• GENERAL

  BBL reduces lending rate

  Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 27/04/2024

  » Bangkok Bank (BBL), the country's largest lender by total assets, is cutting its minimum retail rate (MRR) by 25 basis points for six months, starting on April 29.

• GENERAL

  Procurement department strives for greener methods

  Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 20/04/2024

  » The Comptroller-General's Department, responsible for supervising government procurement amounting to as much as 7% of GDP, is gearing up to enforce green practices among contractors engaged in government projects.

• GENERAL

  Ministry preps standards for durian

  Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 15/04/2024

  » Thailand is preparing to issue product standards to ensure the quality of its durian exports and maintain competitiveness among exporters.

• PROPERTY

  Property stimulus bump to lift Thai stock market

  Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 12/04/2024

  » The recently approved property stimulus measures should help the Thai stock market as they significantly lower costs for homebuyers, with the cuts to transfer and mortgage fees applying to up to 70% of the units available in the property market.

• GENERAL

  Bank of Thailand maintains policy rate at 2.5%

  Business, Published on 11/04/2024

  » The Bank of Thailand has resisted government pleas for a reduction of the policy rate, deciding on Wednesday to keep the rate unchanged at 2.5% for a third straight meeting, noting the Thai economy is sustaining its growth trajectory and surpassing the level of 2023.

• THAILAND

  TCMA Champions Net Zero 2050 with Green Strategy

  Published on 10/04/2024

  » Dr. Chana Poomee, Chairman of the Thai Cement Manufacturers Association (TCMA), announced the vision of ‘TCMA Synergising the Actions towards Net Zero 2050’ to drive the cement industry, join forces in all sectors, upgrade industry energy transition with innovation, connect global green funds to realise the Net Zero Goal, increase Thailand’s industrial capacity, and respond to the climate change megatrend.

• THAILAND

  BDMS Pioneers AI in Healthcare with CARIVA Investment

  Published on 09/04/2024

  » Bangkok Dusit Medical Services Public Company Limited, or BDMS, announced an investment in CARIVA, Thailand's forefront medical technology start-up company in Southeast Asia as a medical AI developer of Medical Large Language Models (Medical LLMs). This project aims to leverage Thailand’s medical advancement to the next level by bringing artificial intelligence (AI) innovations to help interpret, analyse, and provide relevant information to the lab examination. This AI implementation functions as a medical assistant in analysing the patients’ conditions to heighten the efficiency of care and is one of BDMS' Sandbox projects to develop innovations in 5 areas: disease screening and diagnosis, data analysis for service improvement, technology for work process reduction, technology for timely health monitoring, and technology for sustainable medical services.

• OPINION

  The correct response to Beijing's EV subsidies

  Oped, Published on 09/04/2024

  » US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen's nearly weeklong visit to China, now underway, will most likely focus on US concerns about Chinese subsidies to producers of electric vehicles and other clean-tech goods.

• WORLD

  Israeli military reduces troops in southern Gaza, spokesperson says

  Reuters, Published on 07/04/2024

  » JERUSALEM: The Israeli military has withdrawn all ground troops from the southern Gaza Strip except for one brigade, a military spokesperson said on Sunday.

• THAILAND

  Mitr Phol Group Leads Global Sustainability

  Published on 02/04/2024

  » Mitr Phol Group has emerged as the world's leader in sustainability, ranking first in the food products industry category in the S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) Score 2023. Over 9,400 companies worldwide across 62 industries underwent the assessment. Additionally, Mitr Phol Group has been selected as a member of 'The Sustainability Yearbook Member 2024' for the fifth consecutive year, reaffirming its steadfast commitment to sustainable development alongside business operations.

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