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Regional impact of faltering China
Business, Sirinnaree Ongsakul, Published on 27/01/2023
» Amporn Swatsuk owns a "Tubtim Siam" pomelo farm in southern Nakhon Si Thammarat province that has been hobbled by the protracted Covid-19 outbreak. For more than two years, the amount of fruit exported from the farm with geographical indication certification has dipped significantly.
Salesforce boosts firms via digital power
Business, Suchit Leesa-nguansuk, Published on 20/01/2023
» Amid global challenges, businesses need to gear up for cost efficiencies, increase productivity through automation and find the right solutions to accelerate growth while gaining customer insights through real-time data collection and analytics.
Unmasking changes to Covid restrictions
Business, Janine Phakdeetham, Published on 22/06/2022
» As Thailand plans to downgrade Covid-19 to endemic status in July, several rules from the pandemic era such as wearing a mask in public and mandatory purchase of Covid health insurance to enter the nation for foreign visitors are set to change.
With China, possibilities abound for SCB
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/07/2019
» Greater opportunities for Thailand as a destination for China's outbound investment have been spotted as trade diversifies amid the US-China trade dispute, according to a Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) senior executive.
Programming with passion
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 23/07/2018
» Rebecca Parsons loves the great outdoors, whether it's exploring the Dalmatian Coast in southern Croatia, the Galapagos Islands or the upper Amazon, to get an up-close look at a fascinating ecosystem.
Banking's 40,000 cutback question
Business, Published on 13/02/2018
» Scholars are divided over who should be responsible for the more than 40,000 bank employees that are scheduled to be displaced over the next three years by the country's four largest banks.
Retirement plans risk hurting young
News, Soonruth Bunyamanee, Published on 11/04/2018
» The proposed raising of the retirement age for state officials from 60 to 63 requires prudent consideration and implementation.
Scepticism about Trump tax plan keeps stocks in check
Business, Published on 01/05/2017
» Recap: Cautious optimism over the US President Donald Trump's radical tax reform and concern about global trade and "America First" policies kept investors' appetite for risky assets in check last week. Concerns about an uptick in bad loans at large banks and the arrival of the XD season triggered a selling spree in the Thai stock market.
Japanese stimulus plan gives lift to Asian stocks
Business, Published on 01/08/2016
» Recap: Asian stock markets advanced last week, propelled by Japan's bigger-than-expected fiscal stimulus plan, while investors shrugged off a US Federal Reserve statement that opened room for a policy rate hike later this year. Thai shares also climbed higher in liquidity-driven trade.
Thailand as Asean logistics hub
Business, Chris Catto-Smith, Published on 10/08/2016
» Thailand's central location in mainland Southeast Asia, bordering Malaysia, Cambodia, Myanmar and Laos, as well as access to the Mekong River and a coastline along the Gulf of Thailand and the Andaman Sea, offers logistics opportunities that few other Asean countries can compete with.