Thailand Public hearings on water-management scheme necessary: judge – A judge at the Supreme Administrative Court recommended yesterday that the court should order complete public hearings for all of the project modules under the Bt350bn water-management master plan, but added that it should refrain from scrapping the scheme, or ordering a public referendum to decide […]

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CPF CPF buys Belgian food processor – SET-listed Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc plans to acquire a food operation in Belgium as part of its attempt to expand food investment abroad. Through its 99.99% owned holding firm CPF Europe SA, the company will next month pay Bt408mn for 80% of Tops Foods NV. The Belgian maker […]

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BKD Gets job in Saudi Arabia — BKD will partner with a Saudi Arabian partner for an interior decorating job in a hotel worth Bt1bn. It targets revenue growth in 2014 of 15% YoY after missing target of Bt1bn in 2013 due to a delay in construction work. It plans to bid for new projects […]

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CPALL CPALL enters new year with plan to penetrate online shopping business — CPALL has set up a new company called “Twenty Four Shopping Co Ltd” to cater to modern consumer demand for 24 hour shopping. The company targets sales of Bt4.3bn in the first year. (CPALL, 08/01/14) Comment: Small overall impact on the total […]

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These were the top 10 performing stocks for 2013, I normally like to do this and see what I missed, why I missed them, should I have missed them? Its good to kick your own butt everyone once in a while   Star (MAI) Business: The Company is a manufacturer and distributor of sanitaryware products […]

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AAV Feeling the pinch — AAV says that the political head is impacting its operations and it will monitor the situation closely. It expects the political situation to ease in 2Q14, after which tourism will recover. It continues to focus on China destinations and Air Asia X to generate revenue. (Tun Hoon, 07/01/14) Comment: We’ve […]

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If one of the most consistent performing mutual funds in Thailand is doing this and thinks this way shouldn’t we be paying attention? “I was very busy buying stocks yesterday,” Adithep Vanabriksha, the Bangkok-based chief investment officer for Thailand at Aberdeen Asset Management, which oversees about $324.6 billion worldwide, said by phone today. “I still strongly believe […]

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