deadline
Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 19/07/2023
» Scandal-hit Stark Corporation is asking for a further delay in submitting its extended-scope special audit report, saying asset seizures by concerned agencies had disrupted the business and its filing to the Bankruptcy Court for capital and debt restructuring.
Waiting for China
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/05/2022
» Since China began to open up and reform its economy in 1978, growth has averaged almost 10% a year, and more than 800 million people have been lifted out of poverty. There have also been significant improvements in access to health, education and other services, with the mainland now an upper-middle-income country.
Can Yoon heal South Korea?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/03/2022
» In the run-up to the South Korean presidential election on March 9, most observers were focusing mainly on regional implications the poll might have and the regional agendas that the new leader of Asia's fourth-largest economy would pursue.
Hands-on for success
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 24/05/2021
» As the top executive in charge of the fast-growing Asean, India and Australia-New Zealand markets of Delta Electronics, Jackie Chang is entirely occupied with work on weekdays.
Distrust of China growing
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/10/2020
» China is the first major economy to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic that originated on the mainland itself. While the overall economy could not avoid a slowdown, the country's ability to control the virus by March meant economic activity was able to resume relatively quickly.