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Demographics fuel Bangkok Life Assurance's growth drive
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 25/02/2026
» Bangkok Life Assurance (BLA) expects Thailand's life insurance industry to maintain its growth momentum this year, supported by demographic tailwinds and regulatory flexibility, as the company prepares to increase its exposure to Thai equities and roll out a new long-term care product targeting age-related diseases.
Thai markets to stay volatile for rest of year
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/08/2025
» Bualuang Securities (BLS) expects Thailand's stock market to remain volatile in the second half of 2025 as domestic and external headwinds continue to weigh on sentiment, though a recovery is possible in the final quarter that could lift the Thai index to 1,280 points by year-end.
ThaiBMA reveals growing trend of bond defaults, delays
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 07/07/2025
» The Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) has revealed a growing trend of bond payment defaults and delays in 2025, particularly among small-cap issuers facing liquidity challenges due to Thailand's economic slowdown.
JKN founder admits to 'forced selling' of shares
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/09/2023
» The founder and largest shareholder of JKN Global Group says she sold nearly 100 million shares of the Miss Universe Organization operator through "forced selling" to comply with the margin accounting rules of the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) after its share price dropped by more than 50% in one week.
Easing of Chinese Covid curbs lifts equity sentiment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/12/2022
» RECAP: Asian shares were mixed yesterday as investors were heartened by the possible easing of Covid curbs in China, while they awaited job figures in the United States that could determine whether the Federal Reserve will start to moderate its interest-rate increases as widely expected.
Gloom lingers amid Ukraine, Covid woes
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/02/2022
» Thai shares extended their declines on Tuesday because of intensifying tension between Russia and the West as well as surging local Covid-19 cases.
Local unicorn trio prove naysayers wrong
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 07/12/2021
» The Thai economy witnessed the birth of three unicorn companies this year -- Flash Express, Ascend Money and Bitkub Online -- debunking the belief that the country doesn't have the supporting ecosystem for unicorn startups to thrive.
Rules for auditing firms scrutinised
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/05/2020
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is considering amending Article 61 of the Securities and Exchange Act to beef up the regulatory process to supervise and penalise auditing firms and auditors to ensure fairness for capital market stakeholders.
Debentures encounter rollover woes, delayed repayment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 05/02/2020
» Less than a quarter of debentures with maturity periods due this year are corporate bonds issued by companies experiencing a slowdown, signalling the possibility of rollover difficulty and repayment postponement.
Investors jittery over Thai Raksa Chart Party ruling
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/03/2019
» Volatility in Thailand's stock market is expected if Thursday's ruling on the dissolution of the Thai Raksa Chart Party roils investor confidence, though disappointing fourth-quarter earnings are the main culprit in the recent foreign sell-off.