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Bank of Thailand: More than one solution
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 03/03/2020
» Concerns over the economy entering a technical recession have overshadowed the importance of addressing possible adverse effects on employment from the Covid-19 outbreak, says the Bank of Thailand.
Bangkok Bank, PTT lead Thai shares higher
Reuters, Published on 30/10/2019
» The Thai benchmark advanced 0.7% to lead the pack in the region, underpinned by gains in financial and energy stocks. Bangkok Bank Plc scaled 6% while oil and gas major PTT Exploration and Production Plc rose 3.4% after posting a jump in quarterly net profit.
Bug bonanza
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 28/08/2017
» The first time I ate an insect was when I was young and playing in Roi Et, the northeastern province where my mother grew up. It was a fried grasshopper. I recall the taste was not bad, but after many bug-free years in Bangkok, I wasn't sure I wanted to get back on the insect wagon.
Philip Morris bets on a smoke-free future
Business, Published on 16/01/2018
» Philip Morris International is switching its strategy to emphasise its heat-not-burn tobacco products, which, according to studies submitted to the US Food and Drug Administration, contain less harmful agents than traditional cigarettes.
Family first for vulnerable children, no matter what
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 30/07/2018
» Should the state be responsible for taking care of children in vulnerable condition, orphaned or not? Many believe it has a duty in some cases, such as children who have been exposed to religious extremism and terrorism or even involved by militant parents in terrorist attacks.
Lost in the haze
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 02/01/2017
» Riding on a train that stops at stations where alumni wait to greet you is a pleasant initiation rite that provides a sense of welcome and acceptance for young university students, some of whom have never been away from the comfort of home and parents before.
Escape from poverty
Asia focus, Erich Parpart, Published on 11/09/2017
» It was a cold winter night when Ji Seong-ho lost both of his left limbs. He was trying to jump onto a moving freight train to steal coal being transported from North Korea to China. He slipped on the snow and tumbled under the wheels of the carriage.
Scotiabank shelves TBank divestment
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 07/09/2016
» Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank), Canada's third largest lender by assets, has shelved plans to sell up to a 49% stake in Thanachart Bank (TBank) because of the fragile global economic recovery, according to a source in the banking circle.
Global shares sink in bad case of China syndrome
Business, Published on 11/01/2016
» Recap: The new year got off to a miserable start as China suspended share trading twice, the yuan slid to a five-year low, and weak manufacturing and services data in the world's second-largest economy rattled traders everywhere including Thailand.
Taking stock in Manila
Asia focus, Published on 12/01/2015
» The spacious room where I was scheduled to meet my distinguished visitor from the Philippines was packed with conference delegates gathered for light refreshments during a coffee break. Among that busy crowd, a calm, earnest man in a pinstriped charcoal suit smiled brightly when we were introduced.