Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
I’m currently only half way through reading the english draft of the constitution and nothing has really surprised negatively yet, but here’s a viewpoint from bloomberg To break this deadlock, the new constitution would weaken the clout of elected politicians. A proportional voting system would encourage smaller parties and coalition governments in the lower house […]
Read More →The Digital TV Industry has been having its own version of battle royale with the competition for ratings sending bidding prices for new shows through the roof and if you look at every company related to digital tv, all of their earnings were poor in 2014 and 1Q15, as a result of this they have […]
Read More →Interesting news out of the BOI this week, here are the facts: Approved promotional privileges for 793 investments projects worth THB 217 bn approved in the first quarter, 6x that of last year Investment projects gaining BOI approved were valued @ THB 34.65 bn Industries that received this include  — services and public utilities, electrical and […]
Read More →QTC plugged into growing regional power demand QTC Energy Plc, which listed on the Market for Alternative Investment in July 2011, manufactures and distributes electrical transformer equipment and provides related services. Poonphiphat Tantanasin, chief executive and managing director, discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is QTC’s business model? QTC makes and distributes custom-made transformers […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 29 mn N/a Sell(s) THB 84 mn N/a Note: Heinecke’s purchase is of both IVL and MINT hence the lower average purchasing price
Read More →AS SONGKRAN holidaymakers started their journey back to Bangkok and officials intensified safety measures on highways, the Road Safety Centre yesterday said that the first six days (April 9-14) of Songkran had seen 2,915 road accidents. They claimed 306 lives and left 3,070 injured. Source: Nation
Read More →This piece from Quartz explains quite simply where Thailand’s power is going. But the true cost may extend beyond Thailand’s borders. In part because of the city’s intense climate—it is one of the hottest big cities in the world—Bangkok malls and their massive air conditioning systems consume immense amounts of electricity. The huge Siam Paragon […]
Read More →A joke amongst friends is how if CP Group were to ever go under then SCB’s entire equity base would be wiped out. Then again that isn’t likely to happen anytime soon. Siam Commercial Bank emerged as the top banker to CP Group, controlled by Thai tycoon Dhanin Chearavanont, pocketing $40 million. Dhanin has stepped up […]
Read More →Data Source: SETSMART, Note: Dark Green - Local Investors; Yellow – Local Institutions; Blue – Prop Traders; Army Green – Foreign investors Â
Read More →Total Buy(s) THB 1 bn Total Sell(s) THB 5.3 bn Note: These transactions shown are the data points above THB 20 mn
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