Last month Toyota said that they would be investing more into Indonesia for certain models, this despite an awful infrastructure system, and now Malaysia is looking for more investments from the auto sector as well. So will Thailand see less investment going forward? What impact will this have on SAT, TRU, STANLY and IHL on […]

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AOT No infrastructure fund — AOT denies the rumor that it is going to set up an infrastructure fund. It says that AOT’s financials are sound with cash on hand of Bt40bn and profit of Bt11bn annually. Revenue this year is expected to grow by 10% and earnings for 1Q14 will hit Bt3.3bn. (Khao Hoon, […]

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AOT To set up infrastructure fund — AOT will set up an infrastructure fund worth Bt60bn to build a new passenger terminal for Suvanabhumi Phase 2 and renovate and improve Don Muang and Phuket airports to prepare for an increase in the number of tourists. (Khao Hoon, 21/01/14) Comment: We heard about this idea over the weekend, […]

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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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