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MTL upbeat despite drop in premiums
Business, Published on 23/08/2019
» Muang Thai Life Assurance (MTL), the country's second largest life insurer by total premiums, continued to see its premiums shrink by 13% from a year earlier for the five months through May, largely thanks to its premium portfolio restructuring in preparation for adoption of International Financial Reporting Standard 17 (IFRS17), starting from 2022.
Cola connection
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 04/02/2019
» In two decades of working with the Coca-Cola Company, Carlos Diaz-Rigby can look back on some impressive professional achievements, but he also feels a strong emotional attachment with the flagship brand of the American beverage company.
Year of turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 31/12/2018
» Two unpredictable men with weird haircuts and access to nuclear weapons had a friendly chat in Singapore -- and that was just one of the many noteworthy stories of 2018. Elsewhere in Asia, we witnessed some surprising political developments (Malaysia) and not-so-surprising ones (Cambodia), along with what seemed to be a disturbingly high number of natural disasters. Many see the latter as a manifestation of the growing impact of climate change, and it's a debate that is bound to intensify in the year ahead. Below, Asia Focus looks back on the eventful year now ending.
Big Blue's SE Asian hub builder
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 15/12/2018
» She is the first managing director of IBM Thailand in its 66-year history who is not a veteran of the company.
Casting a wider seafood net
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 14/08/2018
» After establishing a strong foothold at home, Laem Charoen Seafood, a 39-year-old Thai-style seafood restaurant chain, is branching out into foreign markets this year.
ACMECS meeting aims for strengthened ties
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 14/06/2018
» The Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) aims to strengthen ties between countries in the Mekong Delta by reducing economic barriers to cooperation.
Recipe for success
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 04/06/2018
» Douglas Martell learned early in life that life can take unexpected twists and the path taken isn't always strewn with flower petals. But the president and CEO of the Thailand-based hotel management company Onyx Hospitality Group has never let setbacks keep him from having big dreams.
Little Caesar pushes Thailand campaign
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 19/03/2018
» Little Caesar Enterprises Inc, the third-largest pizza chain in the US, remains committed to looking for local franchisees to operate its stores in Asean, particularly in Thailand, despite market dominance by leading brands.
At home in Asean
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/02/2018
» The first thing that impressed me about Hideaki Iwasaki, country director for the Thailand Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), was his fluent English. I assumed it was the result of his educational background.
BAY looks to secure Vietnam toehold
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 05/01/2018
» Bank of Ayudhya (BAY) is exploring opportunities in Vietnam's consumer finance market in line with its parent Bank of Tokyo Mitsubishi UFJ's (BTMU) policy to deepen the group's reach in Southeast Asia.