May 21, 2021

Thai Enquirer Summary

Covid-19 News

 The Public Health Ministry has come under fire from the opposition Pheu Thai Party following reports that a 5 milli meter vial of the AstraZeneca vaccine has now been extended to 12 doses. The party claimed that health officials have been instructed by Public Health Minister Anutin Charnvirakul to offer 12 doses, instead of 10 as per the dosage requirement stipulated on each bottle of the vaccine.

 A 5-ml vial of AstraZeneca coronavirus vaccine contains 10 doses, according to the label. Pheu Thai Party deputy spokesman Chanin Rungthanakiet has come out to reveal Anutin’s order to health officials in each province and provincial governor to extend the capacity of doses in a 5-ml vial to 12 doses before AstraZeneca vaccines produced in will be ready for delivery to the government by June.

 Chanin said he believed that Anutin wants to help the government to cut costs and boost distribution of AstraZeneca vaccines among Thai people.

 In response, Dr Opas Karnkawingpong, director-general of the Department of Disease Control under the Public Health Ministry, has come out to say that a vial of AstraZeneca vaccine is allowed 12 doses because the AstraZeneca

manufacturer has offered an excess of 20-30 per cent in a vial. That means instead of 5.5 ml in 1 vial, the manufacturer offered a bonus of 6.5 ml in 1 vial. Therefore, 1 vial of Astrazeneca vaccine has up to 12 doses.

 Chanin called for the manufacturer of AstraZeneca vaccines to come out to explain possible ramifications from Anutin’s order.

 The government has opened the 6th field hospital in following a spike in infections in the capital.

 The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) opened Ratchapipat 2 field hospital, the 1st field hospital inside Wat Si Sudaram Worawihan in Bangkok Noi.

 This comes as the number of cases continue to remain high in Thailand.  Today’s numbers are . Death - 32 . New Infections - 3,481 (2,530 in community + 951 in prison) . Recovery - 2,868 . Total recovered patients - 52,078

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 The BMA yesterday discovered a new cluster of infections detected at a large construction camp in the Bang Phlat district. The Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said it is extremely concerned about infections at construction worker camps in the city.

 There are around 409 construction sites across 50 district of Bangkok, house around 62,169 construction workers (26,134 Thais and 36,035 migrant workers).

 So far, the BMA has enforced the “bubble and seal” measure where workers are not allowed to leave their dormitories and construction sites to camps with infected workers.

 There are an estimated 1.3 million legal migrant workers in Bangkok and its adjacent provinces, including 580,000 in Bangkok, 230,000 in Samut Sakhon, 160,000 in Samut Prakan, 130,000 in Pathum Thani, 99,000 in and 93,000 in Nakhon Pathom.

 Chiang Rai authorities yesterday imposing travel restrictions on all arrivals from 4 “dark- red zone” provinces – Bangkok, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani and Samut Prakan, effective today.

 Under the order, issued by Chiang Rai Governor Prajon Pratsakul, all arrivals from these four provinces will have to show their Covid-free certificate, to prove that they have been cleared of the disease with a RT PCR or Antigen Rapid Test not more than 72 hours before their arrival in Chiang Rai province, and to show the proof that they have received 2 doses of Covid-19 vaccine.

 Travellers who do not have either of the 2 certificates will be subjected to 14 days in local quarantine, or less if they stay in the province for less than the mandatory isolation period.

 More vaccines on the way but most are from SinoVac

 Another 3 million doses of Chinese made SinoVac is on the way by the end of this month

 Apart from this AstraZeneca is set to provide 4.3 million more doses (1.7 million doses will be delivered in advance next week)

 Many fresh markets around Bangkok remain shut as they are now among the areas spreading the virus.  Among the 10 fresh markets shut are . Yingcharoen market (until May 24), Din Daeng (May 21), Bangkapi (May 22), Klong Toei (June 4), SaamYan (May 20), Nongchok (May 31).

 The price of promoting Prayut govt.

 Araya ‘Champoo’ an influential movie star in Thailand who has been under immense criticism for her role in promoting the use of ‘SinoVac’ as a jab to help fight Covid-19 has been seeing her followers on Instagram decline over the past 3-days. . Although the drop in number has been a drop in the bucket, but in the past 3-days she has lost more than 33,000 of her 10.5 million followers. Below if the chart stipulating the increase/decrease in her followers during May 2021.

