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Banyan Tree makes a splash in Nakhon Si
Business, Molpasorn Shoowong, Published on 13/02/2025
» Real estate and tourism operators are hoping the potential of Nakhon Si Thammarat can draw tourists who prefer tranquillity over bustling beach cities, as the province welcomes its first branded residence, Banyan Tree, in Sichon.
Thai card payments market to top $90 billion in 2028
Business, Published on 25/10/2024
» The Thailand card payments market is forecast to register a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.2% between 2024 and 2028 to reach 3.3 trillion baht ($94.5 billion) in 2028, supported by a constant consumer shift towards electronic payments, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.
Siamsport Daily stops printing
Post Reporters, Published on 30/08/2023
» Siamsport Daily, the country’s first sports newspaper, will issue its last print edition on Thursday after 38 years of publication, in order to focus exclusively on its online platform.
Xi’s crackdowns drive Chinese billionaires to booming Singapore
Bloomberg, Published on 15/11/2022
» One of the hottest wine bars for Chinese billionaires isn’t atop a Shanghai office tower or within a Beijing courtyard house. It’s in a modest black-and-white bungalow next to a six-lane thruway in the heart of Singapore.
Singapore retreat from retail crypto opens way for rivals
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/10/2022
» SINGAPORE: Asia may be heading for a reordering of sorts in cryptocurrency markets, with Hong Kong moving to legalize retail trading of digital tokens just as Singapore looks to impose fresh restrictions on consumers.
US Treasury's Adeyemo heads to Apec meeting with focus on trade, 'resilience'
Reuters, Published on 18/10/2022
» WASHINGTON: United States Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo will travel to Asia this week for a two-day meeting with finance ministers from the Asia-Pacific region and bilateral meetings in Thailand and Singapore, the US Treasury Department said on Tuesday.
Singapore mulls making it harder for people to trade crypto
Published on 29/08/2022
» The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) is considering restricting retail investors’ use of leverage and credit facilities to trade cryptocurrencies as it joins global regulators in forging rules to govern digital assets.
Singapore plans further strengthening of crypto regulations
Bloomberg, Published on 19/07/2022
» Singapore intends to broaden the scope of cryptocurrency regulations and pushed back against claims that some recently collapsed digital-asset outfits were regulated in the city state.
Cotton rally squeezes Asian garment makers, threatens Covid recovery
Reuters, Published on 02/06/2022
» MUMBAI/DHAKA: A near doubling in benchmark cotton futures to 11-year highs, hard on the heels of a spike in freight and fuel prices, is clobbering Asian apparel makers while their global retail customers are reluctant to soak up the extra costs.
HK unions urge caution as catering businesses prod staff to get Covid-19 jabs
South China Morning Post, Published on 15/09/2021
» HONG KONG: More Hong Kong businesses are making it compulsory for staff to be vaccinated against Covid-19, even as unions and the equality watchdog are warning employers to tread carefully or they could be at risk of breaching the city's anti-discrimination laws.