Small hotels set to legalise ventures : Some 5,000 non-registered small hotels are expected to legalise their business after a recent order issued by the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO). Bangkok Post Opposition takes charter change campaign to public : On 87th anniversary of Siamese revolution, anti-junta camp targets clauses ‘aimed at entrenching’ […]

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It’s been in the news that the THB continues to strengthen versus the USD and people are going on and on how this is negative for exports (agreed) bad for the economy (yes GDP #’s will look weak because of the weight of exports, but longer term I’m not sure) and how the country will […]

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State seeks premium restructure : Insurance to benefit from price controls . The government is looking for ways to lower life and health insurance premiums after the prices of medicines, medical supplies and medical services are brought under control. Bangkok Post 200m contribution set for ACMECS fund : The Cabinet yesterday decided to set aside […]

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So weak earnings don’t pull the market down nor a discombobulated government doesn’t either nor a weak global economy where the rate of growth is slowing and exports appear to be collapsing in major economies. Well then, I have nothing further to add *grin*

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Panels to deal with hospital price gripes : The government is setting up panels to receive complaints about unusually expensive treatments, to make private hospitals’ medical treatment fees more accountable. Bangkok Post Carmakers ready to help Thailand become hub for electric vehicles in Asean : Local and international car manufacturers are racing to cash in […]

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And so it is that time of the month where Howard Marks latest memo is going to make the round throughout the investing world. In the latest 13 pager he continues to talk about his viewpoints of where the market and he dissects the arguments of This Time It’s Different which are being applied to […]

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It’s all about Trump and US vs China, and US vs Mexico and US vs you name it. Though I turn my eyes towards the movements in the currencies far more. The USD has been weaker than I expected this month and that’s led to markets across the board (commodities, equities, bonds, etc) performing better […]

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Thai export growth slashed to 1% : Shippers call for war room to be set up amid prolonged trade tensions between US and China . The Thai National Shippers’ Council (TNSC) has slashed its export growth forecast for this year to 1 per cent due to the prolonged US-China trade war, and has urged the […]

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