Measures to assist 3 insurers: The Office of Insurance Commission (OIC) approved liquidity enhancement measures for three insurance companies, namely Syn Mun Kong Insurance (SMK), Thai Insurance and One Insurance, to help them pay outstanding Covid insurance claims. Bangkok Post Government slashes contribution to energy conservation fund collected from the retail price of gasoline and […]

Tourism is coming home, its coming home, its coming, tourism is coming home. This may very well date me, but Thailand has reopened, granted with some rather strict restrictions though nothing in comparison to what we see regionally. As long as the expectations remain that tourism is coming back, it’ll help to drive every reopening […]

Govt bans rallies ahead of kingdom’s reopening: The government has issued a fresh order banning rallies and activities deemed at risk of spreading Covid-19 across the country ahead of the kingdom’s upcoming reopening to international travellers. Bangkok Post Suvarnabhumi to welcome 30K passengers on Monday: The Airports of Thailand (AoT) says its six international airports […]

“And Thailand has re-opened! To 60+ countries! Wait where are the tourists, why aren’t they here yet? Ok sell all tourism plays. And let’s go for a drink” That’s the conversation that the market is having. We’re in the midst of earnings season…no surprises yet. There was a pop during the week for the property […]

China, India to be invited to join development efforts: Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia will deepen economic and logistic cooperation under the Indonesia-Malaysia-Thailand Growth Triangle (IMT-GT) with a plan to invite China and India into the partnership. Bangkok Post BoT eases mortgage LTV ratio: Move aims to boost property sector. The Bank of Thailand (BoT) has […]

Banks banks banks – hey the #s were amazing – no surprise – BOT policies allowed for them to hide NPLs and kick the can down the road for the next 5-10 years. Watch them slowly provision all their issues every q and how magical the figures will be. Now throw in the higher interest […]

Bangkok’s long road to recovery: The city’s reopening presents a new governor with major opportunities and long-standing challenges. Before the pandemic, Bangkok was undoubtedly a top global tourist destination, with an inexpensive cost of living and plenty of accommodation on offer. The capital welcomed 66.9 million visitors in 2019, including 24.8 million foreigners, drawing in […]

It’s earnings season, financials will be the first ones out of the gates. Market may be positively surprised…I’m looking fwd to reading KKP’s quarterly MD&A as it’s normally the most insightful.

Domestically there isn’t enough interesting news to hit 10… Thailand’s National Regulatory Authority (NRA) for vaccines reached Maturity Level 3 – the second-highest level in the WHO regulatory systems classification system – on Aug 27, according to info published on its website. BoI incentives push for ‘Industry 4.0’: The Board of Investment (BoI) approved incentives […]