Want to cut your energy bills? Here’s how five experts are doing it 
Oil Prices Slide on U.S.-Iran Ceasefire Reports, Hormuz Talks 
SEC Probes Banks Over Situational Awareness Hedge Fund Collapse 
Why financial hardship is more likely if you’re disabled or sick 
Disaster or digital spectacle? The dangers of using floods to create social media content 
Shein Hong Kong IPO to Raise $1.7 Billion at $26.5 Billion Valuation 
Columbia Student Mahmoud Khalil Fights Arrest as Deportation Case Moves to New Jersey 
Hong Kong Home Prices Fall 0.5% in July, Ending Long Winning Streak 
Can your cat recognise you by scent? New study shows it’s likely 
Trump Administration Plans New Drug Pricing Deals With Biotech Firms 
US Stocks Finish Flat as Inflation Data, Nvidia Earnings Keep Investors Cautious 
Locked up then locked out: how NZ’s bank rules make life for ex-prisoners even harder 
BofA Names ASML Top Semiconductor Equipment Pick on Growth, Valuation 
Every generation thinks they had it the toughest, but for Gen Z, they’re probably right 
Nvidia Revenue Soars 106% as AI Demand Hits ‘Inflection Point’ 
Add as a preferred source on Google
Thailand’s PTT Oil and Retail will invest $405 million in the expansion of its Cafe Amazon network and its Texas Chicken franchise, accounting for 45 percent of its $900 million capital expenditure budget
According to CEO Disathat Panyarachun, 400 Cafe Amazon stores are slated to open this year, along with 122 gas stations and 500 EV charging stations.
PTT is also eyeing potential mergers and acquisitions.
Café Amazon, which was founded in 2002, has 3900 locations in its home market and more than 350 locations in ten overseas countries, including Japan, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, China, Malaysia, Burma, and the Philippines.
The Thai café chain opened its first outlet in Saudi Arabia last year with plans to open 150 more by 2032. By 2025, Café Amazon plans to add 1,000 new locations abroad.
The company’s retail portfolio includes Texas Chicken, c-store chain Jiffy and Pearly Tea.
