• BUSINESS

  Ambiguous growth drivers cloud outlook

  Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/02/2021

  » Thailand's economic outlook in the post-Covid-19 period remains vague because of ambiguous growth drivers, with tourism's contribution to GDP unlikely to reach 30% as planned, says a veteran economist.

• BUSINESS

  THAI debentures downgraded to default

  Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 27/05/2020

  » Tris Rating has downgraded Thai Airways International's company rating and senior unsecured debentures to default following the Central Bankruptcy Court’s acceptance of THAI’s rehabilitation petition.

• BUSINESS

  TFFIF rises 3% on debut, TOT and CAT mulled for ride

  Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 01/11/2018

  » Thailand Future Fund (TFFIF) saw its share price rise 3% on its first trading day on Wednesday, while officials are mulling including a merger between CAT Telecom Plc and TOT Plc as an underlying asset for the fund's third batch.

• WORLD

  Small steps to peace

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 03/04/2017

  » After decades on the run from armed conflict in their ancestral lands, Myanmar nationals with Karen heritage are finally getting a taste of peace as they settle into newly built houses in the country's southeastern region. The peace is fragile, but the return of genuine smiles suggests there is hope that it will hold this time.

• BUSINESS

  Engineering the future

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 20/02/2017

  » Adjusting to the uncertainty of China's "new normal" phase coinciding with an economic slowdown is an uphill task for business leaders, but Zhang Jianguo believes he is plotting the right course. The vice-president of China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) is pursuing a strategy to promote long-term, sustainable growth by investing overseas and embracing technological change.

• WORLD

  Many shades of grey

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 06/02/2017

  » Not far from Angkor Wat lies a village of wooden homes where 19 year-old Pa Kim San stands out among the other residents. As the treasurer of the local older people's association (OPA), the young Cambodian brings youthful energy to the mission of caring for the grey-haired community.

• BUSINESS

  Brexit and Trump won't torpedo Asian cooperation

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 28/11/2016

  » Despite growing anti-globalisation sentiment reflected in the Brexit vote, and Donald Trump's vow to pull the US out of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) the moment he assumes the presidency, Asia Pacific countries are pressing ahead with many other regional plans.

• BUSINESS

  Test of friendship

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 07/11/2016

  » Millions of Asians will be glued to their screens, big and small, on Wednesday morning as the results of the US presidential election stream in. Much will be riding on the outcome when it comes to relations between the United States and Asia. The question is whether a new administration will pursue a path toward mutual prosperity and security or take a detour into muddy waters amid growing mistrust.

• BUSINESS

  Road to riches

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 10/10/2016

  » Since Xi Jinping took the helm of the Chinese Communist Party in 2012 and ascended to the presidency a year later, China's government has been stepping up the pace of reforms to repair a dysfunctional structure and secure sustainable growth.

• BUSINESS

  Going digital

  Asia focus, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 19/09/2016

  » Southeast Asia's emerging economies continue to attract manufacturers and service providers eager to tap into a combined population of 630 million and a growing middle class. But an increasing number of investments in recent years have been focused on the new digital economy and the huge potential it represents.

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