
Heffernan Inc have secured a mid size coal reserve in Thailand with the intent to Joint Venture the site and export coal to China.
The acquisition of further Coal reserves is high on the list of priorities for the mining division of Heffernan Inc.
China’s reliance on coal-fired thermal power stations can do nothing but increase for [...]

Issaree Suwunnavid CEO of HCM spoke today at the Euromoney Thailand Investment Forum that featured The Thailand Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Thailand Finance Minister Korn Chatikavanij.
Addressing a standing room only auditorium Issaree Suwunnavid spoke on a number of issues, on the subject of short term investments in Thailand Issaree stated that “Current regulations [...]

Euromoney is pleased to announce that the 4th Annual Euromoney Thailand Investment Forum, the country’s most important capital markets and foreign investment conference, will be held on July 6-7 in Bangkok.
As Thailand struggles with sagging investor confidence and political unrest, one thing is certain: the economic fundamentals of the country are strong and there [...]

Shayne Heffernan offers an insight into gaining some exposure in the fast growing ASEAN Market without all of the trouble of setting up new accounts to trade the various markets, here is a list of the hottest ASEAN ETFs.
iShares MSCI Malaysia Index Fund (EWM)
The Malaysia ETF is well diversified, especially for an emerging market. Four [...]

Thailand listed company Banpu Pcl has bought a 14.9 per cent stake in Centennial Coal Company Ltd, sending shares in the Australian collier sharply up.Shayne Heffernan has put a long term target of 1200b per share and a mid term target of 812b.
After over two decades of dynamic growth, Banpu today is not only one [...]

Col Sansern showed video clips of the April 10 incident published on the Internet and explained to the press that the sequence and content would be doctored and caused misunderstanding among the public.
The first clip depicted a red-shirt protester shot from the front while turning his back to the soldiers.
Another sequence records red-shirts saying they [...]

The secretary-general of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and a former Foreign Minister of Thailand, says the political crisis in that country (Thailand) is deteriorating by the day and shaking confidence in the region as a whole, as the civil unrest in the south-east nation claimed 21 lives over the week-end.
Surin Pitsuwan said [...]

It is unclear how far the Royal Thai Military will go to save the government and how far they will resist the re-emergence of the fugative Thaksin’s allies, who would stand a good chance of returning to power in an election. Thaksin’s government is the most corrupt government the nation has seen with a huge [...]

Kasit Piromya Thailand’s current foreign minister says angry protesters in Bangkok must choose negotiations over violence and cannot be allowed to force the government to dissolve.
This is an opinion shared by many, Thailand can not be ruled by the gun, the rule of law must be respected and those guilty of violent acts last [...]

ASEAN Markets rose on Monday and the dollar firmed following new data showing U.S. employers created jobs last month at the fastest pace pace in three years, boosting investor confidence and hopes of a sustained economic recovery.
Strong economic prospects continued to attract funds into the region, sending Singapore up 0.86 percent to a 23-month high [...]