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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.
Life can be tough for a touring pro
Sports, Brett Brasier, Published on 21/01/2018
» Spare a thought for the battling players trying hard to make it from the secondary level to any of the main tours.
Myanmar soldiers jailed for killing civilians in rare trial
Associated Press, Published on 21/01/2018
» BANGKOK: A Myanmar military tribunal has sentenced six soldiers to 10 years in prison with hard labour for killing three civilians in war-torn Kachin state, officials said Saturday, in a move welcomed by rights groups.
Image problem: Madrasas resist Modi portraits
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/01/2018
» Maulana Altaf Hussain Mazahiri is an angry man. The target of his outrage is the government in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand, which has issued an order that a portrait of Prime Minister Narendra Modi be displayed in the school he runs.
OTT policies ranked among worst globally
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 23/01/2018
» Thailand has ranked among the four worst countries in internet-based service because of over the top (OTT) regulations, based on a report from Information Technology and Innovation Foundation (ITIF), a leading science and technology policy think tank.
KTB net profit takes mighty tumble
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/01/2018
» State-owned Krungthai Bank's (KTB) unaudited consolidated net profit tumbled by 30.5% last year largely because of a 34.1% surge in loan-loss charges, making it the worst performer among SET-listed bank peers.
Smorgasbord of Japanese experience at CentralWorld
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 23/01/2018
» CentralWorld will reserve many of its zones for activities to inspire people who love Japanese culture during Japan Expo Thailand, from Friday until Sunday.
Crypto markets aren't all the same
News, Leonid Bershidsky, Published on 23/01/2018
» There's a compelling reason to consider what's going on with cryptocurrencies a purely speculative boom-and-bust roller-coaster: Over a three-month period, the prices of all the top coins and tokens are rather strongly correlated, going up and down in unison. What does that make them if not the 21st-century incarnation of tulip bulbs?
SCB seeks to trim staff in digital era
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 23/01/2018
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) plans to downsize from 27,000 employees to 15,000 over the next three years and transform more than 600 branches to ready itself for the digital banking era.
A photographic glimpse of Russia
Life, Published on 24/01/2018
» Siam Paragon is hosting "In The Cradle Of The Russian Civilization", a photo exhibition that will allow viewers to explore Russia and its people, on M floor, from today to Jan 30.