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Charges dropped against ex-KTBST chair
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/07/2025
» Win Udomrachtavanich, the former executive chairman of KTB Securities (Thailand) (KTBST), has been officially cleared of all stock manipulation charges in a case filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) nearly two years ago, after the Economic Crime Suppression Division (ECD) issued a final non-prosecution order.
Unwinding the Dr Boon scandal
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 14/12/2024
» Investor confidence was still recovering from recent stock market manipulations when a high-profile investment scam involving Dr Boon Vanasin, an 86-year-old hospital veteran, sent shockwaves throughout Thailand's business arena, causing damages of nearly 8 billion baht.
Firms prep compensation for fire victims
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 04/10/2024
» The Office of the Insurance Commission (OIC) has coordinated with insurance companies to provide compensation to families of the deceased and injured from the school bus fire on Tuesday, with initial compensation of 660,000 baht per person.
Sansiri sells Standard shares to Hyatt
Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/08/2024
» Shares of Sansiri Plc (SIRI) rose by nearly 5% on Wednesday after Thailand’s leading property developer announced an agreement to sell shares of the US-based lifestyle hotel Standard International to the Hyatt group for US$355 million.
Asian shares follow Wall Street downward
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 24/12/2022
» RECAP: Asian stocks resumed their declines yesterday after a slump in US tech stocks and more economic data supporting the case for the Federal Reserve to keep raising interest rates set a downbeat tone.
THG chief case referred to Amlo
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 16/12/2022
» The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has referred the case of Dr Boon Vanasin, former chairman of SET-listed Thonburi Healthcare Group (THG), to the Anti-Money Laundering Office for further investigation.
Two firms file lawsuit against OIC head
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 18/01/2022
» Southeast Insurance and Thai Insurance filed a lawsuit against Suttipol Taweechaikarn, secretary-general of the Office of Insurance Commission (OIC), accusing him of unlawfully forbidding insurance firms from terminating Covid insurance policies with a lump sum payment and causing serious damage to the companies.
Mastering the nuts and bolts of investment
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/05/2020
» From the basics of engineering studies at King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang to extending his education with an MBA at Chulalongkorn University's Sasin Graduate Institute, Vasin Vanichvoranun has successfully chased his dream of becoming a fund manager and now oversees the whole investment industry from a bird's-eye view.
Casting a wary eye towards the future
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 03/04/2020
» Having outlived two economic crises that produced disastrous outcomes for the global economy, stockbroker turned food and drink entrepreneur Sirivat Voravetvuthikun has a warning: the coronavirus pandemic could be the worst economic crisis of his lifetime, posing an explicit danger to Thailand's economic well-being.
Brokerages lobby for supervision of HFT
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/02/2020
» Brokerage firms have asked regulators to supervise high-frequency trading (HFT), which can cause wild stock swings, and requested the Finance Ministry waive the dividend tax to increase long-term investors.