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Thailand tightens maize imports
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Published on 23/09/2025
» Thailand will ban imported maize sourced from fields where crop remnants are set ablaze, aiming to mitigate cross-border PM2.5 pollution and set up a new standard for environmentally responsible trade.
Do blue zones hold the key to future travel?
Business, Vijay Verghese, Published on 13/08/2024
» What constitutes a perfect holiday? Clearly there are vastly divergent views on this. Pundits and peripatetics have long struggled with this conundrum, never quite finding a satisfying answer.
Gold hits all-time high amid geopolitical strife
Business, Nuntawun Polkuamdee, Published on 21/05/2024
» Gold prices soared to an all-time high of US$2,450 an ounce on Monday, as a slowing inflation trend in the US increased optimism that the Federal Reserve will start easing monetary policy this year, while geopolitical tension in the Middle East is on the increase.
'Ultimate experience' arrives
Business, Published on 20/03/2024
» Real estate and retail developer Siam Piwat has teamed up with 16 airlines to draw more foreign arrivals, particularly high-quality visitors, as part of its strategy to reinforce its position as the No.1 global destination developer.
SCB acquires 100% of Vietnamese lender
Online Reporters and Bloomberg, Published on 28/02/2024
» Siam Commercial Bank confirmed on Wednesday that it has reached an agreement to acquire 100% of the shares in the consumer finance lender Home Credit Vietnam in a deal worth 31 billion baht.
SCB ‘poised to purchase Vietnamese lender’
Bloomberg News, Published on 27/02/2024
» SCB X Plc, Thailand’s biggest bank by market value, is close to an agreement to buy the Vietnamese business of the consumer lender Home Credit in Vietnam in a deal that could be worth as much as US $900 million, according to people familiar with the matter.
Nine airlines apply for air operator certificates
Online Reporters, Published on 20/11/2023
» Nine more airlines have applied for air operator certificates (AOC) to operate commercial services in Thailand, indicating the Thai aviation industry is recovering, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Thailand (CAAT) director Suthipong Kongpool.
Thai banks, KB vying for $700m Home Credit Vietnam
Bloomberg News, Published on 07/11/2023
» Thailand’s biggest banks Kasikornbank Pcl and SCB X Pcl are among the final bidders for consumer lender Home Credit’s business in Vietnam, according to people familiar with the matter.
Rare strike closes Japanese department store
AFP, Published on 31/08/2023
» TOKYO - The shutters came down on one of Japan's best-known department stores on Thursday in the retail sector's first strike for six decades, sparked by fears that its mooted new US owner will slash jobs.
The critical first 100 days
Business, Post Reporters, Published on 08/05/2023
» Business leaders have begun to think about the outlook for Thailand in the first 100 days under a new administration, with the poll less than a week away.