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Bangchak intensifies energy logistics push
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 19/04/2023
» SET-listed energy conglomerate Bangchak Corporation aims to expand its energy logistics business after shareholders approved a plan to take over Esso (Thailand) Plc.
Departure tax ire
Oped, Postbag, Published on 10/05/2023
» Re: "Departure tax proposed", (Business, May 6) & "'No plan' to revive exit tax", (Business, May 8).
NT shines light on strategy for satellite business
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 02/03/2023
» National Telecom (NT) has outlined its satellite business plan, including an effort to use its 126° East orbital slot to mainly provide broadband satellite capacity to serve demand from local state units, while developing a telecom service in remote areas under the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission's (NBTC) universal service obligation (USO).
A crucial year for True
Business, Published on 16/01/2024
» True Corporation, the largest mobile phone operator based on subscriptions, views that the next 365 days will be crucial for the company during which it has to put all key jigsaw pieces in place and adjust overall operations, aiming to break-even one year sooner than it originally expected, after completing its merger with Total Access Communication (DTAC) in March 2023.
Auto loan segment volatile
Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 20/01/2024
» Thailand's uneven economic recovery has affected some auto loan borrowers and increased default risk.
Pita to resume MP duty
News, Published on 25/01/2024
» Pita Limjaroenrat, advisory chairman to the Move Forward Party (MFP), will retain his MP status and the party's prime minister candidacy following the Constitutional Court's ruling that the iTV shares he holds did not make him ineligible to run for a House seat.
Thais return to Israel, despite risks
News, Penchan Charoensuthipan, Published on 01/01/2024
» Many Thai labourers have returned to work in the farmlands of Israel for financial reasons in the past month despite Israel's intensified conflict with the Palestinian militant group Hamas.
Getting soft power right
Life, Published on 08/01/2024
» After three months in office, the Srettha Thavisin government has raved on about populist policies in the guise of digital wallets and soft power projects that will create income to boost our declining economy. With optimism, we learned that Paetongtarn Shinawatra, Pheu Thai party leader and head of the National Soft Power Strategy Committee (NSPSC), has drafted a budget of 5.1 billion baht to boost festivals and creative industries. It is welcoming news to hear this government is priortising art, music, literature, design, fashion, film, food, games, sports and festivals as essential sources for the creative economy. Where this enormous chunk of budget will come from, like digital wallets, remains to be seen.
14th-floor saga
Oped, Postbag, Published on 19/01/2024
» Re: "Don't call Thaksin an inmate, says Corrections Dept", (BP, Jan 16). The saga surrounding Thaksin Shinawatra has reached higher than the 14th floor of the Police Hospital, where he is being treated for multiple ailments, including claustrophobia, which he could get if he were languishing in a small prison cell.
NTT Data renews vow for Asian leadership
Business, Published on 06/01/2024
» NTT Data Inc, a leader in technology services, has outlined its new global operating model, while repledging its commitment to the Thai market.