ANAN Buying more land for a luxury condo — ANAN is investing Bt1.417bn to acquire a new land plot to develop a luxury condominium project worth Bt6.5bn and expects presales to start in 4Q13 with transfers in 2016. The company said revenues will grow by 100% this year and expects transfers for 2013 to amount […]

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DNA – DNA to distribute hit Chinese movie — DNA, a home entertainment retail and distribution company, will distribute “Lost in Thailand” movie to more than 100 cinemas. Management is confident that its gross margin will be 40-50% if it distributes 10-12 movies. Revenue is expected to grow 40%. (Khao Hoon, 7/2/13) Comment: On a […]

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Applications for Board of Investment (BoI) privileges in 2012 topped 1.46 trillion baht, the highest ever, Industry Minister Prasert Boonchaisuk said on Thursday. The number of projects rose from 2011 by 29.7%, while investment worth was up 131%. These investment projects would create an estimated 348,866 jobs, the minister said.  Source: Bangkok Post Booyah! This […]

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Just out last night, see below for a quick summary MSCI Global Standard Indices # of Thai Additions: 4 Companies: Airports of Thailand (AOT) Bangkok Dusit Medical Services (BGH) Central Pattana (CPN) Siam Makro (MAKRO) MSCI Global Small Cap Indices # of thai co’s in/out: 9/(5) Companies: +Bangkok Aviation Fuel Services (BAFS) +Golden land (GOLD) […]

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Ladies n gents I’m happy to say that we have a guest blogger, Ms. Ploy Tang-u-thaisuk, who will be posting her thoughts on the Thai market, derivatives, stocks, and sectors here weekly. Despite her youth, I’ve been tracking her comments/thoughts over the past few years and have found them to be an excellent resource when […]

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