Sujint Thammasart, chief operating officer at CP Foods, said the move would improve operations and it takes steps to achieve IFFO certification, which ensures traceability for fishmeal and fish oil throughout the supply chain.

“CP Foods’ aqua business both in Thailand and overseas has a single standard for the sustainable procurement of raw materials,” he said. “Particularly, we encourage the fishing industry to work in accordance with legal international standards.”

Pichaiyut Tachapong, a senior vice president at CPF India, said applying got IFFO certification was the first step to ensure that the company’s fishmeal-procurement system is in line with the law and international standards.

It also reduces environmental impacts, he noted. The company will engage in legal fishing with the appropriate equipment that guards against the extinction of any species.

“Certification will confirm that our fishmeal comes from legal sources,” Pichaiyut said.

• WE608D Phuket-Hong Kong delayed to 9.20am

• WE609 Hong Kong-Phuket to 3pm

• WE630 Bangkok-Hong Kong to 8.45pm

• WE608 Phuket-Hong Kong to 8.20pm

• WE631D Hong Kong-Phuket to 1.30pm on Wednesday

The airline expects to have further updates later.

Passengers affected can change their tickets free of charge.

The airport, targeted amid ongoing anti-government protests, had cancelled all flights from 3.30pm on Monday to 7am Tuesday local time.

THAI announced it would send larger aircraft on Tuesday to bring back all passengers who had been stranded there overnight.

Passengers who had booked flights for August 12-13 can change their itineraries at no additional charge before August 20.

Further information is available around the clock at thaiairways.comand the THAI contact centre, 02 356 1111.

Jareeporn Jarukornsakul, chairman and Group CEO of WHA Group, said that the growth is due mainly to the company’s successful transfer of some 600 rai of land during the first half of 2019, which benefitted from the trade war and government support for the Eastern Economic Corridor to attract foreign investment into Thailand.

Meanwhile, the Company recorded higher revenue from the utilities business due to the rising sales of water and higher water demand from power plants.

As a result, the total revenue and profit sharing from investment in subsidiaries and joint ventures and net income of the first half stood at Bt6.877 billion and Bt1.459 billion, increases of 26 per cent and 35 per cent, respectively.

She added that business would continue to expand significantly in the second half of 2019, with customers waiting to sign new warehouse rental contracts for some 250,000 sqm.

WHA Group also revealed its investment in Vietnam through a joint venture with a Vietnamese partner through the acquisition of a 34-per-cent stake in the Duong River Surface Waterplant JSC (SDWTP), a water supplier in Hanoi. The plant has a current capacity of 54,750,000 cubic metres per year and ongoing construction will increase capacity to 109,500,000 cubic metres/year. The plant is expected to come into commercial operation in the second half of 2019.

The company is in negotiations with potential Vietnamese partners for industrial zone development, while in terms of its power business, it is expanding both domestically and internationally, with coverage including solar rooftop projects with a combined capacity of 14.5 MW.

Moreover, WHA Group plans to sell assets valued at Bt4.88 billion to WHA Premium Growth Real Estate Investment Trust (WHART) and approximately Bt1.4 billion to Hemaraj Leasehold Real Estate Investment Trust (HREIT) with revenue from the asset sales being realized in the last quarter of 2019 and the first quarter of 2020 respectively.

The project will see solar modules installed across the rooftop of the Bosch’s Hemaraj factory that covers an area of about 10,000 square metres.

The system is expected to generate more than 23,500 MWh of clean energy, avoiding 13,300 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over its lifetime.

Thailand is the home of the strongest automotive cluster in Southeast Asia and much of Bosch’s success lies in maintaining a social and ecological balance that aims to preserve resources for current and future generations.

PTT Plc’s chief operating officer for Upstream Petroleum and Gas Business group, Wirat Uanarumit, said recently that the move was aimed at securing its coal reserves for 10 years in Indonesia.

Meanwhile, the company is still studying its plan to seek a listing for its coal mine business on Indonesia’s stock market, he said.

Currently, PTT Plc holds a 94.56 per cent stake in SAR, which owns coal mines in Sebuku and Jembayan, a 35 per cent stake in a cold mine in Brunei, and an 80 per cent stake in a coal mine in Madagascar.

Travellers can monitor further updates via the Thai Smile Call Centre, 1181, or (662) 118 8888.

The airline has apologised for any inconvenience caused.

The company’s chief financial officer, Kriengchai Boonpoapichart, said that the company and its subsidiaries achieved total revenue of Bt143.326 billion in the second quarter of this year, a 10.6 per cent increase over the same period last year, mainly driven by higher sales revenue and service income from the convenience store business and the cash and carry business under the “Siam Makro” brand.

CP All and its subsidiaries’ distribution costs and administrative expenses in the second quarter this year were Bt28.849 billion, up 17.2 per cent from the same quarter of last year. Distribution costs in the quarter were Bt23.870 billion, up 14.9 per cent year on year mainly related to domestic store expansion, as well as expenses that rose relative to higher sales revenue such as advertising and sales promotion expenses, store management fees of the convenience store business and utilities expenses.

