Jurin denies ‘industrial’ monkey use : Minister will show envoys animals not mistreated. Thailand does not use monkeys to harvest coconuts on an industrial scale for its export industry, insisted Commerce Minister Jurin Laksanawisit yesterday. Bangkok Post Firms advised to shun lay-offs, think long-term : Companies should avoid lay-offs for the sake of short-term profit […]

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ADVANC target 300K new AIS Fibre customers this year, from 1m at end of-2019, as lockdown boosted demand for high-speed BB. BLAND launches community mall, Cosmo Walk, to boost recurring income and adding value to its Muang Thong Thani complex. EA reports Bt2.2b CD 2x covered, healthy demand for 2-3 year maturity JAS received Bt942m […]

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AMA in talk 2 logistic partners to expand from Oil & Gas transports to industrial logistic, expects big jumps 3Q from larger average tanker size yoy from 13k tons/trip to 15ktpt, positive momentum from onshore logistic as PTG & AIE increase shipment of gasoline and B100 transport, will add 60-80 oil trucks in 2H after […]

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AEONTS reports 1Q20 (end of-May) at Bt530m, -46% yoy, TFRS9 & positive impact from lockdown weighed. Comment: Can’t wait to see KTC’s #’s. AP records Bt12.81b presales in horizontal projects 1H20, or 60% of full year target of Bt22.5b. Comment: Every major property developer has shown great presale figures for housing projects during 2Q, the question […]

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BAM branches out from NPA auction to direct sales to capture real demand for assets, sees banks stretched term loans & restructuring debtors near terms, may add more assets in 4Q. BWG sold PP 319m shares at Bt0.51 apiece to 5 private investors, will not get subscription right of subsidiary IPO of ETC. Reminder: BWG: […]

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Just have a look the agri sector…imagine how much more valuable CPF would be if it had better corporate governance. I’m still on the stagflation bandwagon…higher costs (so agri/commodities increase in selling price) with zero economic growth for the coming 2-4 years. Then again I could change my mind tomorrow… Domestic tourism – definitely on […]

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Notable Transactions Buy(s) THB 33 mn N/a Sell(s) THB 1.2 bn OSP – Family sells a stake – Peak consumer products? STA – Founders dumps shares – Peak Rubber gloves? STGT – Founders dump shares – Peak Rubber Gloves part deux?

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AOT report aircraft movement 8M20 (Oct19-May20) -29.8% yoy to 425,900 flights, international flights -30.2% yoy to 229,400 flights, domestic -29.33% yoy to 196,500 flights, passenger traffic -33.94% yoy to 64.2m vs 97.18m 8M19, international arrival -34.72% yoy to 37.24m, domestic passenger -32.83% yoy to 26.96m. Comment: And the YoY #’s will only continue to worsen […]

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ANAN to issue Bt1b worth of subordinated debt, offering 9.5% p.a. for first 5 years. Comment: That sounds closer to what I expected for debt pricing, though in reality it should be double digits. BEM sees Blue line ridership rose to 60% or 250ktpd avg post lockdown, expects momentum carry to 2H on school reopen. […]

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AKR sees 2H turnaround from recovery demand for high voltage transformer from EEC expansion, power & solar rooftop projects, will bid for U-Ta-Pao airport projects and high speed rail projects, Bt1b backlog to realize till 2H21. Comment: If thats the case then you have the usual players of AKR, DEMCO, TKT  AOT said 8M20 fiscal […]

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