January 4, 2021

Thai Enquirer Summary

Wishing all our readers a very happy, healthy and prosperous new year ahead.

Political News

Over the past few days, the biggest news has been the spreading of the 2nd wave of the

virus and reports are that the numbers today could well past 600 cases and could be

higher than 700.

This would be the single highest number of cases of Covid-19 reported in

Thailand ever.

This comes as Samut Sakhon alone has reported 541 new cases yesterday

@ 14:00 hrs

Chonburi also reported more than 60 cases alone yesterday afternoon

One has to remember that these cases would be announced today by the Centre

for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA)

Dr. Sathit Pitutecha, Deputy Minister of Public Health came out to say this morning that

it was necessary that the government comes out to undertake a lockdown in the 28 ‘Red

Zone’ provinces to avoid the hospital from being overburdened with patients.

He said that the Prime Minister Prayut Chan-o-cha needs to lockdown

immediately but the decision rests on him to undertake it or not.

The issue of lockdown is being actively being discussed by the CCSA but the

government is looking at various options.

Selective lockdown of the ‘Red Zone’ 28 provinces is being actively considered

Although CCSA spokesman Taweesilp Witsanuyotin has tried to avoid

saying that there would be a lockdown.

The government has designated 28 provinces declared as “Red Zones”, including

Bangkok, as high-risk zones, recommending suspension of some businesses and

crowded activities, effective from today.

The rate of infection has been on the rise

Late yesterday the Royal Gazette was published and the government imposed 8

preventive measures aimed at curbing the spike of the virus in the country, including a

ban on public gathering and limiting the operating hours for businesses in high-risk

provinces.

The 8 measures include:

1. A ban on the use of all buildings or premises, deemed to be at risk of

spreading the contagion, for teaching, examinations, training or other

activities which would bring people together, except for official and

charitable activities.

2. People living in the Red Zones are advised to suspend or postpone any

plans to travel out of the provinces, unless it is absolutely necessary.

Police will be deployed to check vehicles leaving and entering the Red

Zones.

3. Restaurants in the 28 highly controlled provinces can continue normal

operations, but with strict social distancing rules.

4. The governors in each province are authorized to consider allowing them

for takeaway only. Also, restaurants will not be allowed to serve alcoholic

drinks and people will be asked to avoid unnecessary travel.

5. To reduce congestion in offices, businesses will be asked to arrange

staggered working hours, or alternate day working for their staff.

6. Sale and consumption of alcohol in restaurants will be banned, but

customers will be allowed to dine in.

7. All shopping malls, community malls, department stores, exhibition

centres, conference halls, convenience stores, super markets can remain

open as usual, but must follow the guidelines laid down by the CCSA.

The Thai Retailers Association has also announced that all

shopping malls around the country should close at 21.00 hrs daily,

an hour earlier than the usual closing time, a statement said.

8. Conferences, seminars, banquets, distribution of food or other items are

banned in all Red Zones, except for activities organized by official

organizations and with the approval of the authorities.

The Education Ministry has ordered all public and private schools in 28 high-risk

provinces to close from tomorrow until January 31. All universities in the 28 provinces

will switch to online classes and campus staff will work from home.

The public will have to keep an eye on the CCSA’s meeting today whether it will

issue more restrictions to control the outbreak.

The spread of the virus has reached 53 provinces with Bangkok, Rayong and

Chonburi now in the so call ‘most infected’ regions.

The 28 provinces are

Bangkok, Tak, Nonthaburi, Pathum Thani, Ayutthaya, Saraburi, Lopburi,

Singburi, Ang Thong, Nakhon Nayok, Kanchanaburi, Nakhon Pathom,

Ratchaburi, Suphan Buri, Prachuap Khiri Khan, Phetchaburi, Samut Songkhram,

Samut Sakhon, Chachoeangsao, Prachinburi, Sa Kaeo, Samut Prakarn,

Chanthaburi, Chonburi, Trat, Rayong, Chumphon and Ranong.

