INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY
Govt moves to secure worldwide protection
Kingdom plans to seek membership in patent treaty, Madrid Protocol
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STREET WISE
The downside of the aerotropolis
Coming to my mailbox recently was a very interesting article - about Suvarnabhumi Airport and Suvarnabhumi City.
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Wages in East soar on labour shortage
A severe labour shortage on the Eastern Seaboard is forcing companies to hike wages by as much as 50 per cent to attract workers.
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Credit-card spending rockets 21% year on year
Despite skyrocketing oil prices and political uncertainty, credit-card holders continue to flex the plastic, with the Bank of Thailand (BOT) recording 21.3-per-cent year-on-year growth in outstanding loans in June.
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No dividend, no deal
The fact that TMB Bank is unlikely to pay a dividend for at least three years was the main reason cited by the Vayupak Fund for not subscribing to the bank's newly issued shares.
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ALIEN BUSINESS ACT
Tighter reins on foreign firms
Ministry wants to protect Thai service industries from overseas competition
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Airport banks to open
Siam Commercial Bank (SCB) and TMB Bank (TMB) are ready to open branches at Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Tiger targets Andaman coast
Singapore-based budget airline Tiger Airways is to increase its flights to Krabi and Hat Yai, while teaming up with the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) and nine Singaporean tour agencies to offer special packages for travel to Thailand's Andaman Sea provinces.
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Thai fishing firms made to invest in Indonesia
The government has entered into an agreement with Indonesia under which Thai fishing firms operating boats in Indonesian waters will be required to establish fish-processing plants on Indonesia soil.
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Full mobile convergence 'a matter of time'
Wouldn't it be nice if your handset automatically roamed onto a Wi-Fi network while you were walking home or sipping coffee at Starbucks?
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e-IPO service set for launch
Thailand Securities Depo-sitory (TSD) will launch its electronic initial public offering (e-IPO) subscription service by the end of the month, said Sophavadee Lertmanaschai, senior executive vice president of the Stock Exchange of Thailand.
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Big discounts at house show
House builders will offer discounts of between Bt80,000 and Bt1 million to anyone who signs up to have a property built while visiting the "Home Builder Exhibition 2006" at the Queen Sirikit Convention Centre, which runs from tomorrow until Sunday.
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NTC to levy number fee
The national telecom regulator will charge existing cellular operators Bt2 per number per month for additional mobile-phone numbers they request from next month onwards.
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Franck Muller shop opens in Bangkok
High-end Swiss watch brand Franck Muller has invested Bt50 million in its first Thailand boutique.
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Assurance sector banking on Sara
Can the Muang Thai Life president do for the industry what he did for his firm?
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Call for investment in credit cards
High costs and Thai temperament are the two major obstacles preventing technological development from significant progress for Thai card issuers, Thawatchai Thitisakdiskul senior executive vice president, card business manager of Krungthai Card Plc (KTC) said after participating in the MasterCard International seminar.
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PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT
QH dusts off Bt10-bn fund
Quality Houses Plc (QH) has revitalised its plan to create a Bt10-billion property fund, the country's largest ever.
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