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KKP eyes corporate penetration
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/02/2018
» Kiatnakin Bank (KKP) aims to penetrate the corporate loan segment to support its mission as a "financial solution expert", targeting to provide new commercial lending of 33.5 billion baht this year.
Sea change eyed for tax rejig
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 13/02/2018
» The property market's landscape is expected to see drastic changes next year as the new Land and Buildings Tax Act will transform land-holding, land use and residential development trends.
Ministry aims to buoy 5.3m in poverty
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 13/02/2018
» The Finance Ministry wants to help all 5.3 million people living below the 30,000-baht-per-year poverty line to cross the threshold by next year, says Somchai Sujjapongse, permanent secretary for finance.
Dawn of a new you
Life, Kanokporn Chanasongkram, Published on 13/02/2018
» On hearing the catchy chorus of Michael Bublé's Feeling Good, Athisin and Athiporn Poolsawaddi found an evocative name for their start-up, The Dawn, an English-language medical rehab and wellness centre located on the banks of the Mae Ping River, in Hang Dong, Chiang Mai.
Singapore ‘smart’ waste bins alert cleaners when full
Published on 12/02/2018
» SINGAPORE: After a successful pilot for solar-panelled “smart” trash bins, industrial property developer JTC has put up more than 40 of these bins around the island.
How free is Hong Kong?
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 12/02/2018
» Acouple of incidents in Hong Kong caught my attention last week. The first was a report that the worsening influenza outbreak in the territory had prompted authorities to shut all kindergartens and primary schools just days before the scheduled Lunar New Year holidays. The flu has been especially severe this winter, having caused 111 deaths since January, and health experts warn it may not yet have peaked.
Next-level digital skills through spatial analytics
Business, Published on 12/02/2018
» Digital maps have gained popularity in Thailand in recent years. The likes of Google Maps and various userfriendly mobile applications with maps embedded are now available to a broad range of users. However, when one really needs to decide on something, such as the shortest path or shortest estimated time from point A to point B, just looking at points on maps may not be sufficient. This is why spatial analytics tools are becoming more important.
Embracing the nature of things
Paritta Wangkiat, Published on 11/02/2018
» The most memorable types of architecture tend to be those that stand out from their setting, appearing distinguished from their environment. But Glenn Murcutt, an Australian architect, has a different outlook.
Painting the town dead
Oped, Editorial, Published on 10/02/2018
» The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) asked residents in old-town areas earlier this month to keep their houses in good condition to entice more tourists. Bangkok governor Aswin Kwanmuang said he wanted them to paint or repaint their houses as part of the so-called taemsi (paint) campaign.
Condos track transit progress
Business, Published on 09/02/2018
» New mass-transit lines remain one of the dominant factors influencing the property market in Bangkok, especially where condominiums are concerned. Because land prices tend to jump in areas where new lines are planned, and rise even more as construction progresses, developers need to maximise returns. That rules out single detached houses and townhouses in most cases, leaving condominiums as the best option.