SEC mulls alternative bond funding : Agency seeks tax perks for fund. The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has floated an idea to set up a fund to help issuers of non-investment-grade corporate bonds in the pandemic era. Bangkok Post Japanese firms ask for traveller quota : Japanese investors and companies are requesting the Thai […]

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AAV will ask regulators to change the rule requiring airlines to keep middle seats open, aiming to increase capacity ahead of the government’s domestic tourism promotion next month. Comment: I’m flying tonight and rather happy that I didn’t have to pay to book a seat. Now, the average price of an Air Asia ticket has […]

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AP to transfer 11 JV condo projects under LIFE Asoke-Rama-9 in August, after 95% sold. Comment: This will be interesting to watch. AWC: GIC cuts holding by 0.187% to 4.8684% of total outstanding on Monday (June 8), SEC filing. EGCO sees no impact on power gen from C19, 640mw offshore windfarm in Taiwan (25% holding) […]

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IVL to buy 9,000 ton p.a. PET recycling plant in Brazil. Comment: Cookie munster returns! MCOT mulls lawsuit against NBTC if it fails to reach a resolution on the amount of compensation it would give for the 2600MHz spectrum recall. Comment: One government group suing another one. Amusing. OTO anticipates meaningful turnaround this year from […]

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BA seeks to expand codeshare partnership with partner in Asia to expand international routes at lower costs, expects to resume CLMV flights from October. Comment: I’m flying overseas next month. This virus crap is finished. BTS & VGI associate co., Kerry Express (TH), expand same day parcel delivery service for BKK and vicinity, add discount […]

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Banks woke up last week, have my doubts on this continuing unless the BoT suddenly swamps them with unlimited capital + cheap financing that they can relend out and make a spread upon. Industrials – effectively oil & petrochem’s still the place to be….until the saudi’s/russians/americans decide to increase supply…which probably will not happen until […]

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AMATA expects 2H recovery, keeps 950 rais land sales target, and books 60-80% of Bt2.486b backlog this year. Comment: Seeing is believing. That EEC story seems to have disappeared. AMATAV keeps Bt1.5b revenue target this year, supported by transfers of 28 hectares of land and sales of ASCLT 1 and ASCLT 2 in Vietnam this […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 277.7 mn DCC – A director bought a bucketload of shares JMART – The father and in this case, son, have been accumulating a lot of shares. PRINC – This is a hospital play, the MD buys up shares. SITHAI – The Chairman gobbles up shares. Sell(s) THB 73 mn PJW […]

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