BAFS signed MOU with sugar & bio-energy producer, Mitr Phol group to joint develop low-carbon aircraft fuel. BEC allots Bt400m budget to revamp 28.8 acres studio, aims to increase contents production, co-production with partners to expand sales local & overseas. BEM firms on plan to submit bidding for 13.4km West Orange line MRT (Bang Khun […]
Read More →ADVANC joins partnership with KTB to offer Point Pay campaign via KTB’s Pao Tung app, allowing subscribers to pay for >400k shops registered with KTB, aims to boost net add from incentive package. Comment: There’s a lot of positives with the Pao Tung app, they’re going to take the market away from Grab, Rabbit, Shoppe, […]
Read More →ASK reported Bt15b new loan 5M22, driven by e-commerce, logistic, agricultural and tourism sectors, keeps Bt37b full year target, lifts loanbook to Bt66b by end of year. BAM and KTB, both held by FIDF, are allowed to set up a JV AMC. BAM’s in talks with 7 banks for such JV. Comment: Setting up an […]
Read More →BANPU acquires Barnett shale field in Texas with gas production capacity of 225mmscfd from Exxon Mobil for US$750m, lifts total gas production in the US to more than 900mmscfd. Comment: Ya ya ya, share price would’ve been far higher…ok time for me to move on from whining about last year’s recap. Once BANPU has finished […]
Read More →BEM upbeats 1Q earnings from 200k average MRT ridership/day, 1m trips tollway usage/day. CENTEL sees recovery in hotel and F&B business to Bt5.9b and Bt12b to the level seen in 2019, boosted by relaxed PCR rules for tourists starting April 1, and 2 new hotels in Dubai and Samui. Comment: No reason to be surprised, […]
Read More →AOT: Vietjet annced resumption of SIA – Danang route, 3 flights/week from Mar 27. Comment: VN was far stricter than Thailand in their restrictions, but I wouldn’t be surprised to see them open up far faster. Hell, even Malaysia is opening up faster than Thailand with less onerous requirements BEM: Office of Transport and Traffic […]
Read More →BEM sees YTD average toll way traffic near pre-covid level 1m trips/day, expects MRT ridership gradually recovery from current 200k/day as virus eased, adding more visa contactless payment devices at tollway & MRT to boost traffic. Comment: Google Mobility shows that Thai’s visits to retail and recreation are higher today than pre-covid. But no one […]
Read More →AMATA reaffirms 650 rai land sales target this year, sets 10-20% land sales growth target for next year, while existing Bt2,771m backlog to be gradually realized thru 2022. Comment: Do you remember the days of 2-3k rai land sales for AMATA? Long gone. BEM sees Nov toll way traffic topped 1m trips/d, avg MRT riderships […]
Read More →AP reports 10M21 sales at Bt31.2b, account for 88% of Bt35.5b full year target, mostly from SDH projects (Bt28.59b) will launch 12 horizontal projects total Bt8.57b (9 townhome & 3 SDH) for remained 2 months. Comment: Amazed? Shouldn’t be, competition is gone. BEM sees average tollway usage reached 1.2m trips/day while Department of Rail transport […]
Read More →BEM extend MRT operating hours 6am-11pm for Blue line & 5:30am-11pm for Purple from Oct 16 as curfew shorthened to 11pm-3am vs 10pm-4am prior. BCP: Social Security Office raised holding by 0.0552% to 15.0391% of total outstanding on October 12. BEYOND sees demand picking up ahead of November 1 reopening, especially at two luxury hotels […]
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