AOT: Malaysia based Batik Air will introduce new direct service btw Johor Bahru & Bangkok on Dec 1, 24. On separate note, ITA Airways has started direct flight btw Rome-BKK on Nov 17 and will extend til mid-2025, from initial plan for only during the cool season. Comment: The # of planes are in the […]

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AOT: ITA Airways extends direct flights btw Rome-BKK beyond winter schedule that end on Mar 27, 2025 to offer year-round service. Comment: Death of tourism blah blah, this is thailand, I saw the phuket tsunami disaster first hand and tourism increased 10x. BBL & KTB are expected to benefit from lower NPL after Thai Airways […]

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BJC fell 3.69% on elevated volume, as tax may rise as much as 20%, forcing it to cut FY24 projection, Tabloid. DELTA reported Bt4.31b 1Q Net Profit, +19% yoy, on strong growth in sales revenue of power electronics and mobility business segments, but missed Bt4.58b consensus. RT sees brighter prospect in 2Q, on Bt8.52b backlog […]

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AOT: HK Express will launch new route from HK to BKK (DMK) effective Apr 25 in addition to flights to BKK (SIA), Phuket, & Chiang Mai. Comment: Don’t discount the upside…the numbers are just going to continue astounding and I’m feeling rather certain that Thailand will hit another infra bottleneck within the next decade for […]

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AMATA: secured Bt150m financial assistance from EXIM Bank to develop 410 hectare Amata Smart & Eco City in Na Toey, Laos. Comment: Laos? For what? No one uses Laos as a real manufacturing base… BAY: Card unit, Krungsri Consumer, reported 1H23 card spending +13% yoy to Bt173b, new loans +6% yoy to Bt44b, keeps Bt350b […]

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AOT: Malaysian low-cost airline MYAirline, launched daily four daily flights to BKK (2 SIA & 2 DMK) starts Jul 1, mulls flying from KL to Phuket & Chiang Mai by eoy. Comment: Great to see more competition (as an end-user). BCP expects to wrap up 65.99% ESSO stake buy in 4Q, while insisting that Bt9.94 […]

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AMA targets 20-25% full year revenue growth from Bt3.23b FY22 driven by improved demand for marine & land oil transports on recovery demand for fuels, target full year utilization rate exceed 85% vs 80% FY22, sets Bt340m capex to add 1 tanker from current 9 vessels. Comment: It’s the margin risk…volume is typically there, and […]

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ADVANC sets Bt30b capex to expand 5G network, to boost customer bases for AIS 5G and AIS Fiber to 2.2m from 1.97m, and to wrap up data centre JV with GULF by end of year. AGE mulls expand from coal & logistic to hire purchase business, target existing trailer drivers of the company, plans to […]

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ASAP upbeat 3Q earnings from recovery demand for car rental from domestic air fare stimulus, improved used cars sales, will purge 1k used vehicles in 4Q, firms on Bt4b FY revenue target. IIG firms on 30-38% revenue growth target this year to Bt900-950m, on higher contracts and expansions into ASEAN, especially VN and Indo. Comment: […]

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AU upbeats 2H earnings from improved traffic at dessert café as dine-in grows, recovery margin after repriced menu in March, plans to add more standalone shops from current 4 stores to boost grab & go sales, will open 2nd HK branch next year. Comment: Perhaps one of the last lagging f&b/tourism plays. J keeps 10-15% […]

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