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Thai state-controlled oil and gas major takes over French stake in Myanmar gas field
Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production (PTTEP), a unit of Thai state-controlled oil and gas giant PTT, will be taking over the stake of French...
Thailand’s oil major PTT sets up venture capital fund for Southeast Asian startups
Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail Business, or PTT OR, a unit of state-controlled oil and gas firm PTT, is increasingly venturing into the non-petroleum...
Apple supplier Foxconn to produce electric vehicles in Thailand
Foxconn's electric vehicle platform, presented at an auto show in Taipei last October
Taiwan-headquartered electronics contract manufacturer Foxconn,...
Indonesia seeks $2bn in compensation from Thai state oil firms
The Indonesian government sued Thailand's state-owned oil companies PTT and PTT Exploration and Production (PTTEP) for more than $2 billion for alleged damage to...
Thailand: State enterprise workers on strike from May 22
State enterprise labour unions have agreed to a strike of state workers from May 22 to show disapproval of the "Thaksin regime" and those...
Thailand’s PTT readies massive Myanmar energy investment
PTT, Thailand’s largest energy firm, is readying billions of US dollars to invest further into the rapidly opening Myanmar economy, President and CEO Pailin...
Big names ready to enter Vietnam
More and more multinational corporations and global investors are looking to invest in Vietnam despite the country's current economic uncertainties in the banking sector...
Thailand to invest in Mozambique
Thailand and the southeast African state of Mozambique are exploring joint investments in energy-related projects and the mineral sector, with Thailand to transfer energy...
Potential abound
The Islamic Bank of Thailand is the Buddhist nation's first Shariah-compliant bank. Senior executive VP Rak Vorrakitpokatorn in an exclusive interview.
Thailand tops ASEAN investment spending
Thailand's major companies and business tycoons were the top deal makers in foreign investment in ASEAN in 2012 so far.
The record $25 billion of...
PTT mulls $28.7b refinery in Vietnam
Thailand's oil and gas giant PTT has plans to build a massive refinery in central Vietnam at total project costs of $28.7 billion, according...
PTT to cover Laos with fuel stations
Thailand's oil major PTT has plans to open 60 petrol service stations in Laos over the next 5 years as part of its regional...
Thailand finalises Qatar LNG deal
Thailand's PTT has finally reached an agreement with Qatar to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the world's largest supplier.
The finalised deal follows months...
Thai firms go on shopping spree abroad
Oil Major PTT is ready to take over Cove Energy's Africa operations for $1.9 billion, and brewer Thai Beverage is up to tap the...
Asian companies eye acquisitions in EU
Declining asset prices of European firms in the wake of the EU debt crisis are prompting major Asian companies to look at possible acquisition...
World Economic Forum kicks off
The World Economic Forum on East Asia 2012 opens its doors on May 30 in Thailand's capital Bangkok. The three-day conference is themed 'Shaping...
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Thailand, Singapore most vulnerable to potential US recession
Southeast Asia could be seriously affected in case the US falls into recession, but some countries would be more badly hit than others, economists...