Ouch, this will hurt the markets today. China was rejected despite a flurry of measures this year to address MSCI’s concerns, including curbs on arbitrary trading halts and looser restrictions on cross-border capital flows. The decision suggests international investors are still uncomfortable putting their money in the $6 trillion market after a botched government campaign […]

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AOT AOT plans to put two contracts for Suvarnabhumi phase 2 up for bid in Aug. It expects to put the other contracts up for bidding this year. It plans to begin Don Muang Phase 3 as soon as possible. (Thun Hoon, 14/06/16) BEM BEM expects to be the operator for the MRT Blue Line […]

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Oil prices are beginning to look wobbly, should that go (no idea, USD seems to be weakening at the same time so there’s a temp disconnect between the two), then don’t be surprised to see the market comfortably drop a couple %, but with the government pushing through the infrastructure projects then perhaps that could […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 124mn Whilst there were no major purchases above THB 20 mn in value, it was good to see a wide range of insiders buying their shares back in the markets Sell(s) THB 1.1 bn MINT – A block sale by the owner to his private co TKN – They’ve been doing […]

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And the deal is done, it’s been denied multiple times over the past few months but in the end the deal was done. So here at the details: AAV owns 55% of Thai AirAsia, the remainder is owned by the parent 1.89 bn shares sold @ THB 4.2 /share, this represents 39% of shares from […]

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ADVANC ADVANC expects to revise down its 2016 revenue target because of paying Bt75bn for its 4G license. It will make the first payment of Bt8bn with bank guarantee in June. Its cash on hand is Bt60bn. It is budgeting Bt40bn for network expansion. It says its dividend payout ratio will still be 100%. (Khao […]

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Three electric train auctions set for June — The three are the Orange Line connecting Thailand Cultural Centre with Min Buri, worth 110 billion baht; the Pink Line from Khae Rai to Min Buri, worth 56.6 billion baht; and the Yellow Line from Lat Phrao to Samrong, worth 54.6 billion baht. (Bangkok Post, 3/6/16) New […]

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A Areeya targets 2016 revenue of Bt7bn supported by its backlog of Bt2.34bn, of which will book Bt1.5bn this year. It has stock of Bt3.5bn. It expects sales of Bt10bn in 2016. It plans to launch 12 projects worth Bt20bn. (Khao Hoon, 10/06/16) Comment: Their stock price performance has one of the smoothest charts I’ve […]

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Yesterday the government finally approved the long awaited land and buildings tax. What has happened since? Quite a few property names, hotels heavy with assets, and industrial estates have been hurt. Hospitals, on the other hand, are only subject to 1/4 of the tax levied. However most analysts have been saying that in the end […]

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