.  The number of people who have registered for the vaccine has been on the rise

Bangkok has 830,396 people registered so far

 Strange but True!

 Mae Chaem district of Chiang Mai province has launched a raffle campaign offering its vaccinated residents the chance to win a live cow per week for the rest of the year in a bid to boost the local Covid-19 vaccination drive.

 A lucky vaccinated villager in the Mae Chaem district will be randomly chosen every week to win a young cow worth around 10,000 baht from June. The campaign runs for 24-weeks.

Political News

 Today the ‘Emergency Decree’ that has been in place for more than a year on the pretext of ‘controlling’ the spread of Covid-19, is set to be proposed to be extended.

 The degree is set to expire on May 31st and the decision is set to extended by another 1-month or at most 2-months (until July 31st).

 Tomorrow marks the 7th anniversary of the May 22, 2014 coup against the government of former Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra.

 The coup of May 22, 2014 was supposed to be a short lived coup but the then army chief – Prayut Chan-o-cha continues to remain in power until today.

 His key people – Prawit Wongsuwon, the man who borrowed million dollar watches from his dead friends, yesterday said that the government is not bored as it has been in power only for 2-years (elections of 2019).

. To mark the anniversary of the coup a new hashtag is happening and small gatherings are happening all around the United States and other parts of the world by people of Thai origin.

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 The opposition has threatened to reject a draft budget bill for the 2022 fiscal year of 3.1 trillion baht and boycott a draft executive decree authorising the government to borrow an additional 700 billion baht in fears of the government side’s attempt to seek political gains.

 Wisarn Techatheerawat, the Pheu Thai MP for Chiang Rai, said the opposition parties have come to an agreement that they would not accept in principle the budget bill for the next fiscal year scheduled for its 1st reading in the House of Representatives from May 31–June 2, citing that the proposed spending plan is irrelevant to the country’s crisis.

 Wisarn also disapprove of the cabinet’s approval for an executive decree to allow the government to seek an additional 700 billion baht loan in a secretive manner. He said the 1st batch of loan worth 1.9 trillion baht did not help the country reel back from the crisis while he suspected that some budgets have been used to help the coalition parties boost their voter bases. He feared that the government will appropriate 700 billion baht loans for political gain.

 Digital Economy and Society (DES) Minister Chaiwut Thanakhamanusorn is pushing to amend laws to thwart fake news and illicit content.

 The DES Minister is said to set up a new committee to follow up on related laws to tackle fake news. The Minister hinted at the possibility of combining the emergency decree with the computer crime law to block all illicit webpages and content on social platforms.

 He said Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha instructed all government agencies during a cabinet meeting to monitor improper and illicit content has spread through social media platforms and report back to him every 3 months.

 Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha told Japanese media yesterday during his speech, at Nikkei’s Future of Asia conference held in Tokyo and online that the local epidemic in Thailand is under control despite the worrisome numbers.

 He said the situation has shown a good sign since the infection rate is not increasing but stabilizing.

 He has called on global leaders to allow Covid-19 vaccines to flow freely — rather than using them as political or diplomatic tools — and to cooperate on measures to restore travel as he put it:

 “Given the government’s economic measures and inoculation plans, we believe that economic activities can resume, and Thailand can fully open the country,” Gen Prayut said.

 One day after Bhumjai Thai Party MP and spokesman Paradorn Prissananantakul criticised Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha for his move to cancel walk-in vaccination services, Paradorn has come out to say he did not take aim at Gen Prayut but said his Facebook comment is to attack the “Mor Prom” (Doctor Ready) Line Application that has some sort of dysfunction.

 Paradorn then said he chose to criticise the system on his Facebook, instead of direct communications with the coalition government to avoid creating an impression that a conflict is rife in the coalition.

 He admitted that he was contacted by Bhumjai Thai Party senior members after his Facebook comments went viral. Paradorn said he was told by the party’s senior members to soften his tone.

 A report said Deputy Prime Minister Prawit Wongsuwan, as the Phalang Pracharat Party (PPRP) leader, said he saw Paradorn’s Facebook comment but he had no opinions. He asked the Bhumjai Thai MP to rethink if his comment is appropriate because Bhumjai Thai is a coalition party. However, Paradorn’s Facebook comment is not a reflection of conflicts inside the coalition government. He perceived the issue as a personal comment, Gen Prawit said.