To make the matter worse, the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) revealed a

timeline of a 44-year-old man who contracted the virus in Bangkok and passed away on

December 31, 2020.

On his personal Facebook, BMA spokesman Pongsakorn Kwanmuang said the

death man has spread the virus to 12 people, with as many as 279 people are

thought to be at high risk of having contracted the virus.

BMA has asked anyone who visited a number of pubs to get tested urgently

The pubs this 44-year old visited included

Groove Evening in Pinklao area

New Jazz opposite The Mall Thapra shopping mall

The Sun on Baromratchorani road

The Roof Bar on Rama 3 Road

Talks about the vaccine are ripe in the country and everybody has been asking for it.

As of now the 1st vaccine in Thailand would be available by the end of February

It is expected that about 2 million doses will be available by then and

It would be free

Aim is to vaccinate 50% of the population

It will start by 200,000 doses available by end of February

800,000 doeses by end of March

1 million doses by end of April

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration

(CCSA) to defer the entry of British visitors to the country after following reports that

Thailand had detected its first 4 cases of the new coronavirus strain that originated in the

United Kingdom.

The Centre of Excellence in Clinical Virology at Chulalongkorn University

yesterday detected cases of the new fast-spreading COVID-19 variant called B117

in a family of 4 who arrived here from United Kingdom.

Dr. Yong Pooworavan, the Chief of the Virology Centre of the Faculty of

Medicine at Chulalongkorn University, said the variant, 1st reported in the United

Kingdom, is more contagious and transmissible.

The father, mother and 2 children travelled from Kent, south-eastern England are

undergoing compulsory quarantine at a private hospital in Thailand.

While embattled Prime Minister Gen Prayut Chan-o-cha is facing a tough task of

containing the 2nd

wave of the Covid-19 outbreak, a Phalang Pracharat Party (PPRP) MP

has likened Gen Prayut to late former British Winston Churchill who led Britain to

victory in the 2nd

World War.

Rong Bunsuaykhwan, a PPRP MP for Nakhon Si Thammarat, came out to voice

his confidence in the government’s ability to get through the Covid- crisis under

Gen Prayut’s leadership. He advised Gen Prayut to clarify economic relief

measures to help individuals cope with the impact of Covid-19.

Chief opposition whip and Pheu Thai MP for Maha Sarakham Suthin Khlangsaeng

proposed an extension of the current parliamentary session that will end on February 28

to mid-March in light of the new wave of Covid-19 cases in the country.

Parliament speaker Chuan Leekpai is planning to discuss with party leaders from

the government side and the opposition whip today whether the parliamentary

session scheduled for January 6-8 should be postponed for another week.

Suthin admitted that suspension of the House session would affect charter

amendments and the opposition’s no-confidence motion against the government.

The postponement will derail the opposition’s plan to file a no-confidence

motion to the parliament president by the end of January, Suthin admitted.

Suwat Liptapanlop, the Chartpattana Party’s chief adviser, came out to express

confidence in the government’s stability in parliament in 2021 thanks to its majority of

270 seats in the House. Suwat, however, suggests the government to monitor factors

outside parliament that could undermine its stability, especially ongoing political conflict

and the charter amendment.

Suwat pointed that charter amendments are the key to help the government

resolve the political conflict. He said it is a must that the government sets a clear

timeline for the charter rewrite process to show its sincerity to push through the

process while public participation in amending the charter to arrive at a charter

drafting assembly (CDA) with good people to be set up.

The Supreme Court reportedly rejected an appeal filed by former prime minister Thaksin

Shinawatra’s Shinawatra for his 17.6-billion-baht tax bill. Thaksin filed the appeal on

April 25, 2017.

Economic News

The private sector is pushing for the government to increase the amount of cash subsidy

given to each individual in the government’s half-half co-payment stimulus scheme and

additional loans of 1-2 trillion baht.

