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 […]

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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 […]

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BA CEO says give BA some time – The Chief Executive Officer of BA, Khun Prasert Prasartong-osoth told shareholders yesterday that the reason the price of BA shares has fallen below IPO price is that it has been listed only six months and needs at least a year to prove itself to investors. Shareholders voted […]

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ABC ABC expects shareholder approval to increase capital and list ABC-W2. The company hopes to use the capital to expand its property business. It has land of over 4,000 rai in Hua Hin. It is ready to push M-Commerce business to be its main source of revenue in the future. (ThunHoon, 23/04/15) Comment: So this […]

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Thailand Lots of interest in IHQs promotion – The Board of Investment (BoI) said many companies from China, Japan, and US are joining the International Headquarters (IHQs) and International Trading Centres (ITCs) program to use Thailand as a hub for AEC trading in the future. The BOI also believes a new tax incentive measure from […]

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AOT New prez takes the reins – Mr. Nitinai Sirismatthakarn yesterday officially assumed the leadership of the SET-listed Airports of Thailand Plc (AOT). (Khao Hoon, 21/04/15) Comment: Well let us hope that he can reign in the corruption that has plagued AOT over the past few years (or decades) BEAUTY Investment fund interested – BEAUTY […]

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BDMS Expects 12% growth in 2015. It plans to invest Bt6.0bn in order to expand the number of hospital to 50. 1Q15 earnings will grow due to an increase in the number of clients (Khao Hoon, 20/04/2015) Comment: Despite a relatively tepid growth rate, these valuation levels still hold because 1) It’s the biggest and […]

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Thailand Tourism and private consumption to boost GDP – Akom Termpittayapaisit, Secretary General of the National Economic and Social Development Board, said tourism and private consumption should push 1Q15 GDP to reach 3%. The economy in 2H will be stimulated by government spending on roads and motorway construction. He also expressed support of building a […]

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