December 24, 2020
Thai Enquirer Summary
Political News
The outbreak of the virus continued to spread across the country with as many as 30 of the 77 provinces in the country having been infected now.
Bangkok now has more than 16 cases, and the number of cases were rising fast
New case was reported in Bangkok Insurance Building on Sathorn yesterday
Fast food joints - Swensen and Bon Chon chicken, in Silom Complex are closed to undertake deep cleaning after infection reached there
Lamptitude – the home lighting shop, in Soi Ekamai (Sukhumvit Soi 63) has come out to say that it was sorry to its customers for one of its staff was infected with the virus and continued to work in the shop.
Today embattled Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha is set to hold the meeting of the Centre of Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) where many decisions are set to be made including the big issue of ‘LOCKDOWN’.
Issues to be discussed at the board of the CCSA to be chaired by Prayut includes
Lockdown New Year celebrations Children’s day (2nd Saturday of January)
The so called ‘small board of the CCSA’ held their meeting yesterday and reports suggest that the meeting decided on the following. Remember that the smaller board’s recommendations are usually decided upon by the main board which is chaired by Prayut.
Some of the recommendations are
That the country would be divide zones as per the problems and lockdown depending on the situation
There will be 4 zones – Red, Orange, Yellow and Green
Red is high infection area such as Samut Sakhon
o The measures would include
. The lockdown will be to help trace those infected . People would have to use the application and will be more mandatory testing . No movement of migrant workers allowed to leave . Have to implement Work from Home (WFH) . Implement online learning and e-learning
Orange (areas that is more than 10 people infected and near Red zone) o Samut Songkram o Ratchburi o Nakhon Pathom o Bangkok in the west zone . Requirements would be There will be limited opening of the businesses etc. WFH as well Educational institutions need to be asked to go online and be cautious Will be monitored closely and no movement of migrant workers will be allowed.
Yellow zone (of less than 10 infections and situation can be under control) o Saraburi o Nonthaburi o Chachangsao o Ayuthaya o Samut Prakarn o Pathum Thani o Petchburi o Phuket o Suphanburi o Uttradit o Phetbun o Kamphaengphet
Green Zone (no infection yet) o Even here no movement of migrant workers o No major events to take place
Five provinces facing the risk of a new wave of Covid-19 infections have now been put under lockdown. The 5 provinces are:
1. Samut Sakhon declared that the province is now a “quarantined area” from December 19 to January 3. Various public venues such as sports stadiums, public parks and educational institutions are now closed. Restaurants have only a takeaway option and grocery shops must be closed from 10.00 hrs to 17.00 hrs.
2. Samut Songkram announced a lockdown yesterday which will stay in effect until January 4, resulting in a closure of public venues and the cancellation of New Year festivities.
3. Samut Prakan also has also gone into lockdown – from December 23 to January 4, closing public venues and cancelling all public events.
4. Chiang Mai which clamped a lockdown in 3 sub-districts – Tha Ton, Malika and Mae Ai.
5. Suphan Buri’s Song Song Pee Nong district after 7 Covid-19 cases has emerged in the district including a 7-months old baby. Residents at Song Pee Nong district will be refrained from non-essential travel out of the district from December 23 to January 3. All indoor exercise and recreational facilities will be shut.
Meanwhile the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) yesterday ordered all 437 schools and 299 kindergartens under its supervision to close for 12 days from today to contain the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
The latest Covid-19 outbreak in Thailand has been rising fast and yesterday the CCSA reported 65 confirmed new cases outside of Samut Sakhon.
The number of confirmed cases in Samut Sakhon alone is now 1,202 based on 6,314 samples. There are now 1,267 people, both Thais and migrant workers from Myanmar, who have been infected by the outbreak that started on December 17.
Sixty-five cases were reported including 16 cases in Bangkok followed by Nakhon Pathom (10), Chachoengsao (6), Samut Prakan and Saraburi (5 each) and Pathum Thani (3).
The Department of Medical Sciences yesterday said the Covid-19 strain responsible for the outbreak in Samut Sakhon matches the variant of the virus that is common in Myanmar and India.
Laboratory tests showed that the GH strain is responsible for the Samut Sakhon outbreak. This is the same strain behind the outbreak in Myanmar’s Shan state that recently spread to the Thai border districts of Mae Sai in Chiang Rai province and Mae Sot in Tak.
Meanwhile, 3 more Myanmar nationals who worked at a plastic factory in coronavirus- plagued Samut Sakhon province were found abandoned in Samut Prakan’s Bang Phli district.
