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'Baby Shark' creator Pinkfong shares surge up to 62% on debut
Bloomberg News, Published on 18/11/2025
» SEOUL — Baby Shark creator Pinkfong Co jumped as much as 62% in its trading debut as investors snapped up the studio behind YouTube’s most-viewed jingle, following strong demand for the small initial public offering (IPO).
CRC recognises steady first-quarter revenue
Business, Published on 19/05/2025
» Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) achieved steady revenue growth of 3% year-on-year in the first quarter, recording total revenue of 69.3 billion baht and net profit of 2.34 billion, a gain of 8%.
‘Buy now, pay later’ abuse under scrutiny
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/05/2024
» The National Credit Bureau (NCB) is calling on providers of buy now, pay later (BNPL) services to improve risk controls to prevent misuse of the system to create informal loans.
Banks to hold interest rates steady
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/12/2023
» The Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA) has signalled that its members would hold prime interest rates steady, in line with the Bank of Thailand’s policy rate, as the US Federal Reserve plans to start cutting rates next year.
SCB X turns to digital in effort to fend off loan sharks
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 06/10/2023
» SCB X believes its digital loan services can provide underserved customers with greater access to financial sources at fair prices, easing the country's loan shark problem.
The most dangerous time of the month
Greg Beatty, Published on 27/09/2023
» It's the last day of the month. On this Friday, eight motorcycle drivers are waiting at the perimeter of a factory, 60 km from Bangkok. A throng of workers exit the factory. They hand over their ATM cards to the drivers, who know the passwords. Nobody smiles. They speed off, return twenty minutes later, having emptied the accounts for the debts owed with 10% to 30% interest for the month.
Debt problem getting worse, say analysts
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 15/09/2023
» The proportion of heavily indebted borrowers has soared to 30% of all unsecured loan debtors, according to ttb analytics.
Pico-finance reform on the cards
Published on 11/09/2023
» The Finance Ministry is preparing to update a ministry notification regarding the operation of pico-finance businesses to offer greater consumer protection, says Fiscal Policy Office (FPO) deputy director-general Sumalee Satitchaichareon.
Alert issued over surging cybercrime
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 29/07/2023
» Cyberthreats are expected to cause roughly 772 billion baht's worth of damage per day to victims around the world this year, of which 85 million baht per day would be realised in Thailand, according to the Stock Exchange of Thailand's (SET) Research Department.
Auto review: The best of all worlds
Life, Kingsley Wijayasinha, Published on 10/04/2023
» The Honda CR-V, first introduced during the 1990s as the "Comfortable Runabout Vehicle", has grown into one of the most popular models for the Japanese automaker with global sales of over 13 million units.