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Makkasan swap sees snag
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 26/05/2015
» The debt-for-asset swap plan for the State Railway of Thailand's land in Bangkok's Makkasan area has encountered a hiccup due to different rental appraisal values by the Treasury Department and the SRT.
IAA slashes SET index target
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 26/05/2015
» The Investment Analysts Association (IAA) has revised down its consensus Stock Exchange of Thailand index target to 1,612 points at year-end.
Three key sectors tipped to cut spending in second half
Business, Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 26/05/2015
» The business sector expects some major industries will pare back investment spending in the second half of this year due to the gloomy global outlook and weak domestic demand.
CIMBT sees insurance savings dip
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 26/05/2015
» SET-listed CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT), the local unit of Kuala Lumpur-based CIMB Group, expects insurance savings products sold through its bancassurance channels will dip along with lower interest rates.
Chamber chairmen strike upbeat note
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 26/05/2015
» Local businesses are optimistic the Thai economy will start seeing clear signs of recovery in the third quarter thanks to growing tourism and flourishing border trade.
Thai TV runs into digital static
Business, Saengwit Kewaleewongsatorn, Published on 26/05/2015
» Thai TV Co, owned by media veteran Pantipa Sakulchai, has finally decided it will soon give up its digital TV business after failing to pay the second instalment of its digital TV auction fee yesterday.
Employment hit by farm slowdown
Business, Chatrudee Theparat, Published on 26/05/2015
» Thailand's unemployment edged up in the first quarter due largely to a slowdown of employment in the agriculture sector caused by drought and reduced rice farming in the absence of a government rice-pledging scheme.
Demand for gold in India seen slowing
Business, Reuters, Published on 26/05/2015
» MUMBAI: Fewer auspicious days later this year compelled Ramesh Phalke, an auto company employee in Maharashtra, to hold his daughter's wedding in May. This bride was lucky because many other weddings will likely be postponed — to the dismay of the country's jewellers.
UPS looks forward to lowered trade barriers
Business, Nop Tephaval, Published on 26/05/2015
» UPS, a logistics provider based in Atlanta, Georgia, is optimistic about Thailand's logistics business, saying the Asean Economic Community (AEC) and rising regional trade are expected to add jobs in the industry.
SIA puts the premium in economy
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 26/05/2015
» It is neither business nor economy class — premium economy is aimed at bridging the widening disparity between them.