BANGKOK Land Plc plunged into mourning after the company’s big boss Anant Kanjanapas died of old age at 80 in Bangkok Nursing Home Hospital (BNH) yesterday, Sanook.com reported today (14.4.2020) His family said they would be performing funeral rites for Anant after the lockdown is over with an announcement to be made later.
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PM urges Asean leaders to launch special ‘coronavirus’ fund
THE Asean video conference summit got under way this morning (14.4.2020) with Thai Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha suggesting that five measures be adopted to battle against the coronavirus pandemic with one being the establishment of “Asean Response Fund,” PostToday reported. Speaking to the Asean leaders from Government House, Gen Prayut mentioned that leading private sector
Read moreFarmer forced to dump shrimp at low price
WITH much of the world locked down as the coronavirus pandemic spreads far and wide farmers have been heavily impacted with one of them who raises shrimp for export today (11.4.2020) selling a ton of her stock at a steep discount of 250 baht a kilogramme, down from 450 baht, in Ratchaburi province, PostToday reported.
Read moreGovt to brainstorm private sector on Songkran Day
THE Federation of Thai Capital Markets Organization (FETCO) said today (10.4.2020) that the government has called a large group of private sector entities to the first meeting on working out ways to handle the coronavirus pandemic and reviving the economy on April 13, Songkran Day, PostToday reported. Paiboon Nalinthrangkurn, FETCO chairman, said in a Facebook
Read moreGold seen soaring to $5,000 in medium term
WITH cities empty as the coronavirus rages across the globe, most people are not just focusing on survival but also their financial future, yet this could be put on sounder footing with investment in gold as suggested by an expert who sees it reaching $5,000 an ounce in a few years. US sadly recorded the
Read moreDr Supavud: Likely jump in tourism in H2 will alleviate GDP slide
RESPECTED economist Dr Supavud Saicheua said in a recent Voice TV streaming television channel that even though the Thai economy is projected by Kiatnakin Phatra Research to slump by -6.8% this year, it is hoped that the situation will improve in the second half leading to 15 million tourists flocking to Thailand which would strengthen
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