STREET WISE

Every crisis needs a circuit breaker

Whenever a corporation gets big, it needs a system to deal with its new size. Thus it's not surprising to overhear staff of big firms complain about the bureaucratic procedures of their workplaces.
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'Victory if some PTT assets are returned'

Civic groups may not succeed in revoking the privatisation of PTT Plc, but their move could be considered a victory if their petition meant the return of some PTT assets to the state, some experts say.
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GROWTH REPORT

Economy cools as politics boils

February exports still healthy, but domestic demand slows - Fiscal Policy Office
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LATE NEWS

PROPERTY: MBK purchases land worth Bt664m

MBK Plc reported to the Stock Exchange of Thailand yesterday that its subsidiary Olympic Club Co Ltd had purchased land located at Nongprue, in Bang Lamung district of Chon Buri.
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EU expands duty-free access for Thai goods

The European Union (EU) has agreed to allow additional duty-free access for Thai agricultural exports as part of compensation for the union's acceptance of 10 new members since 2004 and the consequent effects on the new members' tariff charges.
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Marketers, retailers facing more sophisticated buyers

A rapidly changing retail landscape and a shifting consumer profile are among the major emerging challenges for today's marketers and retailers, says global retail-research agency ACNielsen.
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Sugar supplies doubled to ease shortage problem

The Commerce Ministry yesterday expressed confidence that its short-term doubling of sugar supplies to the domestic market would solve the prolonged shortage and the problem of illegal exports.
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AT Siam launches hi-tech coatings

Having begun operations two months ago, AT Siam Co Ltd, a Thai-Japanese joint venture that aims to import products with energy-saving technology from Japan, has now launched Arayga nanotechnology coating chemical as its first product.
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Latex futures bounce their way onto Afet

The Agricultural futures Exchange of Thailand (Afet) will emerge as the first futures market in the world to trade high-ammonia concentrated latex.
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CONSTRUCTION GIANT

Italian-Thai prepares for massive expansion

Plans Bt10-bn move into energy and resources in region
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