A wheel fell off a Yellow Line monorail train and hit a taxi in Thepharak, outskirt of BKK. The train is operated by a consortium headed by BTS (75%), STEC and RATCH. Comment: One hopes that this is a 1 off accident… But I’ll happily blame STEC (anutin) all day long. GUNKUL plans to raise […]

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ASW mulls 3 new horizontal projects worth Bt4.1b, via the Honor high-ended brand this year. Comment: what??? I’m going to have to go through their numbers again, but I thought this propco was on the verge of going under. Thai NVDR said NVDR holding in BBL has reached 23.23%, vs 25% limit. Comment: It is […]

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CHAYO: board gives nod to spin-off P-Loan unit, Chayo Capital, (CCAP) will sell IPO 125m shares (25% of paid-up) & list on MAI. Comment: And investors will be surprised by how small this entity is. (or not) GPSC acquires 50% of PTT’s renewable unit, Global Renewable Power (GRP), for Bt1.275b, to complete by end of […]

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ADVANC: Central Admin Court dismissed National Telecom (NT)’s petition to claim Bt16.2b additional revenue share from roaming service from ADVANC. NT is eligible to file an appeal within 30 days. Comment: There goes the neighbourhood gents, privatisation of all decent assets in Thailand continues. BBL: collaboration with OR to provide green loan, Bualuang Green Solar […]

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ASAP targets 20k Changan EV sales over the course of next 4 years under EV 3.5 scheme, expects EV subsidies Bt100k/unit, Bt10k subsidies for e-bike fuel momentum. Comment: We’re going to see these Chinese EVs everywhere… CK sees brighter outlook on construction business, expects margin recover from lower building material & energy costs, jump start […]

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BEM & BTS: MRT & Skytrain to extend operating holders from 4am till 2am from current 5am till midnight during New Year season Dec 29 till Jan 2.BEM: Department of Rail transport reported average Blue line MRT ridership during TH Red Cross bazaar Dec 8-17 hit all time high at 520k trips/d. HL on track […]

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What? TC looking @ bonds? Yes, for $hits and giggles…given that there’s been a lot of noise about companies being unable to rollover/payback their bonds, well it’s probably prudent to be paying attention to this section of Thailand’s capital markets. And as I like to laugh that MQDC is the next STARK/JKN to be unable […]

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BCPG’s sold all 116.96MW solar PP in JP, to book Bt3b gain in 1Q24, eyes investment in the US for higher return, target 4X capacity expansion to 1,900MW by 2025. Comment: The Japanese government is not expanding solar power projects…that era is over. CHO sees stronger 4Q yoy on higher orders, boosting backlog to Bt988m, […]

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Week 11/12 – 15/12 ctr.vn, eib.vn, fpt.vn, hcm.vn, hhv.vn, hvn.vn, nvl.vn, pvd.vn, pow.vn, tpb.vn, vib.vn, vnm.vn Company CTR VN: recorded, in November, net revenue of VND1,122 bn (+37% YoY) and PBT of VND62.1 bn (+19% YoY). For 11M2023, net revenue reached VND10,364 bn and PBT was VND595 bn (+21% and +16% respectively YoY), achieving 97% […]

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