SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
Giving back to the community
Unilever makes a major contribution via its 'Adding Vitality to Life' campaign
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Major Rayong expansion for Thai President Foods
Thai President Foods, the largest local manufacturer of instant noodles and owner of the Mama brand, yesterday announced it is setting up a new biscuit factory at its 75-rai production complex in Rayong province.
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SME Bank told to get its act in order
The Small and Medium Enterprise Development Bank (SME Bank) has been told to improve management and resolve the high level of non-performing loans, otherwise the bank might be shut down.
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Return of round-the-clock petrol sales welcomed
Petroleum companies yesterday welcomed the Cabinet's decision to lift restrictions on petrol stations' service hours, saying that closing from 10pm to 5am did little to save energy.
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Central gets the Muji contract
Central Department Store has become the sole distributor in Thailand for the Japanese Muji brand.
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R&D rush in biotech
More than 100 companies are expected to be established in the field of biotechnology research and development through 2009, investing a combined sum of Bt5 billion, the Board of Investment said yesterday.
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STREET WISE
Walking the line, wearing a toga
Nobody is more aware of the implications of Vietnam's entry into the World Trade Organisation (WTO) than the vendors of pirated DVDs on the streets of Hanoi.
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Sort out Suvarnabhumi woes, Thai-Japan tourism body urges
The Thai-Japan Tourism Association has urged the government to solve the problems at the new Suvarnabhumi Airport.
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Focusing on image, not the hard sell
"PR Go Clean" will be the new concept of a public relations consultant that will follow the sufficiency-economy policy advocated by Prime Minister Surayud Chulanont.
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In Brief :Thailand Post set for Bt1-bn profit
Thailand Post expects to make a profit of Bt1 billion this year from estimated revenue of Bt13 billion, thanks to its integrated services.
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Security-lock contract
Bonny International, a local producer and distributor of travel luggage, has signed an agreement with Travel Sentry to import a special new locking system for baggage.
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Cosmetics firm's new look
U Star (Thailand), a single-level direct-sales cosmetics firm, has revamped its marketing plan after recruiting Kriengsit Sirichartchai as its new deputy managing director.
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Late News :BoI sets eco-car deadline
Eleven auto-makers must submit their eco-car investment proposals to the Board of Investment (BoI) by the end of the year so that the state agency can formulate a promotional package for such investment.
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Ticon makes Bt2 billion in private placement
Local industrial-estate developer Ticon Industrial Connection sold Bt2.03 billion worth of new shares via private placement, a company statement filed with the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) said yesterday.
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Honda launches new CR-V
Honda has launched the third generation of its CR-V range, aiming to attract sports-utility vehicle (SUV) fans with special prices starting from Bt1.18 million.
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Live Incorporation back on financial track
Live Incorporation, a local content provider and billboard and building-wrap operator, expects to write off accumulated loses by this year-end after it made profits of Bt2.7 million during the third quarter of this year.
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Rice bidding may be scrapped
The Commerce Ministry is considering cancelling the latest round of bidding for 400,000 tonnes of the government's rice stockpile, which opened yesterday.
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INTERCONNECTION
CAT board approves rates
Will soon send proposals to all telecoms
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Doubt remains over Skytrain debt plan
Twenty creditors of beleaguered Skytrain operator Bangkok Mass Transit System (BTS) hold voting rights over the company's business rehabilitation plan, documents released by the official receiver show.
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DRAGON ONE
SET insists on silent period
The Stock Exchange of Thailand has decided to apply the silent-period regulation to holding company Dragon One, the SET announced in a statement issued yesterday.
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BAAC lending to favour experience
The Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) will be more selective in lending to support farmers, with a preference for more knowledgeable operators, its president Thirapong Tangthirasunan said recently.
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Company reports
BAAN ROCK GARDEN posted an audited consolidated third-quarter net profit of Bt10.85 million, compared with Bt18.34 million in the same period a year ago.
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STOCK FOCUS
Tipco Asphalt
Kim Eng Securities (Thailand) has upgraded its recommendation on Tipco Asphalt from "sell" to "hold", with a fair value of Bt24 per share.
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Profit from laziness
Zeavola, a new resort on Phi Phi, aims to capture the essence of 'true Thai-ness'
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