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Govt 'will not legalise' e-cigarettes
News, Post Reporters, Published on 26/04/2022
» Deputy Prime Minister and Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul insists the ministry will not support legalising electronic cigarettes in Thailand.
Philippine vanity
Oped, Postbag, Published on 26/04/2022
» Re: "4 runners in presidential race refuse to drop out", (BP, April 19). Due to the poorly structured presidential election process in the Philippines, the winning candidate only needs to obtain more votes than each of the other candidates.
Customer traffic up 30% at CPN outlets
Business, Published on 26/04/2022
» SET-listed retail giant Central Pattana Plc (CPN) has reported a 30% increase in customer traffic at its department stores nationwide, including those located in Bangkok, Phuket, Samui, Chiang Mai and Pattaya -- cities considered to be popular tourist destinations.
Adventure in new lands
Life, John Clewley, Published on 26/04/2022
» British-Sudanese writer Jamal Mahjoub's latest novel The Fugitives is a delightful tale of a fictional Sudanese dance band, the Kamanga Kings, and how the son of one of the founders, an English teacher called Rushdy, reforms the band and goes on a raucous road trip to play their music in the US.
Indorama buys Ngoc Nghia
Business, Published on 26/04/2022
» Indorama Ventures Plc (IVL), a global chemical company, has completed the acquisition of Vietnam's leading PET packaging company Ngoc Nghia Industry – Service – Trading Joint Stock Co (NN).
Japan pushes new diplomatic profile
Oped, Kavi Chongkittavorn, Published on 26/04/2022
» During Golden Week, around the first week of May, Japanese politicians will usually spend time at home with their constituencies and families. Not the prime minister of Japan, Fumio Kishida, however. He knows full well that as the world's third-largest economy, Japan's wider diplomatic and security profile in the era of great disruption with the Russia-Ukraine war must be underlined. No time to waste.
Founder of Sunac China Fights to Save His Property Empire
Business, Published on 26/04/2022
» More than a decade ago, Sun Hongbin was forced to sell his property business to a rival after a Chinese government crackdown on soaring housing prices caused it to run short on cash.
PTTEP pledges to raise gas output as it takes over fields
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Published on 26/04/2022
» PTT Exploration and Production Plc (PTTEP) is gearing up for increased domestic gas production to serve energy demands and maintain national energy security, after officially becoming the operator of the Erawan and Bongkot gas fields in the Gulf of Thailand.
NFT trading plunges as interest ebbs
Business, Published on 26/04/2022
» The global trading volume of non-fungible tokens (NFTs) plummeted to 83 billion baht in March from a record high of 157 billion baht in January, with the number of unique buyers declining each month.
Global growth engines sputtering
Oped, Published on 26/04/2022
» The International Monetary Fund's revised World Economic Outlook (WEO) is sobering. It is rare for the organisation to revise down sharply its projections for economic growth just one quarter into the calendar year. Yet in this case, it has done so for 86% of its 190 member countries, resulting in a decline of almost one percentage point in global growth for 2022 -- from 4.4% to 3.6%. Moreover, this forecast is accompanied by a significant increase in projected inflation, and all this bad news is packaged in a wrapping of deeper uncertainty. There is a downward bias in the balance of risks, and inequality is expected to worsen both within and across countries.