Overseas investments face some uncertainty
State enterprise Egat Plc is confident that despite the halted privatisation it will be capable of financing future power-generating investments, although overseas investment plans will be affected, the company's CEO Kraisi Karnasuta said yesterday.
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IN BRIEF
AIS tender offer
Temasek Holdings has bought an additional 9,097 shares of Advanced Info Service Plc in the tender offer that ended yesterday. The shares represent less than 1 per cent of AIS's capital.
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Online MBA for entrepreneurs
The country's first online master's degree has been launched to allow entrepreneurs direct contact with professionals and reduce costs for students.
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Low-cost carriers to get own terminal in M'sia
Malaysian Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi yesterday launched the biggest low-cost-carrier airline terminal in the world, designed to handle up to 10 million passengers a year.
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Bangkok in SriLankan Airlines' expansion plan
SriLankan Airlines' chief commercial officer said yesterday that Bangkok is now the third biggest hub of the airline, after Colombo and Dubai.
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Politics may bite insurers
The General Insurance Association yesterday predicted that the industry was likely to see premiums drop up to Bt700 million this year due to the political turmoil.
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Corporate governance vital to thriving bond market: ADB
Good corporate governance is essential if Asia is to develop a healthy corporate bond market, the head of the Asian Development Bank's office of regional economic integration said yesterday.
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EASTERN WIRE & SGF
SEC orders clarification on lending
Loan arrangements addle regulator
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LATE NEWS
Exports grow as baht strengthens
Bank of Thailand Governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula said that robust February trade data showed that export growth had not been affected by the recent strengthening in the baht.
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Cedar Holdings, Kularb Kaew miss deadline, may face investigation
The Commerce Ministry yesterday threatened to investigate Cedar Holdings Co Ltd and Kularb Kaew Co Ltd because both companies have yet to submit documentation to prove that they are not nominees of Singapore-based Temasek Holdings.
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Tops goes for rebranding, makeover
Central Food Retail Co Ltd (CFR), Central Group's supermarket operation, plans to spend Bt800 million renovating and rebranding its supermarkets this year.
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