INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Microsoft upbeat on Thai prospects
US-based IT giant maintaining its budget for Kingdom despite Bangkok blasts; Vista introduced tomorrow
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Small science
Nanotech's Teerachai Pornsinsirirak believes Thai firms should explore the opportunities presented by nanotechnology in order to up their competitiveness
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SPECIAL
Energy awareness acute, answers ambiguous
Does Thailand have an energy problem? The answer actually is that it is not just Thailand but the world that is having a problem with energy.
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Instant noodles facing slower growth rate
The instant-noodle market is expected to grow only a slight 6 per cent this year for a total value of Bt11.6 billion, due to reduced consumer spending, says the Kasikorn Research Centre (KResearch) in a report.
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Nai Lert Park banks on facelift to raise occupancy
Having welcomed a new face in the general manager's office, the upmarket Nai Lert Park Hotel in Bangkok is now getting a facelift of its own.
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Standards body to work through private sector
Owing to a shortage of officials, the Thai Industrial Standards Institute will cooperate with the private sector on future projects.
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AACP targets No-1 spot for first-year premiums
Ayudhya Allianz CP Life (AACP) is to recruit another 10,000 sales agents by the middle of the year in a bid to become the biggest player in terms of first-year premiums in the industry.
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STREET WISE
Time and place play their part
IRPC, formerly known as Thai Petrochemical Industry, has at last kicked three members of the Leophairatana family off its board of directors.
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CPF and Singha cautious on growth
Due to many negative factors, leading local companies Charoen Pokphand Foods and Singha Corp are reluctant to aim for aggressive business growth but rather may revise plans downward.
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PRODUCTIVITY SEMINAR
Timely tips from Tata, Toyota
Positive approach to knowledge management seen as crucial
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True Move 'to sue TOT this week'
True Move is expected to file charges at the Central Adminis-trative Court against TOT early this week over the access-charge dispute.
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Chinese firms scoop CAT job to get us wired
Telecom equipment suppliers from China have scooped the project of CAT Telecom to wire the whole country with a Bt1.88-billion fibre-optic network in two years.
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Online stock hurdle rejected
The board of directors of the Securities and Exchange Commission has dismissed a proposal by the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Association of Securities Companies to require investors who trade via the Internet to put up 100-per-cent cash deposits ahead of trading.
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CREDIT
Non-bank cards make headway
Now 462 centres around country: Bank of Thailand
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