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Padaeng agrees dividend, focuses on new areas

Padaeng Industry’s annual general shareholders’ meeting on Tuesday passed a resolution to pay dividends of Bt1 per share, for a total of Bt226 million, managing director Francis Vanbellen said. PDI will pay those whose names appear on the shareholders list by May 3 in accordance ...

Innovative products in focus as SCG mulls new investments in EEC

Siam Cement Group is studying expanding in the Eastern Economic Corridor through three core businesses – petrochemicals, packaging, and building materials – with the focus on innovative products. “We are looking at the incentives and the infrastructure around the project before making a decision on ...

‘Many accomplices’ involved in sperm smuggling amid unanswered questions

Many accomplices are involved in the sperm smuggling that was detected at a border checkpoint last week, the Health Service Support Department said. “There are at least three to four suspects involved already – two sperm owners, the person who picked up their sperm, the ...

Uber confident on legal clearance for services

UBER has expressed confidence that it can clear within five months the legal hurdles that have dogged its taxi-service operation in Thailand. The Thai operation of the US-based company put out the timeline after its representatives met officials from the Department of Land Transport late ...

ASEAN urged to use arbitral ruling in code of conduct framework

Former Foreign Secretary Albert del Rosario on Tuesday urged the Association of Southeast Asian Nations to invoke the arbitral tribunal ruling that invalidated China’s expansive claims in the South China Sea in crafting a planned code of conduct in the disputed waters. The Permanent Court ...

AVA to provide robo-advisory app to investors

AVA Advisory has announced that it will make available an app for download next month that allows investors to access robo-advisory services with their smartphones. Nirun Pravittana, chief executive of AVA Advisory, said the application was a robo-adviser with artificial-intelligence technology to help investors increase ...

NBTC panel to study how to regulate OTT operators

The Board of the National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission on April 24 resolved to regard the delivery of over-the-top content as radio and TV broadcasting, said Natee Sukonrat, chairman of the NBTC broadcasting committee. The board also resolved to assign Natee to set up a subcommittee ...

Shifting realities offer Thai tourism new opportunities

“Shifting Realities – New Opportunities” is one of 12 key topics for discussion at the 2017 WTTC (World Travel and Tourism Council) Global Summit, which will take place in Bangkok for two days beginning tomorrow. Hosted by the Tourism Authority of Thailand, the summit is ...

Ten banks see profits rise 8%

Ten banks have announced that their combined net profit in the first quarter of this year was Bt55.71 billion, up 8 per cent from the same period of last year, thanks to increases on both interest and non-interest income. Most of their non-performing-loan ratios in ...

Public relations firms coming to terms with communication revolution

At the 47th Annual Global Summit of Public Relations Organisation Worldwide, more than 60 of the world’s leading PR agency owners had a heated discussion over the fate of communications. While many of the pundits had opposing views on Brexit, the Trump presidency, and the apparent ...

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