 Gen Prawit also said the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) is the unit tasked with the vaccine distribution plan.

 Former deputy transport minister Thaworn Senneam and former digital economy and society (DES) minister Buddhipongse Punnakanta gained assets after joining the cabinet while former education minister Nataphol Teepsuwan was almost 200 million poorer, according to the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC).

 The NACC yesterday published the declared assets and liabilities of three former ministers following their exit from the cabinet in late February.

 Thaworn reported 127 million baht worth of assets and 30 million baht worth of debts upon leaving the post. Before assuming the cabinet post, he and his wife reported 124 million baht worth of assets and 25 million baht worth of debts.

 Buddhipongse declared 203 million baht worth of assets and debts of 410,000 baht to the NACC when he left the post. He reported 194 million baht worth of assets and 1.3 million baht debts upon taking office.

 Nataphol reported assets worth 1.98 billion baht and debts worth 122 million baht, compared to assets worth 2.11 billion and debts of 130 million baht declared to the NACC when joining the cabinet.

 Amnesty International Thailand set up 41 mannequins at a Bangkok shrine on Thursday in a protest against what it said were politically motivated charges against children. Each of the child-sized mannequins in front of Mae Thorani Shrine in carried a sign displaying the age and charges filed against a minor for taking part in pro- democracy protests.

 “From our documentation and observation, at least 41 children under 18 years old have been charged in 37 cases for involvement in public assemblies and expressing their views,” Amnesty International (AI) Thailand’s director Piyanuch

Khotsarn said. Of these, five individuals in six cases, including a 14-year-old child, are facing charges of lese majeste charge and other serious criminal offences.

 He added that this was the first time children had been charged with lese majeste (royal insult) under Article 112 of the Criminal Code.

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Economic News

 The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) reported that new vehicle production in April was 104,335 units, up 322.30 per cent year-on-year but down 35.79 per cent from March this year. The rise in April production is due to a resumption of production after lockdowns imposed in the beginning of 2020 were lifted.

 Domestic car sales surged 93.07 per cent in April from a year earlier to 58,132 vehicles, coming off a very low base last year when the country was in a full lockdown.

 Sales rose 25.47 per cent year-on-year to 74,295 cars in March, a month before a 3rd wave of coronavirus infections started, the FTI reported.

 The 3rd wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has dampened vehicle sales at the latest Motor Show, prompting the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) to delay its new car production target this year.

 Surapong Paisitpatanapong, vice-chairman and spokesman of the FTI’s automotive club, said the latest Motor Show took total bookings of around 27,800 units while more than 30 per cent of bookings to receive vehicles have been cancelled, compared with 5-6 per cent in normal circumstances, Surapong said, citing factors like financial instability and the rejection rate for auto loans which has rocketed to 20-30 per cent, compared with normal circumstances.

 The FTI will wait 2 months to examine the impact of the global semiconductor shortage and 3rd of the pandemic in Thailand before setting its car production target.

 Earlier, the FTI expected the total volumes of cars sold to reach 1.5 million units with half exported in 2021. The 2 factors are decreasing the total volumes of cars sold, which was expected to reach 1.5 million units with half exported in 2021.

 Social media users have shared a video clip of Surapong Laoha-unya, CEO of Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), as the operator of the BTS skytrain, asking for the government to repay its overdue debt to the company. The clip was displayed on an advertising screen installed on BTS Skytrain.

 BTSC asked the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) to pay it back around 30 billion baht in outstanding debt incurred from running the Green Line extensions from the Bearing-Samut Prakan and Mor Chit-Saphan Mai-Khu Kot sections.

 The message on the screen read the BMA and Krungthep Thanakom owed more than 10 billion baht for hiring the company to operate the Green Line extensions and 20 billion baht for the installation of the train system (electric and machines) for the Green Lines.

 The company has resorted to all channels to provide services to the public. We are appealing to Prime Minister Gen Prayut to address this problem.

 Bangkok Bank chief economist Burin Adulwattana has come out to warn that Thailand’s household debt that is ballooning to a new high is a ticking time bomb.

 Burin forecast that Thailand’s household debt could rise to a new record of 92 per cent in the 1st quarter of this year, from 89.3 per cent of GDP in the 4th quarter of 2020.