Federation of Thai Industries (FTI) chairman Suphant Mongkolsuthree has come

out to voice grave concern over resurgence of covid-19 cases among communities

as he said he is worried about a sudden rise in unemployment due to lost jobs as a

result of a shutdown or lockdown order.

Suphant recommended the government to accelerate economic relief measures to

sustain the crisis such as increasing the amount of cash subsidy in the half-half co-

payment scheme in the 2nd

or 3rd

round to 5,000 baht, from 3,500 baht, for a

period of 3 months or extend the scheme which is set to end on March 31, 2021 to

drive the economy forward.

In addition, the FTI chairman said he personally suggested the government to

seek additional loans of 1-2 trillion baht, on top of the 1-trillion-baht loan decree

at present, as he perceived that the impact of the 2nd

round of the virus outbreak

on the economy would be more severe.

The private sector has been concerned by the outbreak situation all along,

especially if the government would have enough money to deal with the economic

impact of the outbreak, Suphant said, adding that it is better to have enough

money on hand to tackle the outbreak, especially when the level of interest rates is

quite low at present.

Meanwhile the Joint Standing Committee on Commerce, Industry and Banking (JSCCIB)

comprising the Federation of Thai Industries (FTI), Thai Bankers’ Association (TBA),

and Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), is scheduled to meet on January 6 to assess the

economic outlook.

The JSCCIB expects to revise down the country’s economic outlook this year

from the previous forecast of 2-4 per cent made in December 2020, Suphant said,

adding that the JSCCIB is not convinced that the Thai economy will grow 4-4.5

per cent this year as predicted earlier by the Ministry of Finance due to the

resurgence of the virus.

Kla Party leader Korn Chatikavanij advised the government to revise its 1-trillion-baht

loan bill following reports that the government still has more than 600 billion baht left.

In his Facebook post, Korn, a former finance minister, said the government still

has more than 600 billion baht which is the leftover sum of the 1 trillion baht. Of

the amount, the 1st of a 200-billion-baht budget has yet to be disbursed while

merely 2.6 billion of the 2nd

lot of 400 billion baht earmarked for economic and

social rehabilitation has been used.

Korn suggested that the government shift the remaining 600 billion baht from the

loan decree to take care of people facing economic hardships as a result of the 2nd

wave of the virus outbreak. He identified individuals facing hardships as:

1) Individuals who face layoffs;

2) Those who received the 5,000-baht handouts for 3 months from the

government’s Rao Mai Thing Kan (No one will be left behind) scheme.

3) Individuals and shops registered for the half-half co-payment scheme.

4) Operators of hotels, restaurants, spas, traditional massage parlours.

Pichai Naripthaphan, Deputy Leader of the Pheu Thai Party on Economic Affairs and

former Energy Minister, came out to send a dire warning that the country is in a very

difficult situation. Pichai said Thailand’s economic conditions will worsen this year.

Pichai also said Thailand’s economy would unlikely to return to growth of 3-3.5

per cent. He also warned that Thailand’s household debt will likely surpass 90

per cent of GDP as people’s savings are running low and running out. This will

pose significant impacts on the already worsening economic conditions.

CIMB Thai Bank (CIMBT) has downgraded its GDP growth forecast for the country this

year to 2.6 per cent, from 4.1 per cent, as the nation is in the midst of a 2nd wave of

Covid infections.

Amonthep Chawla, CIMBT’s executive vice-president, said the new wave of the

outbreak will continue to ravage the economy throughout the 1st quarter of 2021

while domestic politics will continue putting pressure on consumer confidence

and investment along with a delay of the reopening of the country to

international tourists.

CIMB predicted that the baht’s strengthening value against the US dollar will

stand at 28.6 baht against the dollar due to hot money that moved into the Thai

capital market since the end of last year, said Amonthep.