Police from Bang Phli station said it had picked up 3 abandoned workers yesterday. The 3 were taken for Covid-19 screenings afterwards. The 3 migrant workers were among a group of Myanmar nationals taken in five vehicles from the factory in Samut Sakhon to Samut Prakan province late on Tuesday night.
Seri Ruam Thai Party leader Pol Gen Sereepisuth Temeeyaves, as chairman of the House anti-corruption and misconduct committee, is seeking to strip Phalang Pracharath Party MP (PPRP) Sira Jenjakha, also a committee member, of his MP status, citing Sira’s past offences.
Sereepisuth said he had asked Parliament speaker Chuan Leekpai to petition the Constitutional Court to rule on Sira’s MP status over a lengthy complaints from the public.
In response, Sira has threatened to file a defamation lawsuit against Pol Gen Sereepisuth.
The complaints that pointed to Sira’s past offences include:
The case in which Sira confessed as the guilty party to the Bangkok South Municipal Court in a cheque fraud case more than 20 years ago;
An embezzlement case in which Sira confessed as the guilty party to the Pathumwan Municipal Court;
An assault case in which Sira confessed as the guilty party to the Phrae provincial court;
A road accident in which Sira crashed into a motorcycle. Sira confessed as the guilty party of the crash at the Prachuab Khiri Khan provincial court.
Meanwhile, the future of other 2 government MPs is in doubt as the Constitutional Court is set to rule on their fate.
The 2 MPs are Paiboon Nititawan, Phalang Pracharat Party (PPRP) list MP, and Thepthai Senpong, a Democrat Party MP.
The Constitutional Court yesterday accepted a petition to rule on Paiboon’s status after he decided to terminate his own party last week and to join the PPRP. Activist Srisuwan Janya has asked the Election Commission (EC) to seek a Constitutional Court ruling on Paiboon’s status after he sought to disband the People Reform Party (PRP) before joining the PPRP’s party list system despite not being on the system.
The court ordered Paiboon to submit his explanation for his defence within 15 days without suspending him from carrying out MP duties.
Thepthai’s MP status remains in doubt after the Nakhon Si Thammarat court sentenced him to 2 years in prison without suspension with a ban from politics for
10 years after being found guilty of cheating in the provincial administration organisation (PAO) election in Nakhon Si Thammarat in 2014.
The Constitutional Court is set to decide on Thepthai’s fate on January 27, 2021 following the Election Commission (EC)’s petition for it to rule on Thepthai’s MP status.
The Senate whip yesterday voted to appoint senators Wallop Tangkhananurak and Chaweerat Kasetsunthorn as its representatives to sit on the national reconciliation committee to find solutions to political conflict.
The Senate is reported to submit the names of its representatives to parliament speaker Chuan Leekpai yesterday. Senate speaker Pornpetch Wichitcholchai Pornpetch who forwarded the Senate’s 2 representatives to Chuan said both representatives are suitable to sit on the reconciliation panel due to their extensive experience working for society and are of political neutrality.
Meanwhile, the opposition insisted that it would not join the proposed reconciliation panel unless the protest movement also takes part. Opposition leader Sompong Amornvivat has accused the government of lacking sincerity in fostering unity without including the government’s opponents. Chaithawat Tulathon, secretary-general of the Kao Klai (Move Forward) Party, said the opposition parties agreed with efforts to bring about unity, but the process cannot proceed as long as those who hold different views continue to be persecuted.
Economic News
Kerry Express (Thailand) Plc will start its trading today on the Stock Exchange of Thailand today, after it successfully undertook an initial price offering (IPO) at the high end of the offering price of 28 baht a share.
KEX offered 300 million ordinary shares to the public as it becomes the first parcel delivery firm to be listed in the SET.
KEX’s IPO price is expected to rise because KEX is a large-cap stock while the spread of the Covid-19 outbreak may continue to have an impact on the parcel delivery business. KEX continues to see fierce competition from e-commerce titans Lazada and Shopee which moved to launch delivery services of their own.
The new wave of the Covid-19 pandemic in the country has now forced New Year countdown events to be cancelled.
Tourism and Sports Minister Pipat Ratchakitprakan said it has not been finalised if New Year countdown events in each province will be allowed to go on. Major shopping malls in Bangkok like Iconsiam and CentralWorld have notified the ministry for their plan to cancel New Year countdown and concert to prevent large gatherings.
Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) Governor Yuthasak Supasorn said the TAT decided to scrap its New Year Countdown event in Chiang Mai, leaving private organisers in various areas to decide if they will follow suit and the TAT is ready to support them.
Director of Public Health Promotion Division Chiang Mai Municipality Danai Sarapruek said the province will not ban New Year events due to the economic impact of doing so.
