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Thais snap up London flats
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 29/08/2016
» London-based property developer Almacantar is upbeat about sales of units at its luxury, high-rise residential project Centre Point as the weaker pound post-Brexit lures high-net-worth Thais to look for property in the British capital.
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J.C. Penney expands while others retrench
Business, Bloomberg News, Published on 29/08/2016
» New York: J.C. Penney Co is in a surprising position more than four years after it was almost run aground by a former chief executive officer: It could be the last department store standing at your local mall.
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Stocks drift as investors await signals from yellen
Business, Published on 29/08/2016
» Recap: Softer oil prices depressed Asian stock markets last week as investors worldwide also awaited cues on interest rates from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen. The Fed chief on Friday indicated conditions were almost right for a move but she did not say when. The Thai stock market moved in a limited range amid a lack of positive factors to drive activity.
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Slight hurt seen from China slack
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 29/08/2016
» China's slowing economic growth trajectory will inevitably affect trade and investment with Thailand, but the service sector and other economic initiatives can lend support to future growth impetus, say Chinese academics.
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Treasury sets Mor Chit IRR
Business, Wichit Chantanusornsiri, Published on 29/08/2016
» The Treasury Department has set the internal rate of return (IRR) for the long-delayed Mor Chit development project at 10-12%, its chief says.
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Securing our digital future
Asia focus, Nareerat Wiriyapong, Published on 29/08/2016
» Cybercrime is everywhere these days, it seems. Or maybe we are just hearing about it more regularly. In Thailand this month, a gang stole 12 million baht from 21 ATMs in six provinces by using malware to infect the system. It was two weeks before the news leaked out, and by that time the perpetrators, said to have been eastern Europeans, were long gone. The thefts, the first of their kind locally, may have been linked to similar heists in Taiwan in July.
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SCB mortgage denial drops
Business, Somruedi Banchongduang, Published on 29/08/2016
» Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) bucked the industry trend after its rejection rate for mortgage applications fell to 17% in the first half, with the bank's current customers accounting for most of its housing loan borrowers during the period.
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Only way is up
Business, Kanana Katharangsiporn, Published on 29/08/2016
» Despite the looming land and buildings tax, land prices in Bangkok's prime locations are expected to continue rising over the next year.
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Delayed marriages have major implications
Asia focus, Published on 29/08/2016
» Asia traditionally has been characterised as having universal marriage -- defined as fewer than 5% of the population having not married by age 50 -- but rapid economic development has led to changes in the trend in some regions.
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Appeal of Hua Hin undimmed
Asia focus, Tanyatorn Tongwaranan, Published on 29/08/2016
» The deadly bomb blast in Hua Hin in mid-August worried some couples planning destination weddings in Thailand, but most view the incident as an isolated occurrence that will not have a long-term impact.
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