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MICE Journal
Published on 08/01/2015
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Falling oil prices aid buyers
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 08/01/2015
» The continuing fall in oil prices will boost homebuyers' purchasing power and slow down an increase in housing prices this year despite the country's gloomy economic prospects.
Beko invests $100m for Thai plant
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 08/01/2015
» The owner of Beko electrical appliance brand in Europe is investing US$100 million to build a refrigerator factory in Thailand and cash in on rising demand from the imminent Asean Economic Community (AEC).
SMC keen to buy mortgage portfolios
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 08/01/2015
» The state-owned Secondary Mortgage Corporation (SMC) is in talks with four to five property developers that are interested in offering mortgage loans direct to homebuyers and selling loan portfolios to the SMC later.
NGOs must prove their voice is relevant
News, Achara Ashayagachat, Published on 08/01/2015
» With national reform under way, 2015 should be a soul-searching period for non-governmental organisations (NGOs) on how they should readjust their roles amid rapid political and social changes.
Putin shrugs off Western pressure
News, Published on 08/01/2015
» Since Russia invaded Crimea last summer, the West has relied on a strategy of economic sanctions and international isolation to compel the Kremlin to withdraw its support for the rebels in eastern Ukraine. But Russian President Vladimir Putin's recent series of diplomatic successes — in particular, with Iran, North Korea and Pakistan — has all but negated the effectiveness of this strategy.
DirectAsia eyes big growth
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 08/01/2015
» DirectAsia.com (Thailand), an online insurance broker, has set an aggressive growth target for the Thai market.
Phone fees must change
News, Published on 08/01/2015
» The consumer protection panel of the National Reform Council (NRC) deserves praise for its initiative to demand a change in mobile phone charging from a per-minute to a per-second basis.
Mobile bigs promise per-second charges
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 08/01/2015
» Five major mobile operators have agreed in principle to start charging customers on a per-second basis from March 1.
Losing the winning edge with innovation fatigue
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 08/01/2015
» While attending the Ispim Asia-Pacific Innovation Forum 2014 in Singapore a few weeks ago, I participated in a roundtable discussion with the intriguing title "Are executives suffering from innovation fatigue?"