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Wary hoteliers crunch the numbers
Business, Suchat Sritama, Published on 03/01/2018
» The hotel business in Thailand is constantly evolving, and hoteliers have mapped out strategies to cash in on the growing tourism industry.
Malaysia says unlikely to meet 2020 balanced budget goal
Reuters, Published on 04/01/2018
» KUALA LUMPUR: Malaysia is unlikely to meet earlier targets it set for a balanced budget by 2020 and will need another two to three years to reach the goal, the country's second finance minister said on Thursday.
KPN Land lays JV groundwork
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 05/01/2018
» KPN Land Co, a property subsidiary of the Narongdej family-owned KPN Group Corporation Ltd, plans a mixed-use joint venture project worth 10 billion baht with Singaporean developer Keppel Land in 2019.
SET extends gains, Philippine stocks hit record closing high
Bangkok Post and Reuters, Published on 05/01/2018
» Thai and Philippines indexes touched record closing highs on Friday, while most Southeast Asian stock markets rose, mirroring increases in Asian peers and in step with stellar gains on Wall Street overnight.
Thai banks forecast at least 4% growth for 2018
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 09/01/2018
» The research houses of two Thai banks have painted an upbeat picture for the country's economic growth in 2018, forecasting its pace will be at least 4%, underpinned by exports, domestic investment and tourism.
City Realty dusting off vacant lots
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 11/01/2018
» Cautious property developer City Realty Co, owned by Chali Sophonpanich, plans to brush up a vacant eight-rai plot on Wireless Road to co-develop a luxury project with Hong Kong-based developer HKR International Ltd (HKRI).
Tax-driven private investment jumps
Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 11/01/2018
» Private investment under a tax incentive programme surged to 281 billion baht on the back of economic recovery, according to the Finance Ministry.
IDC trumpets key to hitting B440bn target
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 12/01/2018
» Digital transformation and smartphone sales will be key to reaching Thailand's IT spending target of 440 billion baht for 2018, says global IT research firm IDC.
Tax perk value beats target by 35 times
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 12/01/2018
» Tax incentives to promote domestic investment have received overwhelming support from the private sector, with combined investment applications worth 281 billion baht last year, 35 times higher than the target, says Pornchai Thiraveja, an adviser to the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).
SCB, KBank post weaker earnings
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2018
» Two of the big four commercial banks reported a sharp drop in unaudited consolidated net profit for 2017 and the three months to December, with larger bad-debt provisions taking a toll on balance sheets.