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Remote work to boost IT spending by 4.9%
Business, Published on 02/06/2021
» IT spending in Thailand is expected to surge by 4.9% this year, buoyed by a jump in outlays on enterprise software and devices to support remote work, according to global research firm Gartner.
Touch-me-not travel
Business, Published on 12/05/2020
» As travel vaporises in the face of on-off lockdowns, airlines, airports and hotels are pondering the future of hospitality in these fluid and fearful socially distanced times. Professional hosts are examining how to safely distance yet offer hospitable warmth without turning everything into a set from 2001: A Space Odyssey.
No choice but to invest in oil, says chief executive of Shell
Business, Reuters, Published on 16/10/2019
» LONDON: Royal Dutch Shell Plc still sees abundant opportunity to make money from oil and gas in coming decades even as investors and governments increase pressure on energy companies over climate change, according to its chief executive officer.
Wasting away
Business, Yuthana Praiwan, Lamonphet Apisitniran & Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 16/09/2019
» Plastic is omnipresent in Thailand. It's found everywhere, from luxury shopping malls to 7-Eleven convenience stores, on almost every street corner and beneath the skin of some individuals. It's even inside the stomachs of much marine life.
BoT starts siege on hot-money flows
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang and Darana Chudasri, Published on 13/07/2019
» The Bank of Thailand's moves to counter hot-money inflows that have pushed the baht to a six-year high and the central bank's vow to impose more measures if such speculative flows linger rattled the local currency and the stock market on Friday.
Trading in blame
Business, Phusadee Arunmas, Lamonphet Apisitniran & Oranan Paweewun, Published on 04/03/2019
» Despite some relief from de-escalating tensions over the Sino-US trade spat, continued export contraction and currency appreciation remain a double whammy for shipment-oriented Thailand, with exporters blaming the strengthening baht as a culprit for dismal numbers.
We're in the endgame now
Business, Tisco Securities, Published on 22/09/2018
» The local equity market saw heavy selling across the board in late June as fears of emerging-market currency contagion and a US-China trade war gripped global markets. A brief market panic ensued, driven by a combination of factors.
Fishing for renewed respect
Business, Phusadee Arunmas & Lamonphet Apisitniran, Published on 09/07/2018
» Beaten down by back-breaking labour and deprived of their liberty, weary migrant workers are closer to emancipation from sea slavery with the government's increased efforts to prosecute and convict human traffickers.