The Ministry of Finance said Thailand’s economy can withstand another round of stringent lockdown measures as it reaffirmed that the remaining ammunition in the fiscal 2021 budget.
Krisada Chinavicharana, the finance permanent secretary, said the government still has an expenditure budget of 3.284 trillion baht, with a budget deficit of 623 billion for the fiscal 2021 budget.
He said the ministry has yet to fully borrow loans that breach the law on fiscal deficit.
The leftover sum of the 1-trillion-baht emergency loan decree stands at 600 billion, while the combined investment budget of state-owned enterprises totals 300 billion,
The government’s Budget Bureau approved government spending projected at 3.1 trillion baht in the fiscal year 2022, down 5.66 per cent from the current fiscal year 2021 based on the assumption that Thailand’s gross domestic product (GDP) in 2022 will see 3.5 per cent growth. The budget is based on estimated net revenue of 2.4 trillion baht.
Budget Bureau director Dechapiwat Na Songkhla said the budget will be confirmed after he present the plan to the cabinet meeting on January 5, 2021.
The Budget Bureau also proposed a cut in the government spending plan by 75 per cent for the fiscal 2022, especially budgets for overseas trips and seminar programs.
The government sees a smaller contraction in exports next year thanks to the gradual recovery of the global market.
The Ministry of Commerce’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office (TPSO) said Thai exports next year are expected to grow 4 per cent to US$238.477 billion, driven by demand for health products, farm produce, and products related to Covid-19 prevention and work-from-home measures.
Pimchanok Vonkorpon, the Director-General of the Ministry’s Trade Policy and Strategy Office, said that Thailand has seen a smaller contraction in exports. She said the ongoing monetary and fiscal easing measures in many countries has increased demand in the market, causing Thai exports to grow.
For the Covid-19 outbreak situation, Pimchanok said that the spiking cases around the world could pose a slump to the exports market in the beginning of 2021 especially with neighbouring countries.
The exports would be able to recover well in the second half of next year following the vaccines. This will result in better global trade and a growth in Thai exports by 4 per cent, Pimchanok said.
Meanwhile, Kasikorn Research Center (KResearch) forecast that the Thai economy in 2021 will see an expansion of 2.09 percent for the base-case scenario amid the uncertain course of the global economy in 2021 while coronavirus vaccines remain concerns despite progress in their development.
The Bank of Thailand (BOT)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) yesterday voted unanimously to keep the policy rate at 0.50 per cent as widely expected, but downgraded its 2021 economic outlook due to a high degree of uncertainty.
The Committee voted unanimously to maintain the policy rate at 0.50 percent to support the economic recovery which remained highly uncertain at its meeting to preserve the limited policy space in order to act at the appropriate and most effective timing, says Titanun Mallikamas, BoT’s assistant governor and MPC’s secretary.
The committee assessed that the Thai economy continued to recover but downside risks and uncertainties remained high in the period ahead. The economy would thus need support from the continued low policy rate.
The committee projected that the Thai economy would contract 6.6 percent in 2020, which was better than previously assessed due to improvement in private consumption and merchandise exports.
The economy would expand at 3.2 percent and 4.8 percent in 2021 and 2022, respectively. Nonetheless, the economic recovery remained highly uncertain which would in the short term depend on the situation of the new wave of COVID-19 outbreak and corresponding containment measures.
The committee also expressed concerns over potential rapid appreciation of the baht owing to risk-on sentiment in financial markets and the weakening outlook of the US dollar. It would closely monitor developments in foreign exchange markets, consider the necessity of implementing additional appropriate measures, as well as continue to expedite new foreign exchange ecosystem.
Thai Oil Plc (TOP) has announced it will sell all shares, worth 346.5 million baht, in Thai Oil Marine (TM) to Phurich Marine after the TOP board agreed to restructure the company's marine transport business for long-term growth. The deal will lead to TM's termination as a subsidiary of TOP.
The share purchase agreement is scheduled to be signed today between TOP and Phurich Marine, a subsidiary of Prima Marine, said Wirat Uanarumit, TOP's chief executive and president, in a letter sent to the president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
The share purchase price is subject to adjustment by cash and debt in an amount to be agreed between TOP and Phurich Marine on the closing date, to be scheduled by June 30 next year.
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General News
Thailand has a total of 5,762 Covid-19 cases and 60 deaths in the past 24 hours. The statistics did not include cases found in migrant worker dormitories in Samut Sakhon today. Thailand recorded 5,716 cases of Covid-19 in the past 24 hours, according to the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA).
A cabinet-sponsored bill that seeks to legalise early-stage abortions passed its first reading on Wednesday.
