Listed property firm Sansiri Plc plans to launch 16 new projects worth a combined Bt24 billion, 10 of them residential and together worth Bt13 billion.

Siam Makro is hosting its 11th Makro Retailer Expo in Khon Kaen, with the highlights of this year’s event being a “community kitchen” – which is dishing out ready-to-eat and ready-to-cook products – and providing professionals with know-how and the tools to run their businesses successfully, the company said in press release on Thursday.

The high quality of Thai products, especially in the personal care, apparel and lifestyle categories, has been credited for a rise in demand in China, where online shopping is booming.

RATCH Group has successful acquired a 110-MW gas-fired cogeneration power plant with 10-ton per hour steam production. The project is located in the south of Nava Nakorn industrial zone in Pathum Thani province. The Bt5.726-billion project is operated by Navanakorn Electric under a 25-year Power Purchase Agreement with the Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and has been in operation since October 31, 2013.

Standard Chartered Bank has lowered its 2019 GDP growth forecast for Thailand to 3.0 per cent from 3.3 per cent to reflect disappointing growth in the first half and persistent headwinds faced by the economy, according to Standard Chartered Bank (Thai)'s economist Tim Leelahaphan.