TELECOMS
ShinSat can test WiMax
NTC allows technical check in principle
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Nominee issue crimps loans to foreign developers
Bangkok Bank has reduced lending for projects by foreign property developers as a result of the controversy over the nominee issue.
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It's the yin and yang theory
According to Chinese philosophy, all phenomena can be understood by the opposite yet coexistent principles of yin and yang.
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YEAR-END SPECIAL
Retailers see better times after tough 2006
This could have been one of the toughest years that retailers have encountered since Thailand en-tered the modern-trade era, but those in the trade expect to fare better in 2007.
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STREET WISE
A question of timing
Last week was more than a little chaotic, with the Bank of Thailand's Draconian capital-control measure attracting more stones than flowers.
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Sanit may take over at Revenue
Sanit Rangnoi, director-general of the Excise Department, is a candidate for new chief of the Revenue Department, pending a reshuffle of senior officials, and this may also delay amendment of the telecom tax, which was expected to be concluded in January.
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SUN GROUP
UK exports to start mid-Jan
In talks with potential clients for cooked chicken
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GSB 'should lend' to its sister bank GHB
The Government Savings Bank will be asked to extend loans to the Govern-ment Housing Bank to support its mortgage lending activities, Wisudhi Srisuphan, the GSB's newly appointed chairman, said last week
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Local gold traders hit by fluctuating prices
Due to the rise in gold prices this year, domestic gold trading has dropped by 30 per cent from last year because consumers are reducing their purchasing, the Gold Traders' Association of Thailand reports.
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Why we should jump on the organic bandwagon
Exports of organic agricultural products to the European Union have grown 10-15 per cent this year.
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BAAC to launch crop insurance for rice, maize
The Finance Ministry will provide a crop-insurance policy to reduce farmers' risk from an unpredictable environment. At the beginning, the programme will focus on the Kingdom's two main crops: rice and maize.
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Wonder of wooden toys
WonderWorld Products, a producer and distributor of wooden toys, plans to expand its local market share from 2 per cent to 10 per cent next year, the company's managing director said last week.
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CPF tips the scales with its newly bred 'morakot' catfish
To serve rising fish consumption, Charoen Pokphand Foods (CPF) has successfully developed a new cross-breed of fish called morakot, which offers a rich source of protein with good taste and at a low price.
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IN BRIEF
Textiles :Exports up 2.8% in first 10 months
Thailand's garment and textile export value grew 2.8 per cent to US$5.69 billion (Bt206.9 billion) during the first 10 months of the year.
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Thai retailers upbeat as Asian sentiment rises
Buoyed by economic growth and rising income levels across Asia, retail sentiment for the next 12 months is correspondingly strong and retailers now have more aggressive expansion plans, Jones Lang LaSalle reports in its third annual Retailer Sentiment Survey-Asia.
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Tararom sees growth
Property developer Tararom Enterprise has forecast sales growth of around 20 per cent, or Bt1.4 billion, next year by focusing on single-house projects priced between Bt3 million and Bt5 million.
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SPECIAL
Suvarnabhumi is at last making its mark
KI Woo looks at how the new Suvarnabhumi Airport has affected key businesses in the area.
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Late news :Power Clinic sets out on the franchising trail
Power Clinic, a mobile-phone repair centre, plans to open up to 40 franchised branches in the next year, generating expected income of Bt20 million in the period.
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Management is the key, says Preuksa boss
Low-profile property developer Thongma Vijitpongpan attracted immense attention when he was named by Forbes magazine and several organisations as one of the wealthiest Thai businessmen. Here, he shares some tips on how a salaried engineer slowly built himself up to become a billionaire through hard work
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