Thailand More stringent on tax collecting – Somchai Poolsavasdi, the Director General of Thai Customs Department, reveals that he set up a team to monitor tax collection in the rest of FY2014 after tax collection in the first 6 months in FY2014 missed target of 10%. He has ordered the team to increase collection efficiency […]
Read More →DTAC DTAC revenue rises on smartphone binge – Total Access Communication, the operator of DTAC, reported a slight increase in its first-quarter revenue, defying the country’s sluggish economy and increased market competition. Service revenue excluding interconnection charges rose by 0.3% in the first quarter of this year, fuelled mainly by the 48.4% increase of mobile […]
Read More →So the political parties have come together and agreed with the Election Commission to finally re-hold elections on the 20th July! The Election Commission (EC) and the caretaker government on Tuesday settled on a new election date of July 20 after caretaker Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra and her team promised to follow conditions. Mind you […]
Read More →As the political merrygoround (with Abhisit now coming out and stating that there have to be reforms to ensure that losers in an election can still block a winning party) continues there are several potential key dates that are coming up, let’s go through them all. Friday 2 May – The Thawil case – Yingluck […]
Read More →Sales of Wacoal, a popular lingerie brand among Thais, dropped by 12% to 1 billion baht in the first four months this year, the biggest drop in its 44 years here, because of lower demand attributed to the prolonged political conflicts. Source: Bangkok Post Well there you ago, car’s aren’t selling, properties aren’t being sold, […]
Read More →CK Good 1Q14 — CK says 1Q14 revenue was good, supported by backlog of Bt110bn. It reaffirms that revenue will surpass Bt30bn this year. It expects to sign for additional work worth Bt22bn. CK’s shareholders have also given the green light for an increase in the debenture amount that CK can issue by Bt8bn from […]
Read More →So the global financial media has focused on Apple’s recent 7-1 stock split, and the impact that has/will have on the share price, now here in little Thailand we have the same phenomenon with the latest stock splits coming from MBK and BGH. MBK Announced 7 March 2014 that in the AGM the board wanted […]
Read More →AJD AJD expects triple revenue growth in 2014 supported by AJ Smart Set Top Box sales. It has raised its sales target to 2mn boxes. It is ready to focus on the online business in the next three years and expects sharp revenue growth in 2017. (Khao Hoon, 29/04/14) Comment: So who is really going […]
Read More →Anything to look forward to this week? Well 1Q14 earnings are now coming for the rest of the listed companies (first 5 months of the year is always horribly busy with earnings) and then the wonderful circus that is politics shall return with Yingluck stating her defense on the Tawin case.
Read More →CK Gets Contract 1 of Green Line — The MRTA board has selected CK to take Contract 1 of the Green Line Bearing-Samut Prakarn worth Bt137mn. (Khao Hoon, 28/04/14) ERW ERW: 1Q14 revenue to fall 25% YoY, pulled down by the political turmoil. However, there are better signs moving into 2Q14. It expects revenues this […]
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