 On top of Thailand’s economic woes, the Bangkok Bank chief economist predicted that Thailand’s economic growth could stand at 1-2 per cent or less if the government fails to administer vaccines to create herd immunity as planned. This aspect will send debt problems among families at the grassroots level to worsen.

 The resurgence of Covid-19 infections in the 3rd wave has sent Central Retail Corporation Plc (CRC) to slash its revenue growth target for 2021.

 CRC decided to cut its 2021 revenue growth target to 10 per cent, from 10-12 per cent from that of 2020 at 194.311 billion baht, says Chief Executive Officer Yol Phokasub.

 Yol hinted at the possibility of cutting investment budget by 10-15 per cent from 16-18 billion baht. CRC already postpone new investment projects in 2022 which are Robinson Department Store in Phuket, the rebranding of Robinson Chon Buri to Central Mall and the opening of GO!Mall in Vietnam.

 In the 1st quarter of this year, CRC posted total revenue of 49.031 billion baht, down 9.7 per cent year-on-year, with a net profit of 459 million baht, down 48.4 per cent YoY.

 As usual the summer season also means that the prices of eggs rise and this time the rise has been a little more painful to the consumers as they are holed up in their houses and eating a lot more eggs than usual.

 Egg prices have risen by 0.60 baht or 26 per cent in the last 45-days

Political News Headlines in Thai Media

 There are now at least four factions within the government fighting with each other over Covid-19 recovery plans, jeopardizing the country’s response and causing embarrassment for the current administration, sources told Thai Enquirer on Thursday.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27724/four-government-factions-now-fighting- each-other-over-best-covid-19-response/

 Thailand’s opposition and coalition parliamentarians told Thai Enquirer on Friday that constant infighting between various governmental organizations responsible for managing the country’s pandemic response is hurting the country’s recovery program and lowering public trust.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27778/infighting-between-prime-minister-and- public-health-minister-threatens-countrys-recovery/

 In an online panel between former ambassador Kobsak Chutikul, journalist Pana Janviroj, and Dr Sasa of Myanmar’s National Unity Government, a body establish to oppose the dictatorial rule of Min Aung Hlaing, several requests were made by the NUG of the international community.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27783/myanmars-national-unity-government- calls-for-humanitarian-assistance-and-recognition/

 The Thai government plans to procure 100 million vaccine doses and inoculate 50 million people by the end of the year.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27766/thailands-vaccine-plan-by-the-numbers/

 Construction-worker camps in Bangkok were being closely monitored for possible clusters, the Center for COVID-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) said on Thursday.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27752/screening-focuses-on-construction- worker-camps-amid-covid-cluster-surge/

 Myanmar troops shelled a Thai border village in Mae Hong Son province on Thursday, prompting Thai forces to beef up security.

o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001105

 Amnesty International Thailand set up 41 mannequins at a Bangkok shrine on Thursday in a protest against what it said were politically motivated charges against children.

o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001100

 Six MPs from the ruling Palang Pracharath Party visited Covid-19 mobile testing units at Bangkapi Market in Bangkok on Thursday to support public health staff and interview locals.

o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001098

 The government has flagged 18 districts with large Covid-19 clusters in Bangkok for serious actions and maximum caution.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2118935/18-bangkok-districts- with-large-clusters-flagged

 Two policemen were shot and wounded at a luxury house on a golf course in Bang Lamung district, near Pattaya, and a Chinese man was later arrested and charged.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2118867/two-pattaya-police- shot-during-raid-on-luxury-golf-course-house

 Gen Apirat Kongsompong, vice-chamberlain of the Royal Household Bureau, had lunch with Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha yesterday, according to a source.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2118999/apirat-has-lunch-with- pm

 The Anti-Corruption Organisation of Thailand (ACT) yesterday issued an open letter calling on the government to adopt a bill drawn up by the now-defunct National Reform Steering Assembly (NRSA) to amend the Official Information Act.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2119075/act-pushes- information-bill

Economic News Headlines in Thai Media

 Shares of Exotic Food (XO), a Thai food and beverages maker, jumped by 25 per cent Thursday on anticipation of strong performance in the second quarter.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27760/exotic-food-jumps-by-a-quarter-on- strong-earnings-forecast/

 The state-owned lender Government Savings Bank (GSB) temporarily stopped accepting applications for its Covid-19-relief loans on Thursday as more than 100,000 requests are pending in the system, amid online backlash.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27741/gsb-suspends-relief-loan-applications- after-huge-demand-crashes-system/