The bill would for the first time allow women who are up to 12 weeks pregnant to have abortions performed by a qualified doctor should they request it for any reason. They would not need to show they have been raped or that the pregnancy threatens their life or that the unborn baby would be born disabled.
However, it would still be illegal for women who are more than 12 weeks pregnant to have an abortion.
Political News Headlines in Thai Media
There are now 65 confirmed coronavirus cases outside of Samut Sakhon that are related to the latest round of outbreak, which began from the Central Shrimp Market (Talad Klang Kung), the Ministry of Public Health said on Wednesday.
o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/21920/a-breakdown-of-new-local-infections-by- province-as-of-wednesday/
In both private and public spheres, the blame has often been placed on the migrant workers trying to survive, without the considering the system that ignores the humanity of these vulnerable communities.
o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/21873/opinion-migrant-workers-are-not-just-a- dispensable-economic-cog-but-living-breathing-humans/
Student protesters are taking back the ideal of the proper Thai woman in their fight against the state and for reform of the crown.
o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/21878/civilization-and-its-discontents-gender- and-article-112/
The Covid-19 outbreak has changed the landscape of modern diplomacy as many countries have employed lockdown measures and prohibited international flights, prompting diplomats to adapt their working style and rely on digital technology to keep in touch with their counterparts, Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said in an exclusive interview with The Nation recently.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400091?utm_source=category&utm_mediu m=internal_referral
The ultraroyalist Thai Pakdee group submitted a letter to Education Minister Nataphol Teepsuwan on Wednesday, asking him to launch five measures to promote protection of national institutions.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400094?utm_source=category&utm_mediu m=internal_referral
National Police chief Pol General Suwat Jangyodsuk said on Wednesday that though police have some idea who might be trafficking migrants across the border, solid evidence is still necessary to make arrests. o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400098?utm_source=category&utm_mediu m=internal_referral
Some major political changes in Thailand followed high-profile troubles with the land. A Democrat-led government crumbled in the 1980s after some politicians of the ruling party were accused of grabbing plots earmarked for the poor in the South under a land reform programme.
o Link- https://www.thaipbsworld.com/another-land-scandal-yet-rocks-thai-politics/
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered a 1,000-bed field hospital be set up to treat Covid-19 patients in Samut Sakhon, the centre of a major outbreak of the disease
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2040123/1-000-bed-field- hospital-for-samut-sakhon-covid-patients
Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha has ordered police to form a special committee to investigate state officials involved in the smuggling of illegal migrants, which has been blamed for the latest Covid-19 outbreak.
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2040235/prayut-orders- smuggler-blitz
Economic News Headlines in Thai Media
The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Thailand (BoT), on Wednesday, upgraded the Thai GDP projection to contract less at 6.6 percent and maintain policy rate at 0.50 percent as expected.
o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/21917/central-bank-says-gdp-will-not-contract- as-sharply-as-feared-will-keep-vigilant-eye-on-policies/
Thailand’s exports value in November contracted by 3.65 per cent to US$18.9 billion, improving from the 6.7 per cent drop in October, the Ministry of Commerce said on Wednesday.
o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/21890/trade-office-sees-improving-export- situation-concerns-over-pandemic-linger/
Phuket announced its first Covid-19 patient in the new wave of infections on Wednesday and released details of the patient’s movements between December 1 and 22.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400089?utm_source=category&utm_mediu m=internal_referral
The Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) Index closed at 1,416.02 on Wednesday, down 8.37 points or 0.59 per cent. Total transactions amounted to Bt89.55 billion with an index high of 1,440.52 and a low of 1,414.21.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30400102?utm_source=category&utm_me dium=internal_referral
Leading parcel delivery firm, Kerry Express (Thailand), is officially going public on Christmas Eve, with “KEX” as its stock ticker and initial IPO priced at Bt28 per share.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30400110?utm_source=category&utm_me dium=internal_referral
Thai Oil has signed a memorandum of understanding with Eastern Water Resources Development and Management (East Water), which will undertake water distribution and resource development programmes to support Thai Oil’s clean-fuel project in the Eastern region, chief executive officer and president Wirat Uanarumit said.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/business/30400066?utm_source=category&utm_me dium=internal_referral
The government plans a budget deficit of 700 billion baht for the 2022 fiscal year, up 12.4% from the current fiscal year, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri said on Wednesday, as the tourism-dependent country deals with a new coronavirus outbreak.
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2040175/government-plans-12-rise-in- budget-deficit-for-2022-fiscal-year
Energy expert Manoon Siriwan died after a heart attack on Tuesday at the age of 74 years.
