Christiani & Nielsen (Thai) Plc (CNT) is a listed construction company operating in Thailand for 82 years, with more than 1,500 projects. Managing director Khushroo Kali Wadia discusses the company’s strategy and outlook. What is CNT’s business model?  We are a pure construction company offering a wide range of services including the design and construction […]

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AMATA Setting up REIT — AMATA’s board has given the green light for the company to set up a REIT worth Bt4.750bn. AMATA aims to inject 76 factories with a total leasable area of 136,434.52 sqm, along with 12 new factories with 24.144 sqm that is currently under construction. (Khao Hoon, 17/01/14) Comment: Finally AMATA […]

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AOT Passengers down in January. AOT reports that January 13 saw a drop in passengers at Suvarnabhumi to 133,000 or 12.6% from January 12, with the average for January 1-12 at 152,000. On January 14, passengers declined 15% from the average to 129,000.(Post Today, 16/01/14) Comment: a 15% decline thankfully isn’t the end of the […]

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BCH Unaffected — BCH says it has not suffered from the political situation, though protesters are located near its hospitals. Most foreign clients are residing in Thailand and thus not in the group of foreign cancellations. It aims revenue growth of more than 10% YoY. (Khao Hoon, 15/1/14) Comment: BCH may be unaffected, but its […]

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BMCL BMCL aims at 2014 passenger growth of 10% YoY supported by new properties at Ratchada. The political situation does not impact operations but supports passenger growth because people avoid driving. (Khao Hoon, 14/1/14) EPCO EPCO to build a 23MW solar cell plant worth Bt194.40 in Japan. It targets total capacity to reach 100MW by […]

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AP TRIS has rated AP’s Bt1.5bn debenture at A- reflecting strong business position, many varieties of product line, and backlog which supports revenue in the future. (Khao Hoon, 13/1/14) Comment: Had a good discussion with friends about AP, they seem to be limited on the management side to constantly expand their business and thus the […]

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