DIRECTION CHANGE
RS Plc ejects cassette tape production
Firm to focus more on music downloads
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LATE NEWS
India to get Shinsat signal
Shin Satellite Plc recently bagged a deal to lease its satellite channel for news and entertainment programming from India.
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Tourney presents SMEs with golden opportunity
Besides trying to boost sales during the World Cup tournament, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) should improve their product and service quality to market their brands in the long term, SMEs experts said yesterday.
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World Cup ads not scoring
Despite pouring huge sums into advertising campaigns linked to the World Cup, a new poll conducted by Nano Search Co Ltd found that merchandisers were failing to coax consumers into buying their products and services.
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Irradiation plant in the works
The Agricultural Department and private companies are planning to establish a plant to irradiate tropical fruit for export to the United States in the hope of breaking into fresh-fruit sales in the giant US market.
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Mid-year campaigns aimed at foreign buyers
Siam Paragon and its sister shopping centre The Emporium have launched mid-year campaigns targeting foreigners: the "Paragon & Emporium Thai Pride" and the "Emporium Travel Paradiso".
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The hidden health risks of green tea
The growing consumption of sweetened green-tea products has raised concerns from the National Economic and Social Development Board, which has warned that high consumption could lead to excessive sugar intake and diseases.
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East Asian meet starts
The World Economic Forum on East Asia, the first WEF regional meeting to be held in Japan, takes place in Tokyo today and tomorrow with more than 300 global leaders from business, politics, government, academia, civil society and the media from 27 countries participating.
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NTC to curb number waste
The National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) will start promoting the efficient use of phone numbers.
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Aberdeen reopens FIFs
Reacting to the sharp fall in the global stock markets and the new quota for investments abroad granted by the Bank of Thailand (BOT), Aberdeen Asset Management Co Ltd has reopened subscription to two of its Foreign Investment Funds (FIF).
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TMB Gold Fund dives
TMB Asset Management's gold fund has plunged around 7.66 per cent this week following a sharp fall in global gold prices last week.
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EMPLOYMENT OUTLOOK
NESDB sees positive trend
The labour force now has a higher standard of education, reflecting a positive trend for the economy, while unemployment has dropped, the state planning agency said yesterday.
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IN BRIEF
Nation multimedia : Senior appointment at NMG
Aeumsree Boonhachairat has been appointed Nation Multimedia Group Plc's president in charge of supplement publications, TV advertising and special projects.
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