Commentary on special events in Thailand and the SET Index.
Be warned – I’m going to ramble… First reaction at hearing the military was going to take over – disappointment, Thailand’s politicians and judicial system, weren’t mature enough to figure out how to solve the issue themselves. I was hoping for the past 6 months that Thailand’s political system would be able to sort itself […]
Read More →While I’m still putting together my own long piece on the coup and its potential impacts (yes i’m slow I know I know, but I’m still just amazed and impressed by how well this all been executed). So in the meantime have a look at some key points that Dr. Mobius has put together. From […]
Read More →I’ve had the pleasure of listening to Kishore Mahbubani speak live a few months ago and just came across this article stating his viewpoints on ASEAN. As a region it is doing tremendously well despite all the issues that plague developing  countries, and in my mind as an investment destination is a no-brainer. See below for […]
Read More →Well there are some surprises here, namely I’m quite happy to see Somkid’s Jatusripitak (he was part of thaksin’s team as their finance minister/deputy pm) and I do highly rate his capabilities. As for M.R. Pridiyathorn…well..he implemented capital controls some 8 years ago which made the SET drop 30% so I hope he doesn’t make […]
Read More →A rating agency, R&I, last night downgraded Thailand’s outlook from Stable to Negative, will this be the first of many? Thus far Moody’s and S&P haven’t commented just yet, on a worst case scenario you can imagine all rating agencies downgrading Thailand to the point where the cost of issuing new debt skyrockets and then leads […]
Read More →Gunkul Engineering Plc is one of Thailand’s top producers and traders of electrical equipment and has expanded into electric power production, mainly from renewable energy, both solar and wind. Chief executive officer Sopacha Dhumrongpiyawut discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is Gunkul’s business model? Gunkul is a one-stop provider for renewable power plants and […]
Read More →If I were to do a correlation between every trip I take to a different continent with political events in Thailand the result would be near 1.0. So a coup has happened this time (previous time was the flooding, before that was the May 2010 fights, and before that was the airport shutdown, my traveling […]
Read More →I’ve been running this blog with daily updates for the past few years, so I’m taking a much needed break for the next week and travelling, of course I’ll still have a look in the forums and comment where needed but no new posts.
Read More →So we have been hearing that consumption is way way down in Thailand this year because of politics, farmers having less funds to spend, economic slowdown etc etc and yet Universal Robina Corporation (a listed co in the Phillippines), who has the #1 market share in Thailand for biscuits and wafers, just reported 3 days […]
Read More →The Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint on Monday with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI) against Rich Asia Steel executive Angkakarn Tantiviroon and two former executives of United Securities for Rich share manipulation. Previously, Mr Porntep and Ms Arada were named in a share manipulation criminal complaint of Metro Star Property, Thai […]
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