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PTT net profit declines by 54 per cent while recovery in third quarter still challenging
PTT PCL, the largest oil and gas company in Thailand, has encountered a drop in demand for both petroleum and petrochemical products, leading to a slump in their earnings amid the COVID-19 pandemic in the second quarter.PTT and its...
Current Affairs
Opinion: Those cheerleading the students to confrontation must be prepared to face the same consequences
I have been to every mass rally in Thailand since 2006. I have covered every rally professionally since 2009.In that time, I have seen crackdowns, airport closures, protest leaders openly asking for money, what felt like a billion...
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Origin Property thriving on online presales in spite of property market downturn
Origin Property PCL (ORI) has reportedly sold all of its units on the new condominium project, The Origin Onnut, via an online platform despite the property market being heavily impacted by the COVID-19 outbreak. Local media reported that the company’s...
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Carabao Group’s shares rise sharply by 7 per cent as quarterly report exceeds market expectation
Carabao Group PCL (CBG), Thailand's second-largest energy drink company, shares rose sharply at the opening on Monday by as much as 7 per cent after the company reported results that exceeded market expectations.Despite the contraction caused by COVID-19, CBG...
Current Affairs
Opinion: If you netizens actually want change, then get up off your ass
On Friday, a human rights lawyer and a student were arrested on sedition charges by the police for peacefully calling for democratic reform. They were eventually released on bail after a protest in downtown Bangkok, with more than 1,000...
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Digital lending could take off in Thailand with the right moves
Thailand’s digital lending platforms are still in its infancy but this could take off if the right moves are undertaken such as the use of data mining in order to increase the customer base.Digital lending has recently become the...
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Ruling military-backed party looks set to win Samutprakan by-election amid reports of voting irregularity
The ruling Palang Pracharat Party looks set to win Sunday's by-election in Samutprakarn Province after the two main opposition parties split the vote.Early exit polls show the ruling party leading by a healthy margin over both the Pheu...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers three new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Sunday
Thailand’s government said on Sunday that it has discovered 3 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in state quarantine.Two of the patients are of Bangladesh
and India nationalities and one is a Thai returnee from the US.The...
Covid-19
Thailand discovers 3 new cases of coronavirus in state quarantine on Saturday
Thailand’s government said on Saturday
that it had discovered 3 cases of coronavirus in the last 24 hours in state
quarantine.The new patients are Thai
returnees from Saudi Arabia (2) and Indonesia (1).The new discoveries bring the
total number of cases up to...
Current Affairs
Police under pressure from protesters after the arrest of protest leaders; rallies called for Saturday
Thai police came under pressure from protesters online and offline after the arrest and detention of student protest leaders on Friday.Prominent human rights lawyer Anon Numpa and protest leader Nutchanon “Mike” Payakaphan were taken by police into custody...
