BA begins construction of Trat airport u/g, extending runway to 2.1km, building a new terminal to handle B-737 & A320 rather than just turboprops, enable airport to cope with larger traffic and int’l flights, t/g completion by mid-FY26. BTS mulls bringing back trip pkgs following delayed of Govt back Bt20 flat fare campaign, expects ridership […]

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AUCT launches vehicle inspection service biz at Rangsit branch capacity 50 vehicles/day, seeks to branch out from auto auction to new biz, will open 2nd branch at HQ by eoy. Comment: Interesting, it’s still “value added”, limited investment cost etc, and given their relationships with the banks and the tents, could they not become the […]

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ADVANC – TRUE – NBTC disagrees in principle with US demand to fully open up local telecom market to foreigners as part of recent tariff negotiations. TH’s type 3 telco license is closed to maintain national security where operators providing services to large number of consumers via their own network. US also asked TH to […]

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AOT: JPN-based LCC, Zipair, will increase flights from Narita-BKK route from daily to 10 flights/week starting from winter timetable on Oct 27. ASIAN revised down FY revenue target to Bt10.21b from Bt11.36b, cuts GPM to 14-15% range due to impact from strong THB & US tariffs on frozen seafood exports, mulls expanding revenue from pet […]

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Fitch Rating TH said 6 major banks, designated as domestic systematically important banks or DSIBs by BOT including BBL, KTB, KBANK, SCB, BAY and TTB, are likely to face rising assets risks over nxt several yrs, pressured by a continued rise in impaired loans, which has edged up frm 3.5% at eo-23 to 3.6% eo-24 […]

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ADVANC in collab with National Saving Fund to offer its subscribers to buy retirement lottery via its myAIS, expecting to be launched in 4Q25. Comment: The “organisations” that used to make that 20 baht spread are going to be p’ed off. Yes a lottery ticket in thailand is supposed to only cost THB 80, however […]

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KBANK’s rolled out its blockchain-powered e-wallet called Q-Wallet in a regulatory sandbox, allowing foreign travelers to convert stablecoin USDC into THB to fund their spending in the country via Thai QR Payment, without needing a bank account. Comment: Wow. Perhaps the impact on tourism is minimal but this is still an interesting development.  THCOM sets […]

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EPG expects positive momentum to continue in 2H, driven by improved operations at Aeroflex (USA) following a 5% price hike in July, higher domestic parts sales from demand for canopy and side-step, lower ECL due to better business in South Africa, and plans to scale back SG&A to stretch margins. Comment: Despite the fact that […]

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