Meanwhile, administrative expenses rose to Bt4.979 billion, up 29.9 per cent year on year. In the quarter, the company and its subsidiaries amended their retirement plan in compliance with the change of the Labour Protection Act in the second quarter of 2019. As a result of this change, the provision for retirement benefits as of June 30 as well as past service costs were recognised additionally, amounting to Bt809 million in the consolidated financial statement.

Kriengchai said that in the second quarter of this year, profit before interest and tax expenses of the company and its subsidiaries were Bt7.296 billion, down 3.9 per cent year on year. Net profit was Bt4.795 billion in the second quarter, up only 0.3 per cent year on year mainly due to higher provision for retirement benefits. However, profit from the normal business operation of the group was growing considerably along with lower finance costs compared to the same period of last year. Earnings per share reported in the consolidated financial statements in the second quarter this year was Bt0.51.

For the first half of 2019, the company and its subsidiaries’ total revenue amounted to Bt282.134 billion, up 9.6 per cent year on year, mainly driven by higher sales revenue and services income. Net profit was Bt10.564 billion, up 3.6 per cent year on year. Earnings per share reported in the consolidated financial statements were Bt1.12 in the first half of this year.

In the first half of the year, the convenience store and other businesses accounted for 66 per cent of total revenue and the cash and carry business accounted for 34 per cent.

In the first half of 2019, the convenience store and other businesses accounted for 81 per cent of profit before tax while the cash and carry business accounted for 19 per cent. In addition, the profit before tax proportion of the cash and carry business rose year on year due to higher growth of operating profit compared to the convenience store business.

The aircraft was delivered via lessor Avolon and is the first of two A330neos set to join the airline’s fleet by the end of the year.

The A330neo will bring a step-change in fuel efficiency for AirAsia’s long haul operations, the company said, adding, the new generation A330neo will be based at Bangkok’s Don Mueang International Airport, supporting the airline’s growth and network expansion plans to key markets such as Australia, Japan and South Korea.

The AirAsia X Thailand A330-900 features 377 seats in a two-class configuration, comprising 12 premium flatbeds and 365 economy class seats.

AirAsia’s long-haul affiliate, AirAsia X currently operates 36 A330-300 aircraft and is the largest customer for the A330neo with 66 orders.

Powered by the latest Rolls-Royce Trent 7000 engines, the A330neo provides an unprecedented level of efficiency with 25 per cent lower fuel burn per seat than previous generation competitors, the company said. Equipped with the Airbus Airspace cabin, the A330neo offers a unique passenger experience with more personal space and the latest generation in-flight entertainment system and connectivity.

The company reported a net profit of Bt857.5 million, adding it has already secured funding for its water supply project in Vietnam.

Currently, the solar rooftop business is close to meeting its 15MW target. Retail Natural Gas Distribution in the WHA Eastern Seaboard Industrial Estate 4 (WHA ESIE 4) with the capacity of 2 million BTU per year has gone commercial since June.

WHAUP chief executive officer Wisate Chungwatana said the company’s total revenue of Bt934.5 million was a 10.5 per cent  increase YoY, and profit sharing from investment was Bt1.091 billion, up 20.5 per cent YoY.

In the power business, the Gulf NLL2 power plant achieved commercial operation date (COD) in January with an installed capacity of 127MW, representing 32 Equity MW. WHAUP’s total capacity at the end of the second quarter stood at 554 Equity MW under operation.

In the solar rooftop business, WHAUP currently has signed 13.9MW in 2019, close to its target of 15MW. It has achieved COD of 7.1MW and 20.3MW is under construction with the COD scheduled for the third quarter of this year to the first quarter of 2020. Apart from this, the waste-to-energy power plant with 8.63MW aims to achieve COD in the fourth quarter.

Meanwhile, the natural gas distribution business of WHA Eastern Seaboard NGD 4 achieved COD in June with capacity to distribute natural gas of 2,000,000 million BTU per year. This is the second natural gas distribution project after the commercial success of retail natural gas distribution for WHA Eastern Seaboard NGD 2 late last year.

Recently, the company signed a contract with Global Power Synergy Pcl (GPSC) with an initial order of 1.5 million cubic metres per year for demineralised water. In addition, the company has also signed a sale contract for clarified water with GC Oxyrane Co. Ltd (GCO), a manufacturer and distributor of propylene-oxide, which has water demand around 3.6 million cubic metres per year. It also entered a contract with GC Polyols Co Ltd (GCP), a manufacturer and distributor of polyether polyols, which has water demand of about 0.3 million cubic metres per year

The company’s board on Thursday (August 8) approved investment in water supply in Vietnam, the first investment in a household water project by the company. The company views the investment in this project has the potential to grow in the future, apart from the production capacity of the projects that have already started commercial operation and are under construction.