 Two years ago, the seaside in front of Seksith Pimolnat guesthouse on Phuket’s Patong Beach was packed. Holiday makers from Siberia, China, and the various corners of the European Union crowded together in a cacophonous revelry.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/27726/third-wave-of-pandemic-could-be-death- sentence-for-thai-hotels/

 The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,554.54 on Thursday, down 7.70 points or 0.49 per cent. Total transactions amounted to THB90 billion with an index high of 1,568.72 and a low of 1,554.54.

o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/business/40001103

 Domestic car sales surged 93.07% in April from a year earlier to 58,132 vehicles, coming off a very low base last year when the country was in a full lockdown, the Federation of Thai Industries said on Thursday.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2118843/domestic-car-sales-jump-93- y-y

 Kasikornbank (KBank) forecasts the baht will weaken further against the US dollar by June this year because of dividend repatriation by foreign investors and the country's lower current account surplus.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2119207/kbank-sees-diminished-baht

 SET-listed S&P Syndicate Plc (SNP), the operator of S&P bakery and restaurant chain, plans to double its delivery sales this year to offset a sharp drop in dine-in due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2119103/snp-targets-growth-via- deliveries

 Bitkub Coin (KUB), the native digital currency of Bitkub Chain, opened at 30 baht in its debut on the exchange yesterday afternoon, garnering a substantial trading volume of about 30 million tokens within the first four hours.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2119095/bitkub-coin-debuts-on- exchange-in-stable-trade

 SET-listed developer Charn Issara Development Plc (CI) plans to open phase two of Baba Beach Club Hua Hin, a 47-room hotel, in the next two months as it is confident vaccination rollout will boost domestic tourism.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2119107/charn-issara-to-open-baba- beach-club-in-two-months

 Hoteliers continue to streamline operations and implement proactive strategies to preserve liquidity to cope with the uncertainty of tourism.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2119399/erw-group-bets-on-hop-inn

 All adults in Bangkok can book their Covid-19 vaccination at convenience stores from June 7, City Hall said on Thursday.

o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/in-focus/40001109

Issues to be watched out for

 March 31-June 30, 2021 – The deadline extension to file personal income taxes for the 2020 tax year.

 May, 2021 – The 66th Bangkok Gems & Jewelry Fair (BGJF) Virtual Trade Fair is set to be held.  May, 2021 – The new parliament house will be officially inaugurated.

 May 22, 2021 – the parliament convenes for an extraordinary parliamentary meeting.

 May 28, 2021 – Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) expects final approval for its business rehab plan by the Central Bankruptcy Court.

 May 31-July 2, 2011 –Parliamentarians are expected to debate the 1st reading of a budget bill for the year 2022 fiscal year.

 June, 2021 – Siam Bioscience to start mass production plan of Covid-19 vaccines.

 June, 2021 – 6,174 private firms including around 1 million employees said they want the vaccine distribution provided by the private sector in addition to the government’s plan to inoculate factory workers.

 June, 2021 – Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC)’s debt holiday is due to expire.

 June, 2021 – Thai Airways expects the bankruptcy court to hold hearings to consider and approve the plan and also appoint an administrator.

 June 9-11, 2011 – The 2022 budget appropriation bill is expected to be tabled for parliament deliberations.

 July, 2021 – TMB-Thanachart Bank (TMB-TBank) expects to complete the integration of the 2 financial entities.

 July 1, 2021 – Vaccinated tourists can visit Phuket without undergoing mandatory quarantine.

 July 27, 2021 – The Criminal Court for Corruption and Misconduct Cases scheduled for a hearing in a lawsuit filed by BTS Group Holdings against the governor of the Mass Rapid Transit Authority of Thailand (MRTA) for illegally amending the bidding terms and cancelling bidding for the construction of the western extension of the .

 September 1, 2021 – The government will collect value-added tax from Netflix, Youtube, Google, Facebook as well as other e-commerce services.

 October, 2021 – Bangkok governor election is set to be held.