Amonthep sees the possibility of the Bank of Thailand (BoT)’s Monetary Policy

Committee (MPC) lower the benchmark rate by 0.25 percentage point to support

the economy.

The Finance Ministry has outline 3 areas of focus to revive Thailand’s economy from the

Covid-19 pandemic fallout in 2021, says ministry spokesperson Kulaya Tantitemit, who

also serves as acting director-general of the Fiscal Policy Office (FPO).

First, the ministry will urgently push for economic revival through speeding up

budget disbursement and state spending. It would streamline the tax structure to

fit well with the economic and social change.

Second, the ministry will adjust the country’s economic structure by seeking ways

to promote investment in new technologies, such as the next generation

automotive, digital business and comprehensive medical business. This will

enable Thailand to move to offer products and services with high economic value.

Third, it will push for the revision of rules to increase its own performance in

providing services to the public.

Kulaya admitted that a major challenge this year is how to restore Thailand’s

economic growth to the pre-Covid-19 era.

Crypto currency Bitcoin has been on a war path and has reached the highest level every

trading at $34,000 after having risen by more than 300 per cent during 2020.

Bitcoin rose by 305 per cent in 2020 against 16 per cent seen in S&P 500 and 25

per cent rally in gold.

Bitcoin’s rise has helped push other crypto currency prices to record high as well

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General News

Samut Sakhon where the current outbreak started, reported 541 new cases including 455

migrant workers in an official health statement today. The new cases are not added in

today’s tally.

On the positive side Thalay Thai fresh market in Samut Sakhon is set to open

today

Frequent customers are allowed with their cards but retail clients are

allowed only if they show a test that shows that they are negative and not

carrying the Covid-19 virus

Thailand recorded 315 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours in a 2nd wave of

infection where 274 were local infection cases, 20 in migrant dormitories, and 21 in

quarantine facilities, taking the total number of cases to 7,694.

No new fatality which left the death toll at 64.

The 2nd wave has spread to 53 provinces.

The Education Ministry on Saturday announced the closure of state and private schools in

28 provinces from January 4-31 in its efforts to curb the 2nd wave of the Covid-19

outbreak.

They are mostly the provinces that the Centre for Covid-19 Situation

Administration has classified as red zone.

World No.1 Kento Momota tested positive for coronavirus on Sunday, prompting the

withdrawal of all Japan's players from this month's tournaments in Thailand, the Nippon

Badminton Association said.

"Momota has tested positive for the coronavirus, and the association has decided

not to send any players, including Momota, to Thailand," an association official

told AFP.

Momota was looking to make his international comeback in Bangkok after almost

a year out following a car crash that left him with serious injuries.

National broadcaster NHK said Momota tested positive at Narita airport ahead of

the Japan team's departure for Thailand. An association official confirmed that

none of the other 22 Japan players tested positive, but said the entire team would

withdraw nonetheless.

Figures released yesterday showed there were more accidents over the holiday period this

year than last despite Covid-19-related travel and celebration restrictions.

The Transport Ministry reported that just under seven million people used public

transport during the holiday period, 40% lower than expected, according to the

information collected from Dec 29 to Jan 2.

The ministry also said that individual car journeys into and out of Bangkok were

24% lower than forecast, Chayatham Phromsorn, permanent secretary for

transport, told media in a press briefing yesterday.

According to inspections at checkpoints nationwide from Dec 30, only one out of

every 52,126 vehicles being checked was found be substandard, while 173 decks

and rafts also tested safe for use with one vessel classified as unsafe.

