Era of strong baht seems here to stay
Exporters urged to adjust to new currency reality
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THAI to cooperate with Bangkok Airways
Thai Airways International Plc (THAI) and Bangkok Airways Co signed an agreement yesterday to expand cooperation on their domestic and international networks.
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Govt demands new investment plan from Egat
The government's energy regulators asked Egat to submit a new investment plan, in order to ensure that it can produce half the energy supply for the next 10 years, after the company had to delay its plan to raise funds on the stock market.
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LATE NEWS
Diesel prices to fall by Bt1 today
Major oil companies will today reduce their retail diesel prices by Bt1 per litre after the government said it would cut its contribution to the Oil Fund by the same amount.
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Streaming 'paparazzi' Web content
How often have you felt a burning urge to abandon regular television for a while and turn instead to streaming video over the Internet?
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Rawat awaits final ruling
Rawat Chindapol, founder of Murex Co Ltd, which operates the Blue Canyon Country Club in Phuket, said his battle with Singaporean businessman Sia Leng Yeun, who took control of Murex, is not yet over, because the Central Bankruptcy Court has yet to give its final ruling.
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CENTRALWORLD
New mall eyes 54m shoppers in first year
Newly renovated centre opens in June
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AIS sees prospects improve as political turmoil fades away
Advanced Info Service (AIS), the country's biggest mobile-phone operator, has recently seen its business recover thanks largely to easing political tension, chief executive officer Somprasong Boon-yachai said yesterday.
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Nu Skin sales grow 8%
Nu Skin Enterprises (Thailand) recorded sales growth of 8 per cent year on year in the first quarter, helped by the launch of three new products and the opening of the company's first Nu Skin Express Centre, said general manager Pakapun Leevutinun.
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Ministry to analyse firms' production costs
The Internal Trade Department plans to use an economic production cost analysis system as its guide to assess manufacturers' requests to increase retail prices.
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IN BRIEF
Trade Dispute
US formally taken before WTO over duty on frozen Thai shrimp
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EXPORTS
Bt300 bn lost to stronger baht
Rice traders fear Kingdom's competitors will snatch international markets
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Fiscal office to revise growth forecast
Business was still on a roll in March, the Fiscal Policy Office said yesterday, but warned that it would revise its economic growth forecast in May.
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IPO logjam hitting financial returns
The Stock Exchange of Thailand believes financial returns from the debut of initial public offering (IPO) shares would increase by as much as 14 per cent, or Bt6.7 billion, if the problem of their accumulation at one time of the year could be solved.
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LOAN APPLICANTS
KTC tightens credit scrutiny
Krungthai Card Plc (KTC) has tightened its loan scrutiny process in the wake of the country's increasingly fragile economic state due to interest rate hikes and record-high oil prices.
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Premium performance
Despite headline inflation of 5.7 per cent in the first quarter plus high interest rates, Muang Thai Life Assurance managed to obtain Bt684 million in first-year premiums, an increase of 43 per cent.
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FRIDAY BUG
Everybody's got to have a gimmick
Nowadays, hotshot executives have to double as exuberant hucksters so they can stand as a constant reminder of their company's brand name.
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BANK OF AYUDHYA
BAY confirms foreign suitors
Chairman says GE Money Retail Bank interested in expanding tie-up
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STREET WISE
Progress on gender equality not universal
It is hard for Thai girls to be proud of previous generations of women. Most women, as seen through traditional Thai soap operas, devoted their life solely to their husband and children.
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NTC finalises foreign dominance rules
The National Telecommunications Commission yesterday approved draft regulations on telecom business deals with foreign partners, which require all Thai operators to seek the commission's approval before signing any agreement with overseas companies.
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Surin denies he's Temasek's nominee in Shin Corp
In his first public appearance, Surin Upatkul insisted that his Bt2.7-billion investment in Kularb Kaew Co Ltd, an indirect major shareholder in Shin Corp Plc, was for the long term.
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