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Minimum wage hike sounded out
Business, Published on 15/01/2018
» To raise or not to raise the daily minimum wage is an uphill task being mulled by policymakers and employers across the business spectrum.
Indonesia tries educating palm oil critics
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 15/01/2018
» Indonesia has vowed to continue the fight against what it sees as an unfair global camaign against its palm-oil industry, a key economic driver that generated more than US$17 billion worth of exports in 2016.
Vedanta taps into oil market upturn
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018
» Vedanta Resources, the largest oil and gas exploration company in India, plans US$8 billion in capital expenditure over the next three years to substantially lift its production capacity, especially in the oil and gas sector.
Riches beyond resources
Asia focus, Umesh Pandey, Published on 15/01/2018
» 'Come, come, grab a seat. We've each been taking turns talking about what we've seen in Thailand over the past week, the lessons we've learned and how we can apply them in life or business."
Thailand at Canada meeting to tighten N.Korea net
Published on 16/01/2018
» VANCOUVER: A top-level meeting on kerbing North Korea's nuclear ambitions will focus in part on how to ensure countries fully implement all the sanctions imposed on the reclusive state, a Canadian government source said on Monday.
LHFG Q4 net profit gains, impairment dips
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 16/01/2018
» Land and Houses Financial Group Plc (LHFG), the parent of LH Bank, has delivered a 16.8% year-on-year increase in its unaudited net profit during the three months to December, largely helped by a sharp decline in impairment charges for credit losses.
PSH to launch 75 projects worth B66.7bn
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 17/01/2018
» SET-listed property firm Pruksa Holding Plc (PSH) plans to launch 75 new residential projects worth a combined 66.7 billion baht, aiming to have presales growth of 13% to 53.7 billion baht by the end of the year.
Oishi puts meat on 2020 plan
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 17/01/2018
» SET-listed Oishi Group, a food and drink company under billionaire Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi, is revving up efforts to expand not just the diversity of its product offerings, but also the business's presence at home and abroad.
First Thai ICO en route
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 17/01/2018
» Jaymart subsidiary J Ventures will become the country's first SET-listed company to sell its own digital currency once it releases "JFin" through an initial coin offering (ICO) in March.
Tisco Bank pumps brake on loan gains
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 17/01/2018
» With concerns over high household debt and an uptick in bad loans, Tisco Bank has set a conservative loan growth target of 5% this year, far below the 11.8% loan growth it recorded last year, partly driven by a 33-billion-baht retail loan transferred from Standard Chartered Bank (Thai) (SCBT).