Political News Headlines in Thai Media

In a country obsessed with oracles and fortune telling, few are more famous than one

prophecy on Thailand’s political future. It has existed for years — some claim to have

first read it in the 1980s — and continues to resurface periodically on the internet.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22310/will-2020-prove-to-a-landmark-year-for-

change-or-will-2021-roll-back-the-rhetoric-that-had-taken-root/

The end of 2020 may have been met with a damper following the latest COVID-19

outbreak at Samut Sakhon but there is also cautious optimism as vaccines are finally

rolling out. Finally, the end of the pandemic is in sight.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22318/thailands-search-for-vaccines-and-the-

hurdles-the-country-still-faces/

Thailand’s Ministry of Public Health said on Sunday that it had discovered 315 new

coronavirus cases with 294 local infection cases in the past 24 hours.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22279/thailand-discovers-297-new-local-

infection-cases/

Bangkok has declared three highly-controlled areas as well as adding to the list of venues

being ordered to shut down to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, the Bangkok

Metropolitan Administration said on Friday.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22198/bangkok-introduces-new-measures-to-

combat-covid/

Multimedia Story: Thailand’s Big Fat End of the Year Video

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22178/multimedia-story-thailands-big-fat-end-

of-the-year-video/

Disease, disruption, and dissent: 2020 has been a year marked by devastation.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22175/2020-thailands-year-in-review/

An adminstrator of pro-democracy group Ratsadon’s Facebook page, who has been

charged with lese majeste, was granted bail on Saturday.

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o Link-

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Most people expect the political situation to be the same this year as in 2020, a Nida Poll

showed on Sunday.

o Link-

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m=internal_referral

The Education Ministry on Saturday announced the closure of state and private schools in

28 provinces from January 4-31 in its efforts to curb the second wave of the Covid-19

outbreak.

o Link-

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m=internal_referral

The Ministry of Public Health will ask the Centre for Covid-19 Situation Administration

(CCSA) to defer the entry of British visitors to the country after the fast-spreading B117

strain of Covid-19 was found in four British nationals entering Thailand on Dec 21.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2044975/british-visitors-to-be-

barred-from-entry

Economic News Headlines in Thai Media

The Bank of Thailand (BoT) said on Wednesday that Thailand’s economy continued to

recover in November.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22155/the-economy-is-recovering-but-unevenly-

across-sectors-the-central-bank-says/

The Ministry of Commerce on Wednesday estimated Thailand’s exports in 2021 to

gradually recover, with a 4 per cent growth following signs of a better global trade,

COVID-19 vaccines, and economic stimuluses in many countries.

o Link- https://www.thaienquirer.com/22116/the-commerce-ministry-sees-gradual-

recovery-in-thai-exports-in-2021/

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The Thai Retailers Association (TRA) and Thai Shopping Centre Association (TSCA)

have jointly agreed on a series of steps to help control the spread of Covid-19.

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Gulf Energy Development informed the Stock Exchange of Thailand on Wednesday that

the company's board of directors had approved a Bt8.92 billion budget to boost its

Intouch Holdings (Intuch) shareholding by up to 5 per cent.

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dium=internal_referral

Insured employees who are left unemployed as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic can

apply to receive unemployment benefits from the Social Security Office (SSO) from

Monday.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2044923/covid-19-jobless-can-

apply-for-benefits

The Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC) Office seems prepared to propose the government

extend promotional privileges for investment in the EEC area until 2022 in a bid to

sustain investment momentum.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2045127/eec-office-ready-to-propose-

investment-perks-until-2022

Finance Minister Arkhom Termpittayapaisith has asked hotel operators nationwide to

allow those reserving booking rights under the "We Travel Together" scheme to postpone

their check-in date.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2044915/arkhom-asks-hoteliers-to-

allow-travel-scheme-postponements

City Hall is planning to hire a consultant to carry out a feasibility study for a light rail

link between Bang Na intersection and Suvarnabhumi International Airport.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2045011/bma-seeks-opinion-on-

airport-link

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With the pandemic likely to stretch well into 2021, this year could see short-term

investment strategies become permanent trends.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2045175/funds-featuring-digital-

healthcare-tech-tipped-for-top

The insurance business is forecast to grow in a range of -0.36% to 1.64% in 2021 as

rising household debt deflated people's purchasing power.

o Link- https://www.bangkokpost.com/business/2045131/insurance-poised-to-

encounter-slow-growth

Securities companies on Sunday picked their top shares for investment in 2021.

o Link-

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Issues to be watched out for

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.

