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Year of Turbulence
Asia focus, Published on 27/12/2021
» Pandemic drags on recovery: In the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, many Asian countries had enviable success, avoiding large-scale outbreaks and mass deaths. But the arrival of the more transmissible Delta variant this year and sluggish vaccine rollouts compounded by low availability sent cases surging. Combined with poor monitoring and easy movement among countries, often unofficially, Southeast Asia became a virus hotspot. The ballooning health crisis collided with churning political discontent in the case of Myanmar, Thailand and Malaysia. Economically, the new wave of infections, and attendant restrictions imposed to curb the spread, stalled recoveries. After nearly two years of strict border controls, many countries started to loosen up and live with Covid. But the rise of the Omicron variant now threatens to scuttle those tentative reopening plans and usher in a third year of economic anxiety.
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Kerry Express paves way for logistics firms
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 06/02/2021
» Kerry Express Thailand (KEX) became the first parcel delivery firm to launch an initial public offering (IPO) on the Stock Exchange of Thailand, making the offer last December amid strong demand for courier services in the pandemic.
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Big Hit's IPO proves 'Dynamite'
Business, Published on 07/10/2020
» SEOUL: Ordinary South Koreans rushed to pour more than $50 billion into the initial public offering for the management agency of K-pop sensation BTS, sale organisers said after it closed on Tuesday.
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Monorail ushers in hope
News, Published on 07/06/2020
» If anyone has visited Charoen Nakhon area in Thon Buri area recently, they might be surprised by the bumper-to-bumper traffic -- a situation rarely seen elsewhere during the Covid-19 pandemic. The congestion has been caused by the construction of the country's first monorail known as the Gold Line.
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SHAA Asoke
Published on 03/02/2018
» Asok has long been one of Bangkok’s most vibrant business centres and most fashionable neighbourhoods for urban lifestyle leaders. Indeed, it offers everything necessary to both facilitate smooth commerce and get the most out of life. Convenient cosmopolitan dining and entertainments, international hospitals, fine schools and world-class shopping malls, are all on its doorstep.
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Energy-Heavy set slips as equities surge elsewhere
Business, Published on 05/06/2017
» Recap: Asian and European stocks rallied after a record-breaking run on Wall Street, propelled by American hiring data that bolstered confidence in the global economy. Japan's Nikkei ended Friday above 20,000 for the first time since December 2015. Oil headed for a three-week low, however, capping gains on the energy-heavy Thai stock market.
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Origin taps unique and profitable niches for condos
Business, ShareInvestor, Published on 01/01/2016
» The condominium developer Origin Property Plc (ORI) listed on the SET in October this year. CEO Peerapong Jaroon-ek discusses the company's strategy and outlook.
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Greek drama and Chinese rout push shares down
Business, Published on 06/07/2015
» Recap: Greece's debt default weighed on global stock markets last week ahead of yesterday's referendum. The start of this week promises to be choppy as US investors return from a long weekend and markets weigh the results of the Greek vote.
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Feed the golden goose
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 18/08/2014
» Apart from the happiness the military regime has attempted to return to Thais for the past three months, the rallying SET index has also brought smiles to investors' faces.
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Watch this space, says thriving Maco
Business, ShareInvestor, Published on 24/10/2014
» Master Ad Plc (Maco) specialises in providing clients with creative out-of-home media services ranging from billboards, street furniture, transit and ambient advertising to made-to-order jobs. Noppadon Tansalarak, chairman of the executive committee and chief executive, discusses the company's strategy and outlook.
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