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Thailand Four troubled state enterprises told to submit rehab plans by Nov – The State Enterprise Policy Commission (Superboard) agreed that four of the seven most-troubled state firms – CAT Telecom, TOT, SME Bank and Islamic Bank of Thailand – would propose new rehabilitation plans in three months. These state agencies have been instructed to […]
Read More →BANPU BANPU reports 90% of Hongsa power plant has been completed. It expects the plant to start running in mid-2015. The company is also ready to invest in a solar farm project in Japan and expects a conclusion by the end of the year. It targets coal sales this year of 48mn tons and expects […]
Read More →Not many changes this time around for the MSCI Indices related to Thai stocks MSCI Global Standard Indexes Thailand – No changes MSCI Global Small Cap Indices Thailand Deletions – GJS, GSTEL Source: MSCI
Read More →APCO APCO to do a PO of 28mn shares. The proceeds will be used to develop BIM Healthcare this year. It also plans to move to the SET early next year. It is confident that net profit this year will grow no less than 60%. (Kao Hoon, 14/08/14) Comment: With such a performance i too […]
Read More →With its latest acquisition into TH and AQUA, following on from its acquisition of a stake in MACO, VGI looks like it now has a strong grasp on the OOH advertising market Sources: Company Announcements
Read More →A nice little op-ed on one of the positive aspects of having the military dictate things. Within 72 hours of taking control, soldiers were on the holiday island, bearing promises to save the beaches and berate the administrators accused of contributing to the island’s simultaneous ride and slide towards increased popularity and ruin. Phuket before […]
Read More →BA Bangkok Airways expects to list on the stock exchange within 2014. It aims at an IPO of more than Bt10bn to set up a new aircraft maintenance factory at Suvarnabhumi airport, buy aircraft, and improve Samui airport. (Kao Hoon, 13/08/14) Comment: Their flights to and from Samui were consistently full every time I’ve gone there, as […]
Read More →Having just spent the long weekend in Samui a few things crossed my mind (other than just the sand & the beach), the island was buzzing and yet still peaceful, were hotels still performing alright? Are there plenty of travelers? How many more hotels are building here? And..whats the best direct play on this place? […]
Read More →Last week, this week, and everyday until the 15th August the market will be (hopefully) determined by earnings releases, although geopolitical events have weighed down on equity markets globally. What was interesting was how Solar related names increased sharply:Â DEMCO +13% to Bt11.3, SPCG +3.88% to Bt26.75, GUNKUL +5.26% to Bt18, EA +2.82% to Bt25.5, on […]
Read More →Notable Transactions: Buy(s) THB 343 mn GRAMMY – The owner does a trade SUPER – Another backdoor listing, that is related to the solar plant industry Sell(s) THB 340 mn GRAMMY – See above TPIPL – Same as last week, TPIPL share’s have been rising strongly on the back of capacity expansion
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