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2040003/energy-expert-manoon-dies- aged-74
There is little hope of attracting international arrivals during the first quarter of next year as the coronavirus pandemic continues to spread in Thailand, Tourism and Sports Minister Phiphat Ratchakitprakarn says.
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2040231/tourism-gloom-wont-improve
SLRT, the operator of Sizzler in Thailand, has launched food delivery robots in a move to address health concerns by providing more contactless services, as well as improve productivity.
o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2040327/sizzler-turns-to-robotic- waiters-for-distancing
The Transport Ministry is planning to double the investment for the new Dark Red Railway Line and extend it to also cover Ayutthaya, a source from the ministry revealed.
o Link- https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30400108?utm_source=category&utm_mediu m=internal_referral
Issues to be watched out for
December 2020 – The Federation of Thai Industries (FTI)’s “Faster Payment” scheme to increase liquidity for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) during the pandemic is set to end. December 24, 2020 – The property tax incentives are due to expire.
December 30, 2020 – The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) for 3,500 products from the 119 designated beneficiary countries and territories are set to end.
January, 2021 – The opposition is planning to file a no-confidence motion against the government, the 2nd round of a censure debate the current administration is facing.
January 2021 - The World Bank will review Thailand’s economic growth outlook.
February, 2020 – A law amendment bill that allows women with pregnancies of not more than 12 weeks to get an abortion is to take effect.
January 1, 2020 – The BTS Green Line extension which runs from Wat Phra Sri Mahathat to Khu Khot will be officially open for commercial services on 13.00 hrs.
February 28, 2021 – Tentative date for municipality elections and the election of tambon administrative organizations (TAOs).
April, 2021 – The central bank plans to officially implement the new rule on the rate of penalty imposed on loan defaulters in a bid to ease borrowers’ burdens and motivate them to repay their debts.
Key Data
SET Index 1,416.02 -8.37
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 December 23, 2020
Buying, Selling or Transfer of shares by Owners/Management
Stock Code Volume Value Action
AMANAH 50,000 4.9 Sale AWC 1,500,000,000 5.15 Sale AWC 1,500,000,000 5.15 Purchase AWC 1,500,000,000 5.15 Sale AWC 1,500,000,000 5.15 Purchase BM 3,000 2.28 Purchase CSS 50,000 1.48 Purchase D 2,400 3.68 Purchase EA 100,000 44 Purchase ICN 5,000 2.2 Purchase PIMO 50,000 2.34 Purchase PRIME 32,000,000 0.55 Sale PRIME 7,500,000 0.57 Sale
PSH 7,000 12.9 Purchase PSH 10,000 12.8 Purchase SMIT 22,000 3.8 Purchase SAMART 37,568,320 - Transfer SFT 20,000 4.74 Purchase SO 250,000 12 Sale SINGER 5,000 23.3 Sale SISB 1,242,600 9.46 Sale STGT 600 74 Purchase SUN 28,000 3.66 Purchase SUN 26,000 93,600.00 Purchase UMI 333,333 0.82 Purchase UMI 333,334 0.82 Purchase WINNER 7,400,000 2.68 Transfer
XD, XE or XM or other notifications
For list of Companies that have dividend payment and AGM meeting schedules click on http://www.set.or.th/set/calendarofevents.do
Trading Breakdown on the Stock Exchange of Thailand
Daily as of 23 Dec 2020 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 4,726.56 5.28 6,055.51 6.76 -1,328.95 - Proprietary 9,531.80 10.64 9,469.05 10.57 62.75 - Trading Foreign Investors 31,650.88 35.34 32,356.46 36.13 -705.58 - Local Individuals 43,646.99 48.74 41,675.22 46.54 1,971.78 - Monthly Cumulative between 1 - 23 Dec 2020 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 94,057.61 6.67 115,415.85 8.18 -21,358.24 - Proprietary 157,541.25 11.16 160,211.24 11.35 -2,669.99 - Trading
Foreign Investors 517,840.44 36.7 513,479.75 36.39 4,360.69 - Local Individuals 641,642.14 45.47 621,974.59 44.08 19,667.55 - Yearly Cumulative since 1 Jan - 23 Dec 2020 Unit: M.Baht Investor Type Buy Sell Net Value % Value % Value % Local Institutions 1,619,330.27 10.18 1,588,735.49 9.99 30,594.78 - Proprietary 1,713,866.74 10.78 1,699,986.54 10.69 13,880.19 - Trading Foreign Investors 5,717,351.07 35.95 5,979,896.84 37.61 - - 262,545.77 Local Individuals 6,851,280.49 43.08 6,633,209.70 41.71 218,070.80 -
Total Trading Value 89,556.24 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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