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Gulf Binance aims for crypto supremacy
Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 11/05/2024
» In a landscape where digital assets are gaining traction, Gulf Binance has emerged as a new player among the 17 licensed exchange and broker operators in Thailand.
Gulf quashes KBank takeover rumour as stake increases
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/04/2024
» Gulf Energy Development clarified that it has no plans to take over Kasikornbank (KBank), attributing its recent increased shareholding in the bank solely to its pursuit of investment gains.
US weighs upgrade for Vietnam to 'market economy' status
Published on 08/05/2024
» WASHINGTON: US President Joe Biden's bid to draw Vietnam closer as a strategic ally will clash head-on with his desire for union workers' votes on Wednesday as the Commerce Department hears testimony on whether to designate Vietnam as a "market economy".
Somchai's shift from AIS to PTT's OR could enable alliance
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/05/2024
» Somchai Lertsutiwong, chief executive of Advanced Info Service (AIS), is tipped to become chairman of PTT Oil and Retail Business (OR), paving the way for him to form an OR-AIS-Krungthai Bank (KTB) alliance to develop a virtual bank business.
Singapore Air staff score almost eight months’ salary as bonus
Bloomberg News, Published on 16/05/2024
» SINGAPORE - Singapore Airlines Ltd will reward staff with a bonus payout worth almost eight months of salary, according to a person familiar with the matter, after delivering a second consecutive record annual profit.
PM likens nation to ‘Asian Switzerland’ as investment climbs
Mongkol Bangprapa, Published on 15/05/2024
» Thailand has the potential to attract large international companies with the aid of its Land Bridge megaproject and other draws, Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said on Wednesday, likening the country to a “Switzerland of Asia” in terms of investment attractiveness.
Could the Palestinians be bought out?
Oped, Gwynne Dyer, Published on 14/05/2024
» Last week a despairing reader asked me if the solution to the "Middle East Problem" might be to throw money at it: just buy the Palestinians out. Offer every Palestinian in the Israeli-occupied territories enough money to settle somewhere else, and the endless wars might finally end.
Smoggy Bangkok gets a badly needed breath of fresh air
Published on 12/05/2024
» For more than half a century, Thailand’s state-owned tobacco monopoly mass-produced cigarettes at a sprawling industrial estate in Bangkok. A steady stream of heavy trucks brought raw tobacco into the heart of the city and hauled millions of cigarettes away.
Coral bleaching hits 19 parks
News, Published on 11/05/2024
» Coral bleaching has been found in 19 of the country's 26 national marine parks, the Department of National Parks, Wildlife, and Plant Conservation (DNP) has revealed.
Gas pipeline opens after years-long delay
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 10/05/2024
» Thailand's longest onshore gas pipeline has opened to facilitate gas transport for power plants and factories, following a delay related to the pandemic, says PTT president and chief executive Auttapol Rerkpiboon.