Morale as low as it can go, say business leaders / Kasikornbank and Bank of Ayudhya yesterday suspended operations at their branches in Yala following widespread attacks by insurgents on Thursday evening.

Consumers buying in bulk to save transport costs

Consumers are now buying items for daily use in larger quantities to reduce the number of shopping trips they have to make and thereby save on transportation costs, according to an executive of Big C Supercentre Plc.

Funding sought to cut energy

The Energy Ministry is trying to find funding sources for Bt5 billion in low-interest loans to help industries pay for changing to energy-saving equipment.

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Bt5-billion claim is largest of its kind

SCNB to issue 460m shares

Standard Chartered Nakornthon Bank (SCNB), a Thai unit of Standard Chartered Bank, will issue 460.1 million new shares to expand operations.

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When the Energy Ministry unveiled its energy-saving measures on July 13, it surprised many with one of them.

SET/MAI: New listings to fall short of target

Timing is everything, says bourse executive

Proposal to build port in Burma

Thailand should develop a port in Burma to increase export growth and maintain competitiveness in the Mekong area, said Ajva Taulananda, president of the Thai Chamber of Commerce.

CPF ups shrimp, chicken prices

Charoen Pokphand Foods Plc (CPF) has increased its shrimp and chicken prices by 15 to 20 per cent in reaction to higher fuel prices and supply shortages due to last year’s double outbreak of bird flu.

COMPANY REPORTS

ASIAN SEAFOODS COLD STORAGE’s board of directors approved a Bt200-million investment to establish a subsidiary that will process food products from tuna fish and meat. The new company is expected to begin operations in April next year.