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Myanmar FDI hits record high in 2015
Business, Published on 12/04/2016
» YANGON — Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Myanmar during the fiscal year that ended in March totalled $9.4 billion for 217 projects, official data showed on Monday.
Funds flow back to Thailand
Business, Pathom Sangwongwanich, Published on 12/04/2016
» Recent capital inflows into Thailand's financial market have been detected in short-term bonds, signifying investor appetite in emerging markets amid growing expectations of a delayed US rate increase, says a senior Bank of Thailand official.
New 4G auction set for May 27
Business, Komsan Tortermvasana, Published on 12/04/2016
» The government will invoke Section 44 of the interim constitution to enable the re-auction of the 900-megahertz spectrum on May 27.
SET survey: CEOs more confident about outlook
Business, Darana Chudasri, Published on 12/04/2016
» Listed companies' chief executives are upbeat about the country's economic outlook thanks to clearer public investment plans for large infrastructure projects.
New business registrations up
Business, Published on 12/04/2016
» New business registrations edged up 1% year-on-year in the first quarter, but the authorities remain upbeat that registrations will hit 60,000-65,000 in 2016, driven by government spending on infrastructure projects and growing tourism.
Burj Khalifa builder plans taller tower
Business, Published on 12/04/2016
» DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Dubai is reaching for the sky once again, with the developer of the world's tallest building vowing on Sunday to build an even taller tower bedecked with rotating balconies and elevated landscaping inspired by the mythical hanging gardens of Babylon.
Manila urged to drop rice import quotas
Business, Published on 12/04/2016
» MANILA — The Philippines should scrap rice import quotas and instead charge tariffs on shipments of the grain, the World Bank said on Monday, as it urged the Southeast Asian country to open up its economy to more competition.
Prem extends moral support to Prayut ahead of Songkran
News, Post Reporters, Published on 12/04/2016
» Privy Council president Gen Prem Tinsulanonda yesterday extended moral support to Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha as he opened his residence to welcome Songkran well-wishers.
Thai Lion Air's Jakarta service returns
Business, Boonsong Kositchotethana, Published on 12/04/2016
» After just over a one-year hiatus, Thai Lion Air (TLA) will resume its Bangkok-Jakarta service upon the revival of traffic demand on the route.
Brussels attackers were originally planning to target France
News, New York Times, Published on 12/04/2016
» The announcement on Sunday that the plotters of last month's Brussels terror attacks had originally intended to hit Paris again only heightened the growing concern among police and intelligence agencies that shadowy Islamic State networks could unleash new attacks at any time, and in other European capitals.