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Thailand’s Inthanin coffee brand will roll out in Cambodia following the signing of a memorandum of understanding between RCG Retail (Cambodia) and Bangchak Retail. RCG plans to open more than 100 Inthanin cafes in Cambodia from next month until 2022. It will…
Convenience store group CP All, which runs 7-Eleven and Siam Makro stores in Thailand, has revealed strong growth over the past year. It has posted a net profit of THB19.9 billion (US$631.5 million) for the fiscal year, up 19 per cent on revenue growth with a…
AirAsia, is set to fly to Hua Hin, Thailand, with four times weekly direct flights from here, starting May 18. In a statement today, AirAsia said the route, operated on flight code AK, marked the airline’s seventh route into Thailand while providing the…
Kasikorn Bank (KBank) teams up with Kanbawza Bank (KBZ Bank), Myanmar’s largest bank, to implement a staff exchange program of Mae Sot-Myawaddy, aimed at boosting Thailand-Myanmar border businesses. Focus is made on import-export settlements via banking…
Thai retail property developer Central Pattana Pcl (CPN) reported net profit of 13.6 billion baht ($432.3 million) for its 2017 fiscal year on Wednesday, up 47 percent from a year earlier. CPN beat estimates of 12.1 billion baht based on a survey of 11…
Nok Airlines Pcl, the struggling low-cost subsidiary of Thai Airway International Pcl, aims to turn around operations by growing international revenue with more flights to China and India, a top executive said on Monday. The carrier, which posted a loss of…
Visa, the world’s leader in digital payments, announced the complete rollout of credit card acceptance at all 7-Eleven convenience stores nationwide. Expanding acceptance points is crucial to the National ePayment Plan and will help accelerate Thailand on the…
Siam Piwat Co., Ltd., owner and operator of Siam Paragon, Siam Center, and Siam Discovery, unites the three shopping centers under the banner of “One Siam” to host “Siam Delightful Chinese New Year” with a generous budget of 50 million Baht. On the theme of…
TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel website, just released its prestigious Travelers’ Choice Awards for their users’ favourite hotels. In the family category, Centara Grand Mirage Beach Resort in Pattaya was ranked #1 in Thailand. Centara Grand Beach…
Centara Hotels & Resorts, Thailand’s leading hotel operator, yesterday signed an agreement with TreePay Co., Ltd., a specialised payment facilitator, to develop a system to allow Chinese customers to use their mobile phones to pay for accommodations and…
Selangor’s Central i-City Shopping Centre is scheduled to open in the fourth quarter of the year. A collaboration with i-City Properties, it is the first international regional shopping centre for Thai developer/investor CPN and Malaysia’s i-City Properties.…
Nadim Xavier Salhani, the man behind US franchises Au Bon Pain, Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin Robbins in Thailand, aims now to expand the group’s Greyhound Cafe brand abroad. Greyhound, which has 17 cafes in Thailand and 18 franchises overseas including China,…
French cosmetics giant L’Oreal reports “spectacular” growth for last year, particularly in Asia. It had growth acceleration of 5.5 per cent in the fourth quarter with sales exceeding €10 billion (US$12.2 billion) in the ‘new markets’, which include Asia…
Dusit International, one of Thailand’s foremost hotel and property development companies, has rolled out Alipay at its hotels and resorts in Thailand to cater to Chinese travellers who prefer to make quick and secure payments via mobile. With over 520 million…
AEON Thana Sinsap (Thailand) Public Company Limited celebrates with a special Chinese New Year promotion get gold loans with low interest rates 12 months. And installment gold up to THB 20,000 with all AEON partner stores nationwide will get free 20-inch…
AEON Thailand Foundation together with Ramathibodi Foundation invites all runners and health lovers to take part in “AEON Mini Marathon #2”, to raise funds for the Ramathibodi Foundation in “New innovation to beat cancer”. The AEON run is divided into 2 types…
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