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Break for business

Break for business

After an outcry from businesses, energy regulators cut the increase in their electricity bills to 13% from 20.5%.

19:13
'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx

'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx

TOKYO: In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travellers after Beijing ends inbound quarantine rules.

11:45 1

Ready for rebound

Tourism operators are prepared for a wave of Chinese tourists in terms of hotel room capacity, public health hygiene and flight capacity, though demand remains unclear.

05:30 33
Ready for rebound

EXCHANGE RATE

Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
EUR
35.4278
36.1566
GBP
40.1319
40.9710
HKD
4.3143
4.4017
JPY
25.0765
25.8011
USD
33.8479
34.1677
CNY
4.8842
5.0326
Source: Bank of thailand (6 Jan 2023)

SET

SET
1,673.86
+10.00
SET50
1,007.61
+5.15
SET100
2,261.48
+13.54
sSET
1,077.91
+13.26
SETCLMV
1,018.11
+5.33
SETHD
1,206.14
+9.28
SETTHSI
1,068.61
+6.46
Source: settrade.com (6 Jan 2023)
LATEST
19:13

Businesses' power bills trimmed after outcry

After an outcry from businesses, energy regulators cut the increase in their electricity bills to 13% from 20.5%.

19:13
Break for business
11:45

'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx

TOKYO: In Tokyo's Asakusa tourist district, caricaturist Masashi Higashitani is dusting off his Chinese as he prepares for an influx of travellers after Beijing ends inbound quarantine rules.

11:45 1
'More the merrier': Asia tourist hubs ready for China influx
11:37

China set to reclaim third of global emerging-market stock gauge

China’s equities are poised to claim back a one-third weighting in a benchmark emerging-markets index, following a sharp outperformance sparked by an easing of strict Covid curbs and a pivot to pro-growth policies.

11:37
China set to reclaim third of global emerging-market stock gauge
10:01

With few entry tests, SE Asia may gain most from China's travel revival

SINGAPORE: Southeast Asia's tourist economies are set to be leading beneficiaries of China's scrapping of travel bans as they have steered clear of the Covid-19 tests before entry that Europe, Japan and the United States have imposed on Chinese visitors.

10:01 9
With few entry tests, SE Asia may gain most from China's travel revival
07:53

Inflation rate poised to slow to 2-3% in 2023

Thailand's inflation rate is expected to slow to 2-3% this year after soaring to a 24-year high last year, driven mainly by rising energy prices.

07:53 2
Inflation rate poised to slow to 2-3% in 2023
06:40

KTB, AIS eyeing virtual bank

State-owned Krungthai Bank (KTB) has partnered with leading telecom operator Advanced Info Service (AIS) on a plan to jointly invest in a virtual bank, aiming to serve both existing and new customers, says KTB president Payong Srivanich.

06:40
KTB, AIS eyeing virtual bank
06:31

Call for Cambodian gas talks

Momentum is growing for the resumption of long-delayed talks between Thailand and Cambodia on joint petroleum exploration in the Gulf of Thailand.

06:31 3
Gas talks
05:40

Asian stocks rally amid Chinese hopes

Most Asian bourses rallied on Thursday, with Chinese stocks the region's best performer based on optimism over the mainland's reopening and encouraging US jobs data.

05:40
Asian stocks rally amid Chinese hopes
05:30

Tourism sector preps for Chinese

Tourism operators are prepared for a wave of Chinese tourists in terms of hotel room capacity, public health hygiene and flight capacity, though demand remains unclear.

05:30 33
Ready for rebound
04:46

Santi favours updated railway contract

Deputy Finance Minister Santi Promphat supports revising the contract for the high-speed railway linking three airports to take into account the impact from Covid-19 outbreaks on the bid winner, a Charoen Pokphand (CP) Group-led consortium.

04:46 1
Santi favours updated railway contract

EXCHANGE RATE

Currency/Baht
Buy (Baht)
Sell (Baht)
EUR
35.4278
36.1566
GBP
40.1319
40.9710
HKD
4.3143
4.4017
JPY
25.0765
25.8011
USD
33.8479
34.1677
CNY
4.8842
5.0326
Source: Bank of thailand (6 Jan 2023)

SET

SET
1,673.86
+10.00
SET50
1,007.61
+5.15
SET100
2,261.48
+13.54
sSET
1,077.91
+13.26
SETCLMV
1,018.11
+5.33
SETHD
1,206.14
+9.28
SETTHSI
1,068.61
+6.46
Source: settrade.com (6 Jan 2023)