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Subcontractors Demand Payment Resolution in Thaioil Project
Published on 25/10/2024
» Reference is made to news reports by some media outlets on 21 October 2024, stating that the gathering by the Federation of Subcontractors of TOP Refinery, CFP Project, Sriracha (the “Federation”) in front of Thai Oil’s Refinery on 18 October 2024 “resulted in the Clean Fuel Project delaying the commencement of the commercial operation indefinitely” and reports on online media that Thai Oil Public Company Limited (“Thaioil”) has engaged the main contractor, i.e., the Unincorporated Joint Venture of Samsung E&A (Thailand) Co., Ltd. (“Samsung”), Petrofac South East Asia Pte. Ltd. (“Petrofac”), and Saipem Singapore Pte. Ltd. (“Saipem”) (collectively, the “UJV – Samsung, Petrofac, and Saipem”), which have severe liquidity issues to undertake the Clean Fuel Project, resulting in the issue of overdue payments to the subcontractors.
Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day
Published on 08/09/2023
» Thailand, September 7, 2023 – Shopee, a leading e-commerce platform in Southeast Asia and Taiwan kick-starts the year-end shopping festival with the iconic ‘Shopee 9.9 Super Shopping Day’. For the eighth consecutive year, Shopee continues to offer its users with deals, promotions and much awaited entertainment under concept “the best shopping experience at Shopee 9.9’ this year. The platform also creates opportunities and empowered brands’ and sellers’ online business in their continued growth.
Smartphone sales set to struggle in 2022
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 13/08/2022
» Thailand's smartphone market is expected to experience flat growth or even decline this year due to the economic slump and a weaker baht, but flagship 5G smartphones, loans and trade-in programmes could help prop up the segment, according to IT product distributors.
5G handsets to drive growth
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 17/08/2021
» 5G-enabled smartphones and the rise of online sales are expected to propel Thailand's smartphone market this year with a projected growth of 4%, says Counterpoint, a global tech research company.
More Ways to Help
Guru, Pornchai Sereemongkonpol, Published on 23/07/2021
» There are many ways to help people who've been affected by the current surge of Covid-19. While providing free meals and donating to hospitals and organisations are among the firsts that come to mind, there are other ways that you may not be aware of. Here are a few.
Google bets on offline stores
Life, James Hein, Published on 09/06/2021
» Google is looking to venture into the area where Microsoft failed but Apple still does well, the brick-and-mortar retail store. The first of these will be opened in Chelsea, New York, allowing customers to find their devices like Pixel phones and Pixelbooks, Fitbits and Nest at a physical location. All subject to the latest Covid rules of course.
Iran cases surge, new Malaysia, Singapore infections: Virus update
Published on 01/03/2020
» Four new infections were reported in Malaysia and Singapore after Thailand, the United States and Australia recorded their first deaths caused by the coronavirus and cases in Iran and South Korea jumped by 376 but the number of new deaths fell in the epicentre of Hubei, China.
Smartphone supremacy
Asia focus, Narendra Kaushik, Published on 22/04/2019
» Up until three years ago, Gaurav Singh Chauhan used to sell 15 or 20 Micromax mobile phones in a day. Now he considers himself lucky if he can sell one unit a month of the Indian-made handsets.
Beyond digital payment
Asia focus, Published on 04/02/2019
» The way we pay for things has evolved rapidly in recent years. Even carrying a physical wallet containing cash and cards is no longer essential when a smartphone or biometric recognition can be used to complete a transaction.
5G and the global power equation
Business, Published on 11/01/2019
» 5G technology is already powering breakthroughs such as driverless cars and will underpin life-changing advances in futuristic smart cities over the next decade. This has led to fierce competition between countries to determine the direction of 5G mobile internet standards.