• GENERAL

  Warning issued to corporate bond investors

  Business, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 05/09/2023

  » The Thai Bond Market Association (ThaiBMA) is urging investors to study related information cautiously before investing in corporate bonds, saying a number of companies have yet to recover from the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic.

• BUSINESS

  Wasted Year

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/02/2022

  » Once perceived as Asia's final frontier, Myanmar has been tested severely by dual shocks -- a surge in Covid-19 cases in 2021 and the military coup that has brought its economy close to a standstill and left its people suffering from ongoing violence.

• BUSINESS

  Power shift

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 09/03/2020

  » Energy is vital for countries seeking to power and sustain economic growth. But as the world feels the heat of climate change, the energy industry is under pressure to undertake a major transition. Somehow, it must find ways to ensure that consumption can continue without interruption but with far fewer negative consequences for the environment.

• BUSINESS

  Skills for the future

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 08/05/2017

  » When he was a little boy, Aung Pyae Phyo from Yangon wanted to follow the path of his uncle and become a seafarer so he could earn a good monthly salary. But things changed completely when his father, the manager of a Yangon petrol station, told him about the scholarship offered by PTT Group for students from Myanmar.

• BUSINESS

  Total commitment

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 16/05/2016

  » Rosy business potential, stable regulation and an investor-friendly environment have prompted the French oil and gas company Total SA to aggressively expand its presence in Asia Pacific, where the company has budgeted US$7.5 billion for upstream petroleum activities between 2015 and 2017.

• BUSINESS

  Back to class

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 21/12/2015

  » The skills gap has hit Thai businesses across the board but executives say they are seeing some light at the end of the tunnel as both the government and business operators are taking a more serious approach to solving workforce problems.

• BUSINESS

  Cyclical softness

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 07/09/2015

  » The sharp fall in global oil prices this year has begun to drag down petrochemical prices and spreads as demand slows in China while new capacity continues to arrive on the market, experts say.

• BUSINESS

  The case for a base

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 10/08/2015

  » Singapore and Hong Kong have long been established as ideal locations for regional headquarters of companies expanding in Asia, thanks to favourable tax regimes, little red tape and more internationalised financial systems than their Asian peers.

• BUSINESS

  Exploring the options

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 02/03/2015

  » As Thailand takes a three-month respite from the noisy debate over oil and gas exploration, all sides involved hope that the time will be used to come up with a system that promotes energy security and is fair to the public and business alike.

• BUSINESS

  Cheap-oil windfall

  Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 26/01/2015

  » Airlines, packaged food and shipping companies are the largest beneficiaries of plunging oil prices as fuel accounts for a significant part of their costs, while the automotive, building materials and chemical sectors will realise moderate gains, according to Moody's Investors Service.

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