UBC aims for mass market with Thai pop music
Who ditched whom? Since MTV Thailand and VH1 faded to black on UBC-True - putting aside the question of whether it was an amicable divorce - 300 enquiries have been made to the cable operator.
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How afraid should we all be of China?
It depends how the giant can transform its economic might, but ignore it at one's peril
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New characters join Thai marketing scene
Hong Kong firm Animation International, the exclusive distributor of the PostPet cartoon characters, yesterday appointed M&J Licensing Worldwide as its exclusive licensee for PostPet in the Thai market.
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Insurers to the aid of flood victims
The Insurance Department is joining with the General Insurance Association, the Thai Life Assurance and the central car-repair union to send at least 20 mobile service units to flood-affected areas within two weeks.
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Silver Coin hunts for gold
Silver Coin has introduced the latest online game from South Korea, called "Trickster", to attract online gamers in Thailand.
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Afet may cut rice stockpile
The Commerce Ministry is considering offering part of its rice inventory for trade in the Agricultural Futures Exchange of Thailand (Afet) to reduce its huge stockpile of the crop, Commerce permanent secretary Karun Kittisataporn said yesterday.
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Heineken eyes new high with 5-litre kegs
Thai Asia Pacific Brewery Co Ltd yesterday launched a variation of its leading premium beer Heineken called "Draught 5-Litre Keg".
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True enters into local film production
Telecom firm True has forayed into the film-production business as part of its drive to develop content for the group's services.
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Floral expo to be a honey pot
Royal Flora Ratchaphruek 2006 is likely to add as much as Bt23 billion in cash to Chiang Mai's tourism industry during its three-month run from now to January, says the Kasikorn Research Centre, the research arm of Kasikornbank.
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ENERGY POLICY
Power-saving to be the new focus
Every measure introduced by Thaksin govt now faces revision
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Samut Sakhon's housing fair
The Real Estate Developers Association of Samut Sakhon will introduce more than 2,000 homes at the upcoming Second Land and House Fair in the province.
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IN BRIED
Foreign Business Act meet planned
Pramon Sutivong, chairman of the Commerce Ministry's Foreign Business Act Committee, has called the first meeting next week between ministry officials and private sector representatives to seek ideas for amendments to the law.
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INTERNET TELEVISION
True IPTV offering video on demand
Six content providers, each one a leader in its own field, are producing programmes
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COMPANY REPORTS
AYUDHYA INVESTMENT AND TRUST changed its name to Ayudhya Auto Lease Plc.
The new name was registered with the Commerce Ministry on October 13.
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Overseas investors sell Bt649m of KTB stock
Foreign investors have sold Krung Thai Bank's shares via a big lot - as many as 50 million shares worth Bt649 million - marking this year's record in terms of volume and value of the stock.
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BANGKOK CHAIN HOSPITAL
CEO sees a good year
Expects second-half profit to exceed first half and outperform 2005
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AXA changes auto focus
AXA Insurance will focus more on Class 3 voluntary motor-insurance policies, as its motor-insurance portfolio has generated hardly any profits this year.
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Platinum battle for middle class
Neck-to-neck, cutthroat competition of the kind that has become common among producers of consumer products has emerged in the upper echelons of the credit-card business, with both Citibank and American Express (Thai) launching virtually the same mileage-reward campaign for holders of platinum cards.
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CHAROEN POKPHAND FOODS
CPF still on revenue target
Chief executive says strong baht will not have a major effect on sales
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Pridiyathorn reassures investors
Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister MR Pridiyathorn Devakula gave assurances yesterday that new laws and regulations arising from the nominee issue would not affect the interests of foreign investors.
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2007 ECONOMY
Growth of 5 per cent 'achievable'
Pridiyathorn cites early budget disbursement
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