January, 2021 – Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) is preparing to issue 5 series of

debentures with tenors of 2 years to 12 years to retail, institutional and high net worth

investors.

January 5, 2021 – Budget Bureau director Dechapiwat Na Songkhla will present the

budget framework for the fiscal 2022 to the cabinet meeting.

January 22, 2021 – Deadline for heads and members of provincial administrative

organisations (PAOs) in 76 provinces are required to submit lists of income and expenses

from the election campaign to the Election Commission (EC).

January 27, 2021 – The Constitutional Court is set to rule on Democrat Party MP for

Nakhon Si Thammarat Thepthai Senpong’s MP status following the Election

Commission’s petition.

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February, 2021 – A law amendment bill that allows women with pregnancies of not more

than 12 weeks to get an abortion is to take effect.

February, 2, 2021 – Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) said it will submit a

rehabilitation plan to the Central Bankruptcy Court, postponed from the original schedule

on January 2, 2021.

February 28, 2021 – Tentative date for municipality elections and the election of tambon

administrative organizations (TAOs).

April, 2021 – Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) expects the Central Bankruptcy

Court to consider its rehab blueprint for approval.

April 2021 – The Batong Airport is scheduled to be opened after being postponed from

February due to the resurgence of the Covid-19.

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 1,449.35 -12.60

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Global Commodities

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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/

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Information on December 31, 2020

Buying, Selling or Transfer of shares by Owners/Management

Stock Code Volume Value Action

MC 5,000 9.75 Purchase

MTI 362,500 87 Purchase

RT 100,000 1.91 Purchase

S11 3,409 7.85 Purchase

SMIT 22,000 3.8 Purchase

SMT 272,200 2.6 Purchase

SMT 200,000 2.62 Purchase

TCMC 300,000 1.72 Purchase

ERW 182,000 3.58 Purchase

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 30 Dec 2020

Unit: M.Baht

Investor Type Buy Sell Net

Value % Value % Value %

Local Institutions 10,403.79 11.88 9,492.50 10.84 911.3 -

Proprietary

Trading

8,479.54 9.69 9,396.80 10.73 -917.27 -

Foreign Investors 27,167.30 31.03 27,677.83 31.62 -510.53 -

Local Individuals 41,493.89 47.4 40,977.39 46.81 516.5 -

Monthly Cumulative between 1 - 30 Dec 2020

Unit: M.Baht

Investor Type Buy Sell Net

Value % Value % Value %

Local Institutions 131,230.30 7.01 149,727.55 8 -18,497.25 -

http://www.set.or.th/set/calendarofevents.do

Proprietary

Trading

206,997.51 11.06 209,326.36 11.18 -2,328.85 -

Foreign Investors 642,559.12 34.33 640,038.45 34.2 2,520.67 -

Local Individuals 890,823.21 47.6 872,517.78 46.62 18,305.44 -

Yearly Cumulative since 1 Jan - 30 Dec 2020

Unit: M.Baht

Investor Type Buy Sell Net

Value % Value % Value %

Local Institutions 1,656,502.96 10.12 1,623,047.19 9.92 33,455.77 -

Proprietary

Trading

1,763,322.99 10.78 1,749,101.66 10.69 14,221.33 -

Foreign Investors 5,842,069.75 35.7 6,106,455.54 37.32 -

264,385.79

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Local Individuals 7,100,461.57 43.4 6,883,752.88 42.07 216,708.69 -

Total Trading Value 87,544.52 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 Information provided here is copyright of ThaiNews Corp and no part maybe reproduced in any form without

the prior written permission. The opinions expressed are only those of the writer’s and is analysed based on the

situation.

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