With the news in the past 2 weeks that the major Thai banks are going to be removing transaction fees (finally!) for all digital (i..e internet and mobile) transactions their stock prices have taken a plunge with TMB being the worst hit, despite it not being one of these banks announcing the waiver in fees. […]
Read More →If you want to know what’s been going on with the renewable stocks, its because of news such as this. Even though the government and related agencies put together a thorough Power Development Plan for the next 2 decades clearer showing that Thailand is does NOT have the power necessary to fulfill future demand, this […]
Read More →AMATAV AMATAV was approved by Vietnam government to develop an industrial estate, Amata City Halong, on 4.4 thousand rai of land. The investment is expected to be around Bt50bn. (Thun Hoon, 3/4/18) Comment: This will come in stages over the decade. Although AMATAV can only own the land for 50 years if memory serves correct…. […]
Read More →CHG CHG targets 2018 revenue to grow at 10-15%. It says 1Q18 earnings will be good, driven by more patients. It plans to open a new hospital in Prachinburi worth Bt500mn, increasing patient beds to 699 by end-2018. (Thun Hoon, 2/4/18) Comment: It appears that every hospital group is going to announced decent 1Q numbers […]
Read More →Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 180 mn GULF – It’s a continued substantial amount of buying by the founder JSP – A rare buy here by this smaller property developer Sell(s) THB 122 mn TLUXEÂ – The CEO sells ~1.5% of shares MEGA – When was the last time we saw buying in this name? Ever […]
Read More →Unless the company is PTT or CPALL everything else is suffering. Although part of me is thinking that construction services (excl ITD) could be interesting given how poorly they’ve performed this year. -17% is no laughing matter.
Read More →Ministry of Finance progresses on â€Thailand Future Fundâ€. The first investment project is worth Bt44bn and will be opened for investor subscription in mid-2018. (Thai Post, 27/3/18) US-China trade conflict being watched, said MoC. Ministry of Commerce said the US-China conflicts are being watched closely since it makes the world more uncertain in the investment, […]
Read More →BGRIM BGRIM to expand alternative energy business in ASEAN. A solar farm project in Vietnam with 100 MW will be clear within 2Q18. (Thun Hoon, 30/3/18) Comment: The entire renewable/alternative energy space has been rocked by the comments from the Energy Minister. FSMART FSMART said banks’ cancellation of fees on digital transactions will not affect […]
Read More →ANAN ANAN corporates with Ascott in for serviced apartments. It targets four projects in four areas with a total value of Bt10bn. It targets rental revenue in 2021 of Bt1.5bn. (Kao Hoon, 29/3/18) Comment: Part of their long term plan, well telegraphed by management for a few years, but the overhang for now is still […]
Read More →I have been wondering where the white knight for Thai politics would emerge from and voila here is the group. My quick thoughts: Its a usual cycle in human behaviour, the populus is fed up with the old system, inaction, corruption and are looking for a new white knight to lead them towards victory. They […]
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