 October 1, 2021 – The quarantine measure will be lifted in Krabi, Phang Nga, Pattaya and Chiang Mai. Key Data

SET Index 1,554.54 -7.70

 Link - https://www.set.or.th/en/company/ipo/upcoming_ipo_set.html

Global Commodities

 Metal -Link http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/commodities/futures/metals/

 Energy -Link - http://www.bloomberg.com/energy/

 Baltic Dry Index (BDI)-Link - http://www.bloomberg.com/quote/BDIY:IND

Global Equity Market’s Movements

 Link - http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/world-indexes/asia-pacific/

Asian Equity Markets Movement

 Link - http://www.bloomberg.com/markets/stocks/world-indexes/

Information on May 20, 2021

Buying, Selling or Transfer of shares by Owners/Management

Stock Code Volume Value Action

ALL 397,000 3.15 Purchase ASEFA 2,000 4.4 Purchase ASN 400 3.88 Purchase ASW 280,000 9.3 Purchase CCET 270,000 3.17 Sale CHG 10,000,000 3.38 Sale DELTA 20,000 506.5 Sale DRT 50,000 7.15 Purchase EP 68,900 5.15 Sale EP 200,000 5.05 Purchase ETE 1,000,000 2.8 Sale EA 100,000 59 Sale SUTHA 10,000 5.2 Sale SUTHA 20,000 5.15 Sale KK 116,000 3.49 Sale KCE 10,000 64 Sale KCE 10,000 64.5 Sale KCE 10,000 65 Sale LPH 30,000 5.13 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.2 Purchase

MICRO 9,500 8.15 Purchase MICRO 15,600 8.25 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.35 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.35 Purchase MICRO 40,500 8.35 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.3 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.3 Purchase MICRO 26,900 8.3 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.5 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.6 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.65 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.6 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.6 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.55 Purchase MICRO 19,800 8.4 Purchase MICRO 50,000 8.4 Purchase PROEN 10,000 7.65 Sale PTTEP 10,000 120.5 Sale RML 2,000,000 0.81 Purchase RS 238,600 24.06 Purchase RS 1,700,000 24.3 Purchase COLOR 50,000 1.9 Purchase SO 50,000 10.2 Sale SO 30,000 10.2 Sale SK 100,000 1.31 Purchase SONIC 657,100 1.9 Sale SONIC 200,000 1.92 Sale SONIC 1,300,000 1.92 Sale SONIC 2,700,000 1.86 Sale SONIC 2,100,000 3.27 Sale SONIC 394,500 1.9 Sale SFLEX 10,000 5.8 Purchase TTCL 860,000 0.29 Sale AUCT 31,829,400 9.8 Purchase AUCT 49,074,300 9.8 Purchase UTP 50,000 22 Purchase VL 146,000,000 1.3 Sale VL 34,000,000 1.3 Sale KUN 317,400 2.97 Purchase WINNER 50,000 2.92 Purchase WINNER 50,000 2.9 Purchase

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Trading Breakdown on the Stock Exchange of Thailand

Daily as of 20 May 2021 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 6,072.56 6.75 5,712.08 6.35 360.49 - Proprietary 7,965.46 8.85 7,463.63 8.29 501.83 - Trading Foreign Investors 33,849.74 37.61 35,489.08 39.43 -1,639.33 - Local Individuals 42,119.59 46.8 41,342.57 45.93 777.02 - Monthly Cumulative between 1 - 20 May 2021 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 73,670.00 5.87 80,692.08 6.43 -7,022.08 - Proprietary 107,802.76 8.59 111,249.63 8.86 -3,446.88 - Trading Foreign Investors 449,948.01 35.85 475,355.43 37.87 -25,407.42 - Local Individuals 623,661.14 49.69 587,784.76 46.83 35,876.38 - Yearly Cumulative since 1 Jan - 20 May 2021 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 619,866.84 7.25 663,887.51 7.77 -44,020.67 - Proprietary 876,004.21 10.25 875,972.02 10.25 32.19 - Trading Foreign Investors 3,008,359.36 35.21 3,066,795.31 35.89 -58,435.95 - Local Individuals 4,040,875.36 47.29 3,938,450.93 46.09 102,424.43 -

Total Trading Value 90,007.36 Million Baht

Background Information –

The strength of each party in the Thai Parliament as of May 8, 2019 as per the report by the Election Commission of Thailand. Elections took place on March 24, 2019

 https://www.ect.go.th/ect_th/news_all.php?cid=24

 List of MPs - https://www.ect.go.th/ect_th/download/article/article_20190508184334.pdf

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