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Sustaining success across generations
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 06/04/2026
» Family-owned businesses have long been the backbone of Thailand's economy, quietly powering growth, creating jobs and building wealth across generations. Yet beneath this strength lies a fragile reality, as most family enterprises struggle to survive beyond their founders.
Dumping cash for cards
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 08/12/2025
» International travel has been transformed more in the past decade than in the previous 50 years. Flights are booked instantly, hotels auto-recommend themselves, and in many major cities, cash has vanished almost entirely.
Breaking the family business curse
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 01/11/2025
» They build, they grow, then they fall. The familiar cycle of family businesses has echoed across continents for centuries. In Thailand, where family-run conglomerates dominate the economy, the question remains whether they can they break the third-generation curse?
Global investors fear missing the trends
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/10/2025
» Global investors appear to be in a "fear of missing out" (FOMO) mode, with strong buying momentum continuing to flow into gold and trendy equities worldwide, despite heightened risks from renewed US-China trade tensions and political uncertainty in the US.
Brokers tout steps to enliven listless bourse
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/09/2025
» Brokerages are drafting a package of long-term tax incentives aimed at revitalising the capital market, hoping the measures can provide guidelines for the new finance minister Ekniti Nitithanprapas when he takes office.
Tourism stimulus 'likely a damp squib', says stock brokerage
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 23/05/2025
» The recently approved tourism stimulus is unlikely to have a significant impact on the stagnant sector during the low season given the limited budget allocation, although aviation and hospitality stocks may benefit in the short term, says Daol Securities.
BKI considers investment in EV repair garage facilities
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 28/03/2025
» Bangkok Insurance (BKI), a non-life insurer majority-owned by Bangkok Bank, is studying a plan for a joint venture with Chinese investors to establish a repair garage for electric vehicles (EVs), in a bid to support the company's long-term growth potential.
UBS boosts Thai stocks with upgrade
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 20/03/2025
» UBS has upgraded Thailand's equity market to overweight from neutral, saying the peak impact of policy-driven factors behind the sell-off and the specific challenges for companies have passed.
MTL predicts uptick in total premiums
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 27/01/2025
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL) expects its total premiums to rise substantially from 2024 thanks to life and health insurance premium growth, despite adjustments for the new Thai Financial Reporting Standard 17 (TFRS 17).
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.